Monthly Archives: April 2011

Weekly Nikon news flash #106

First Nikon D5100 book: Have you seen those Nikon Amusing Lenses? Four Nikon products receive the Red Dot Award Product Design 2011: Nikon D7000, Coolpix P7000, Coolpix S1100pj, EDG 8×42. 1966 Nikon F1 helmet cam: Monaco GP 1966, Jackie Stewart driving for  Matra was asked by a French photographer to take some images during practice with this [...]

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Nikon D5100 vs. D700 size comparison

Several readers commented about the small size of the D5100. Attached are few images comparing the size of the D5100 to the D700. The D5100 (5 x 3.8 x 3.1 in | 127 x 96.5 x 78.7 mm) is slightly  smaller than the D5000 (5 x 4.1 x 3.1 in | 127 x 104 x 80 [...]

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Nikon D5100 unboxing video

No product is officially released until the unboxing video is out:

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Nikon D5100 now available at BestBuy

Nikon D5100 is now available for sale at selected BestBuy stores in limited quantities. I was able to get one and will post some more details tomorrow.

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One month after the earthquake in Japan

A month after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, retailers worldwide are now starting to acknowledge a shortage of Nikon equipment. The rolling power blackouts have meant no production of various components from glass to chips, and they’re expected to last into September, possibly longer. Wynne Powell president and CEO of London Drugs, a chain [...]

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2010 worldwide digital camera market shares by vendor

Bloomberg published data from IDC Japan about the 2010 worldwide digital camera market shares by vendor: Compared to 2009, Nikon gained market share but still remained at the #3 spot after Sony and Canon. It seems that only Sony, Nikon, Samsung and Vivitar were able to increase their market share in 2010 compared to 2009. In [...]

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