Monthly Archives: May 2011

Nikon patent for ON/OFF optical low-pass filter (OLPF)

By [NR] admin | Published: May 21, 2011

Nikon filed a patent application in Japan (2011-97288) for an optical low-pass filter OLPF (aka as anti-aliasing filter) that can be turned ON or OFF depending on the need of the photographer: “The imaging device by the invention according to claim 1 receives object light via a photographing optical system, The low pass filter component which is arranged [...]

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Speed Magny: “The Instant Nikon F camera”

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

In addition to the Kodak DCS100 digital back, here is another way you can get “instant results” from an old Nikon film camera: the Speed Magny 100 Back can turn your Nikon F into a instant Polaroid machine. KEHblog has a detailed description and they even have two pieces in stock (price: $225-$235): “The Speed Magny back attaches [...]

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The history of Nikon’s first digital camera (QV-1000C)

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

NikonWeb has another excellent article on the history of the first Nikon digital camera (the QV-1000C) with many interesting stories, including this one from Kenji Toyoda (the planning manager in charge of the QV-1000C): “It was in 1988. Just before my visit to Photokina, I talked with a chief editor of a Japanese photographic magazine, a friend of mine, and [...]

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Nikon Japan announced the release date of the Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens

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

Nikon Japan announced the release date of the new Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens as June 2nd, 2011. The US press release indicated a release date of June 16, 2011. Maybe this time the shipments will start earlier than previously expected. See all available pre-order options here.

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Interesting Nikon lens patents (incl. 10mm f/4 FX lens)

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

Three interesting lens patent applications were just published. The first one 20110109974 is for a 10mm f/4 full frame lens: Example 1 is for a 17 mm f/4. Interestingly the image height is 33mm. This makes sense for a tilt-shift with +-12 mm of shift: F0 = 17.11 FNO = 4.08 .omega. = 63.03.degree. Y = [...]

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Nikon D5100 body only now shipping in the US

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

It seems that the Nikon D5100 body only is now shipping in the US. Some stores on Amazon are slightly overpriced (the original price should be 799) but if you have pre-ordered already, you should be getting yours within the next few days. The 35mm f/1.8 DX lens is also in stock for the regular [...]

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