Monthly Archives: September 2011

More Nikon media events on September 21st, 2011

By [NR] admin | Published: September 7, 2011

After Nikon Austria and Nital (Nikon Italy), there will be also a Nikon press event in Switzerland (available also here. Google translation):

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Nikon losing market share in Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: September 7, 2011

Bloomberg published an article on the current mirrorless camera market based on latest BCN ranking results. In 2011 mirrorless camera sales surged in Japan compared to previous years. With the lack of mirrorless solutions, Canon and Nikon’s combined share in Japan has fallen by 35%, while Sony’s share has doubled. This is what a Tokyo-based analyst said on this topic: “Mirrorless cameras are a threat, if [...]

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This week’s Nikon announcement

By [NR] admin | Published: September 6, 2011

Nikon did not schedule any press events for this week’s announcement which means that the new product (or service) will not be of any significance. At that point I don’t even think it will be a DSLR camera, probably some kind of accessory (maybe a teleconverter or a new lens in the best case scenario). [...]

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Nikon’s new mirrorless lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: September 6, 2011

Nikon is expected to announce four new lenses with their mirrorless interchangeable lens camera on September 21st. The first three of those lenses are: 10mm f/2.8 pancake lens (could not find a related patent). 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens that is expected to be very short and portable (see patent): 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 VR super zoom lens (see patent). Expect the zoom lenses [...]

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The first underwater housing for Nikon Coolpix P7100 (Fantasea FP7100)

By [NR] admin | Published: September 6, 2011

Fantasea announced the FP7100 underwater housing for Nikon Coolpix P7100 camera with a depth rating of 60m/200 feet. The estimated release date is the beginning of 2012. The new housing will be compatible with the accessories from the previous FP7000 model.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #126

By [NR] admin | Published: September 3, 2011

Mint Nikon Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 AIS lens for sell on eBay for $8,500.00. Nikon: what we learned from the P7000. Submit a product improvement suggestion to Nikon. One way of cleaning your Nikon camera. Current Nikon job openings in Japan. Freaky accident: Pawel Fajdek’s hammer slipped and it crushed a Nikon DSLR belonging to one of [...]

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