Monthly Archives: April 2011

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

By [NR] admin | Published: April 25, 2011
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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

By [NR] admin | Published: April 24, 2011

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

By [NR] admin | Published: April 24, 2011
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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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Nikon D7000 firmware update 1.02 is unofficially out

By [NR] admin | Published: April 24, 2011

A reader received his Nikon D7000 back from a Nikon Service Center in Shanghai with a new firmware version 1.02. I do not have a list of fixes for this firmware update, but previous rumors suggested improvements for AF backfocus, corrected aperture calculation with zoom lenses in LiveView mode and more.

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Designing the Nikon F camera (video)

By [NR] admin | Published: April 23, 2011

Let’s make it YouTube Easter weekend – another two part video on designing the Nikon F camera: The second video explains where the red triangle on all Nikon cameras came from:

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