Monthly Archives: November 2008

Intel & Nikon photo competition – AF-S 50mm f/1.4G with Nano?

By [NR] admin | Published: November 24, 2008

Intel & Nikon “Build for Speed” photo competition from down under is now ongoing – here is the link (thanks GT). This promotion provides also a series of tutorials. Of course I watched them all and I found something interesting in the first video: Jasin Boland shows his new Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.4G lens and […]

Posted in Nikon Lenses | 21 Comments

Online petition

By [NR] admin | Published: November 23, 2008

Nikon’s latest DVD Creative Lighting System (hands-on guide) is only available in the US. A reader from Canada contacted Nikon on this matter and this is the response he got: Hello xxxx, … It is not that Nikon Canada won’t sell the DVD, we can’t sell it as we do not have distribution rights. … […]

Posted in Nikon Flashes | 22 Comments

Capture NX 2 Free Upgrade Offer from Nikon

By [NR] admin | Published: November 23, 2008

You still have more than a month left to take advantage of this offer from Nikon (US only): Purchase Capture NX Version 1 from a Nikon Inc. authorized reseller, (Product number 25338) between May 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008 to receive a FREE Capture NX 2 Upgrade directly from Nikon. Simply call 800-Nikon-UX with […]

Posted in Deals, Nikon Software | 5 Comments

Nikon double gold medalist at DIWA awards

By [NR] admin | Published: November 22, 2008

“DIWA, or Digital Imaging Websites Association, is an international network of independent websites focusing on digital imaging. Its awards are chosen by professional photography websites and are based on unique test samples and evaluations of more than 200 functions and features in a standardised testing scoreboard. Nikon was awarded Gold in the categories Semi-Professional D-SLR […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff | 10 Comments

Today’s updates

By [NR] admin | Published: November 21, 2008

The price of D3x should be 7,000 Euros (around US$8,700???). A well respected dpreview member (Iliah Borg) claims to have processed raw files from a new Nikon camera (no details provided at that point). Nikon Thailand laid off 1500 employees. More lay offs may follow. Sad.

Posted in Nikon D3x | 43 Comments

New flash?

By [NR] admin | Published: November 21, 2008

The Australian web site that posted info about the Nikon event on December 1st, has an update in their what’s new section: New flash? SB-700? Maybe they just have a good sense of humor.

Posted in Nikon D3x, Nikon Flashes | 26 Comments

Kamera & Bild: D60 replacement expected

By [NR] admin | Published: November 21, 2008

From Kamera & Bild: “It is also expected a successor to the Nikon D60 with 12 megapixels and screen viewfinder. So the same sensor technology as the D90. One question that arises is what such a camera should be named. D60-successor can not be called D70 or D80…” Here is also another link to a […]

Posted in Nikon D3x | 25 Comments