Monthly Archives: April 2011

Nikon prices from 25 years ago

By [NR] admin | Published: April 20, 2011

I came across an old issue of Modern Photography from December of 1986. With the latest price increases, here is a nostalgic flashback of Nikon prices from 25 years ago: More after the break:

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Nikon announcement next week?

By [NR] admin | Published: April 19, 2011

Nikon has scheduled another product announcement. I still have not received a confirmation on the date, but it may happen as early as April 27th, 2011 (next Wednesday). One of the new products to be announced will be the already leaked Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens. I doubt that this is going to be the only new [...]

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Correction: you can use manual control for video recording with the Nikon D5100

By [NR] admin | Published: April 19, 2011

A correction to my previous Nikon D5100 post: today I played some more with the video functionality of the Nikon D5100 and you can set the aperture manually for video recording. The trick is that you have to do it before you turn on LiveView when in aperture priority, otherwise the aperture selection will be overwritten. It [...]

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Nikon D5100 now in stock at Amazon

By [NR] admin | Published: April 19, 2011

Nikon D5100 kits are now in stock at Amazon. The “body only” D5100 is not available yet.

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Nikon Capture NX 2.2.7 and Camera Control Pro 2.9.0 are out

By [NR] admin | Published: April 19, 2011

Nikon released new Capture NX 2.2.7 and Camera Control Pro 2.9.0 versions today. Capture NX 2.2.7 changelog: Support for RAW images captured with the D5100 has been added. In some rare cases, when the Highlight Protection function under Quick Fix in the Develop section of the Edit List was applied to RAW images, edges around [...]

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Nikon D5100 hands-on review

By [NR] admin | Published: April 18, 2011

After the unboxing video and size comparison, this will be my last Nikon D5100 post. I will continue to post quick hands-on reviews of the latest Nikon equipment. My first impressions of the Nikon D5100: the camera is very compact  - it handles like a big point and shoot model (think Coolpix P500). The viewfinder [...]

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