Monthly Archives: August 2008

Nikon D90 revealed – yes it does have video + a new lens

  The replacement for the D80 will be called D90: Live View build in microphone HDMI and GPS connectors 12mp, ~4.5 fps  video recording new lens 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR  

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NikonRumors is 99% sure that there will be p&s cameras announcement this Wednesday (Updated)

Update: the date for the new Nikon p&s cameras is August 7th, 6AM Central European Time (CET) according to our source. This just in regarding the rumored announcement this Wednesday (continuation of our previous post): The new p&s will be all S series Nothing was mentioned about DSLR and/or lenses for now. All four p&s […]

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Youtube videos

Several readers have emailed us about few YouTube videos with all kinds of weird Nikon rumors (all from the same author). We will not publish those, since they are completely fake. The author is very well known liar in the photography community. I know it is funny to hear this on a rumor site but […]

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Four new Nikon p&s models will be released on August 6, 2008 (Updated)

Update: the date for the new Nikon p&s cameras is August 7th, 6AM Central European Time (CET) according to our source. Four (4) new Nikon p&s models will be released on Wednesday, August 6, 2008: Top model: 14.5 Mpx 12.800 ISO 12 f.p.s. Lens starts at 28 mm equivalent, and is a 3,6x 6-21,6 mm f/2,8-5,6. […]

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Does a ‘modular DSLR’ make any sense

Does a ‘modular DSLR’ make any sense? Nikon Rumors: continues to debate the ‘modular’ DSLR. The first serious camera I used was a modular camera – my dad’s NikonF1 Photomic. But that was built in the days when cameras weremechanical systems. Does a modular camera make any sense in thedigital age? The question is not […]

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Eyewitness report: New VR Zoom-NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED lens

Eyewitness report from someone that works for a major US authorized Nikon reseller – the rumors is that we will see a replacement of the AF VR Zoom-NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED lens soon: 80-400 VR lenses are getting incredibly scarce. I had a D700 customer today who wanted one and there are zero in our warehouse, and only […]

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Rumor: Nikon will have a new announcement this coming Wednesday, August 6, 2008 (Updated)

According to this post, Nikon will have a new announcement this coming Wednesday, August 6, 2008. The timing appears to be right – before the Olympics. On the same day it is expected Nikon to announce also their 2nd quarter financials. Update: the date for the new Nikon p&s cameras is August 7th, 6AM Central […]

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Nikon D90: 12, 4.5, 3, 11, 90, 105, 1080

Thom Hogan sent another cryptic message about the upcoming D90: > Can you also suggest 6 numbers I can use on the next MegaMillions > Lottery? I have a good feeling these may be the ones!  Sure. Try something like 12, 4.5, 3, 11, 90, and 105. For the bonus number use 1080. Those numbers apparently […]

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