Monthly Archives: February 2011

And the winner is…

By [NR] admin | Published: February 17, 2011

The winner of the 11th [NR] giveaway for one year of Animoto PRO subscription ($249 value) is Paul D. Congratulations!

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Nikon patents update #2 (light meter, phase detect sensor, collapsible lens, fuel cell, 3D)

By [NR] admin | Published: February 15, 2011

Patent 2010-224290 is for a light meter built into the prism (for use during video recording?): “This invention relates to the camera which has a photometry sensor which measures the strength of the light with the light led to the optical finder and the optical finder. Problem to be solved: to make effective use of a [...]

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Nikon patents update (half-mirror, flash with built-in bounce system)

By [NR] admin | Published: February 15, 2011

Time for another Nikon patents update. The first patent 2011-28177 is for a Nikon’s own “half mirror” with a mirror-up function: This technology is similar to Sony’s translucent mirror. Here is a quick comparison between both technologies:

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“Something new is coming. DSLRs will never be the same…” *UPDATED*

By [NR] admin | Published: February 15, 2011

Yvon Bourque (Pentax photographer and author) wrote this on his blog yesterday: “Something new is coming. DSLRs will never be the same… Pentax K-5/ K-7 will get it first, but  Nikon, Canon, Sony and Olympus will get it next.” What could that be? Update#3: the product in question will probably be some kind of a custom bellow or [...]

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Nikon turned down Photoshop, D700 price drop, F3 used in the filming of Indiana Jones

By [NR] admin | Published: February 13, 2011

This is the last part of this week’s Nikon news/links: Nikonweb.com is one of my favorite Nikon related sites on the Web. They are not a big website, but their articles are unique and worth reading. You may remember my previous reports on the Nikon prototype made by Panasonic or the Nikon digital underwater camera made for the [...]

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Nikon Netherlands extending warranty to 2 years?

By [NR] admin | Published: February 13, 2011

It seems that Nikon Netherlands is extending the product warranty to 2 years. Not sure about the details, but several [NR] readers received letters from Nikon with a new 2 years warranty certificate for items (lenses and DSLRs) that were purchased and registered few months ago.

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