Monthly Archives: May 2011

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
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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
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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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Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.7 now supports Nikon D5100

By [NR] admin | Published: May 17, 2011
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Apple released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.7 with Nikon D5100 support:

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Updated list of Nikon approved memory cards

By [NR] admin | Published: May 16, 2011
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Nikon Europe issued an updated list of approved SD and CF memory cards for Nikon cameras: Approved memory cards for Nikon DSLR cameras Approved memory cards for Nikon Coolpix P series cameras Approved memory cards for Nikon Coolpix S series cameras

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