Monthly Archives: July 2011

Picture of Nikon D700x appears on a store giveaway promotion

By [NR] admin | Published: July 16, 2011

This European online store published a picture of Nikon D700x to promote an official Nikon Netherlands giveaway: The D700x image is not part on the official giveaway website.

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This one didn’t make it: Nikon D3s get crashed by a Ford pickup truck

By [NR] admin | Published: July 15, 2011

I had my D3s w/28-300 for 89 days. May 26, 2011 I had just finished taking pictures of a cropduster flying on rice seed, and backed my pickup up along the field road to a “T” where I could back in and pull forward. I placed the D3s on the seat next to me with [...]

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Nikon Micro 40mm f/2.8 lens patents (updated)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 15, 2011

Update: Nikon’s lens patent 20110170195 seems to have the correct lens diagram for the recently announced AF-S DX Micro 40mm f/2.8G lens. The patent got published online just two days after the lens got announced! (thanks Astrophotographer) A reader asked me if Nikon has previously filed any patents for the recently announced AF-S DX Micro 40mm f/2.8G lens. I [...]

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Nikon Coolpix L23 service advisory

By [NR] admin | Published: July 15, 2011

Nikon issued a service advisory for the Coolpix L23 compact camera warning that it may overheat causing the top cover to become deformed. This is the first official service advisory after Nikon’s Image Authentication System got cracked and D5000′s power issue. The full details:

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The best photo geek commercial of the year (updated)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 13, 2011

I couldn’t resist sharing this video (some Nikon equipment is involved): Update: here is the behind the scene video:

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Nikon explains why in-lens VR is better compared to in-camera VR

By [NR] admin | Published: July 13, 2011

In a recent article, Nikon explains why in-lens VR system is superior compared to in-camera VR: Corrected finder image makes photo composition easy. Each lens is optimally tuned to achieve reliable correction. Image information captured by the AF and metering sensors is corrected with in-lens VR. Patterns of image blur are not the same with [...]

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