Monthly Archives: April 2011

Nikon D5100 teardown

While waiting for the announcement of the Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens which is less than 12 hours away, take a look at this Nikon D5100 teardown performed by Ifixit:

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Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens will be announced tonight

The Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens will be announced tonight (EST). I will post more details once I get in front of my computer. The lens will be the only new product announcement. [NR] rating: 99%

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Nikon announcement on Wednesday?

I still have not received a confirmation about the previously rumored Nikon announcement on April 27th, which is very unusual. One of the expected new products is the already leaked Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens. My theory is that Nikon did not plan this announcement, but after the lens was leaked they had to very quickly organize the official release. This [...]

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Interesting response from Nikon on replacing the shutter button with a touch sensor

This is an interesting comment from Nikon staff on their Facebook page about an idea of replacing the shutter button with a touch sensor: Now at least you now know how to submit your ideas to Nikon.  

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Nikon D7000 firmware update 1.02 is now official

The previously rumored Nikon D7000 firmware update 1.02 is now official. You can download it from Nikon Europe support website (now available also on Nikon US site). List of fixes after the break:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #107

Three rare Nikon items on eBay: Nikon Ai-S 13mm f/5,6 (price: $29,399): Nikon fisheye 8mm f/8 lens (€999): Nikon MF-24 250 exposure camera back ($1,999.99): New book: Mastering the Nikon D7000

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