Monthly Archives: December 2008

Nikon D3x price started to drop

By [NR] admin | Published: December 27, 2008

The first price drop comes from Japan –  762,800 Yen down from 799.000 Yen (source). Cameta Camera is selling Nikon D3x on eBay for $7479.95 – (buy now price, US warranty, free shipping). RobertsImaging was selling the D3x for $7495, but now they are out of stock: There is also a price drop in Switzerland. […]

Posted in Nikon D3x | 17 Comments

Nikon D300 price drop – next week only

By [NR] admin | Published: December 26, 2008

According to Thom Hogan, there should be some special dealer incentives for the Nikon D300 in the last week of 2008. A quick price check shows that the D300 still sells for $1469 in the three major retailers – maybe they have not updated their prices yet.

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Nikon products in 2009

By [NR] admin | Published: December 25, 2008

SLRclub has a special on predictions/rumors of upcoming DSLR products in 2009. From what I hear, this is suppose to be a reputable site. The Nikon entries are: Nikon D400 Nikon D800 Nikon FX in D40/D60 body Nikon D4 Translation (thanks H.P.): Q1 of 2009 Olympus had succeed making entry line up for DSLR with […]

Posted in Nikon D4, Nikon D400, Nikon D800 | 41 Comments

Is Scott Kelby joking?

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

What? A Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 VR? VR in a wide angle lens? What do you guys think? Source

Posted in Nikon Lenses | 56 Comments

Nikon RAW (.NEF) Codec 1.6.0 released

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

NEF Codec is a module that makes Nikon RAW (.NEF) image files as easy to work with as JPEG and TIFF images. Changes: Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D3X. Fixed an error that occurred when the “Details” view was selected for folders containing RAW images in Windows Explorer. Download

Posted in Nikon Software | 20 Comments

Nikon iPhone app

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

Update: few days later came the official press release from Nikon. Nikon released My Picturetown app for the iPhone. The app can be downloaded for free from iTunes. This is Nikon’s first iPhone app. Features: Access to all photos stored in Picturetown account (2GB free) View and create albums Upload photos from your iPhone Add […]

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Happy Holidays from NR and a ThinkTank coupon

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

Happy Holidays from NR! May Joy, Peace, Love and the Force be with you! Believe in the magic and in Nikon Rumors… and the coupon… ThinkTank needs no introduction. Use this link for orders of $50 or more directly from Think Tank Photo and receive one of those bags for free: All The Other Stuff […]

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Nikon US government discount

By [NR] admin | Published: December 20, 2008

I was not aware of this program, so I decided to share it with everyone: if you work for the government, you can get a discount on Nikon products (I am not sure if this is specific to the military only or it is valid for any government agency). Here a post from a reader: […]

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