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Nikon D610 announcement on October 7-8, the only known improvement for now: 6 fps continuous shooting speed

The Nikon D610 will most likely be announced in two weeks, on October 7th or 8th. The only upgrade I am aware (in addition to the shutter) is the slightly improved top continuous shooting speed at 6 fps (compared to 5.5 fps in the D600). I cannot yet confirm if there will be something else announced on that […]

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Nikon announcement this week

A quick update: the March 14 date is the actual Nikkor AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR release date for Japan. I expect the shipping date for the two new Coolpix cameras also to be before the end of March. This means that the official announcement should be this week – probably on Wednesday or Thursday (for […]

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Nikon Thailand sends invitations for a press event on February 21

Nikon Thailand sent invitations for a press event on February 21, 2013. I do not expect any new products to be announced in February – this press conference could be for something else. In addition, Thursday is a rather unusual day for Nikon to introduce new products. Of course this press conference could be for […]

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Nikon announcement in few hours

If my calculations are correct, Nikon should announce their new Nikkor AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED full frame lens around midnight tonight (EST). A new batch of Coolpix cameras will most likely also be introduced. The CP+ show starts tomorrow in Japan and the new products will be on display. If you are visiting the show and want to […]

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Nikon announcement on January 8, 2013 (CES show)

Nikon has scheduled an official press release for January 8, 2013, which is the starting date of the 2013 CES show. In addition to the new Nikon 1 J3 and S1 mirrorless cameras, I believe Nikon will also announce the availability of two new 1 Nikkor lenses: 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4-5.6  and 1 Nikkor 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6. The […]

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Nikon announcement in 24 hours

In approximately 24 hours I expect Nikon will announce a new Nikon 1 V2 camera and a Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 full frame lens with the next generation VR. In addition, the company is expected to reveal plans for the future development of three new lenses for their mirrorless cameras. The official announcement should be on October 24th, but in […]

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This week: Nikon D600 announcement

Five months after my first D600 report, I expect the new full frame DSLR from Nikon to be announced on September 13th (tomorrow around midnight EST for US readers) together with the 18.5mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon 1 mirrorless camera. At that point I do not expect any other products to be introduced for Photokina, […]

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Nikon press conference in Thailand on September 13th

If anyone still has a doubt about the Nikon announcement on September 13, here is the invitation from Nikon Thailand: “Nikon Sales Thailand Co.,Ltd pleased to invite the media attended the press conference Thursday, September 13, 2012.”

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