Nikon D5500 (price: $899.95) 1. A vari-angle monitor for which a touch-screen interface has been adoptedThe D5500 is the first Nikon digital SLR camera for which a touch-screen interface has been adopted. This enables simple and intuitive operation by those who frequently use smart devices. It is equipped with a large and wide, 3.2-inch, approximately […]
In addition to the freshly leaked D5500 camera, Nikon will also announce two new lenses: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR (no picture available yet, but you can see some of the rumored specs here) Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II (pictured above, you can see the previous version here)
Nikon will soon introduce the long rumored AF-S Nikkor 300/4 VR lens with Nano and fluorine coating. The new lens is expected to be very lightweight and will replace the current AF-S model ($1,369). Nikon has already filed at least two different patents for a 300mm f/4 lens – in 2012 and in 2013. Those […]
Additional Nikon D3300 specifications: 24MP sensor 11 AF points ISO range: 100-12800 (25,600) EXPEED4 image processing engine with excellent noise reduction processing Continuous shooting at 5 fps 3″ LCD screen Scene mode corresponding to the scene of the six most frequently used Guide function 13 special effect modes New kit lens: 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
Nikon filed a patent in Japan for a 300mm lens with a diffractive optical element (Canon has a good DOE explanation on their website). The exact aperture was not specified, but I am pretty sure it’s f/4 (see this patent from last year). This is an interesting development because I expect Nikon to announce a new […]
There will be several changes in Nikon’s product map as a result of the recent forecast cuts. As you can see from the above Q&A session, Nikon is planning “to launch new products in the latter half of the fiscal year expect a shift towards newer products that have higher profit margins“. I already mentioned that […]
I got a word that Nikon will release eight (8) new lenses in 2010 (I will rate this rumor @ 80% probability). If true, this will be the most lenses Nikon has ever released in an year (at least in recent history): 2009 – 7 lenses (ok, one is a teleconverter – click on image for […]
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