Monthly Archives: December 2008

Nikon D3x sensor – made by Sony, designed by Nikon (part 2)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 9, 2008

If anyone still cares – the Nikon D3x chip is made by Sony: “The Nikon D3X’s 24.5-megapixel FX-format (35.9 x 24.0mm) CMOS sensor was developed expressly for the D3X in accordance with Nikon’s stringent engineering requirements and performance standards, with final production executed by Sony. Featuring refined low-noise characteristics, 12 and 14 bit output, Live […]

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Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S lens in stock, but for a price

By [NR] admin | Published: December 9, 2008

Ritz has it in stock now! Update: the price just dropped to $439 at Amazon. Second update: Adorama just got a large shipment of AF-S 50mm lenses and is shipping it to existing pre-orders.

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Nikon Camera Control Pro 2.4.0, Capture NX 2.1.1 released

By [NR] admin | Published: December 9, 2008

Nikon Camera Control Pro 2.4.0 changes in this version: – Support for the D3X has been added. – Windows 2000 is no longer supported. – In some rare cases, when images with file sizes of 14 MB or larger were transferred, the transferred images were corrupted.  This issue has been resolved. Windows link Mac link […]

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Nikon is co-funding a 3D R&D project in Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: December 9, 2008

The article is rather technical, so you can just read the whole story here. I wonder what direct benefit would Nikon get out of this research – will we see a Nikon 3D camera in the near future? FYI – Fuji is planning to release a 3D camera next year.

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Fun stuff

By [NR] admin | Published: December 8, 2008

I am sure by now everyone has seen the Hitler video and the D700 cake pictures (and another one). Here is something else – a spy lens that allows you to shoot at a 90 degree angle: This is basically a periscope lens extension for US $50. Check also the product video here. Photojojo via […]

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Nikon rumors from around the web

By [NR] admin | Published: December 8, 2008

This is a recap of the online Nikon rumors from the past few days – none of those stories sound promising enough to get their own post. Thanks to everyone that has sent me tips and please don’t get offended if I don’t post your submission – I am still accumulating the leads and once […]

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Nikon D3x ad = Nikon MX ad?

By [NR] admin | Published: December 8, 2008

I was watching this video about the Nikon D3x (btw they mention again the release to be December 19th) and I noticed the screen in the background. Does this Nikon D3x promotional video remind you of something? Remember the Nikon MX leak from two months ago – a Nikon mount emerging from the dark with […]

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