Monthly Archives: January 2009

Sony A800 with 15.2MP sensor at PMA?

By [NR] admin | Published: January 20, 2009

Sony A800: 15.2Mpx APS-C CMOS Exmor “R” sensor ISO 100-12.800 6.5 frame per second New high speed flash sync 9 double cross f/2.8 AF sensor (23 total AF sensor) New metering and AF sensor with tracking and previous focus Dual AF Ultra-Speed motor (?) Wi-Fi built-in Will be announced on PMA09 and launch on April […]

Posted in Nikon D400 | 62 Comments

Nikon got a black dot problem as well?

By [NR] admin | Published: January 20, 2009

I missed that in today’s firmware releases. And nobody noticed it before? “An issue that, in extremely rare cases, resulted in noticeable black dots in images captured with Long exp. NR in the shooting menu set to On has been resolved.” Via Slashgear

Posted in Nikon Software | 20 Comments

D3 Firmware Update 2.01, D700 Firmware Update 1.01

By [NR] admin | Published: January 20, 2009

Nikon told us about this update few weeks ago. Today the D3 got a new firmware: Windows Mac D700 got an update as well: Windows Mac

Posted in Nikon D700, Nikon Software | 23 Comments

Nikon D400 hints (not rumors)

By [NR] admin | Published: January 19, 2009

Two hints submitted by readers (thanks!): For several days now the reputable German dealer dnet24.de (official Nikon dealer) – states at their D300 body only page “sol. Vorrat reicht” = “as long as stock lasts” – why would they have limited number of D300 in stock? Another site is selling a screen protector for D400 […]

Posted in Nikon D400 | 42 Comments

Even the D3x price went up

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2009

If you thought the D3x price was high, it can always get higher: “Nikon has jacked the price of its new high-end DSLR to £6000 ($8800) in the UK due to the slinky-like fluctuations of currency exchange rates. The original UK list price, announced back in December, was a mere £5500 ($8050). That’s almost a […]

Posted in Nikon D3x | Tagged | 20 Comments

Nikon Wekend @ J&R

By [NR] admin | Published: January 17, 2009

J&R has a Nikon Weekend from Jan 16-18 with some really good deals. It seems that they still have their lenses on the old prices and many are in stock. If you are in NYC check their in-store flyer. J&R is also holding a series of free seminars at lunchtime. Light healthy snacks will be […]

Posted in Deals | 20 Comments

Admin stuff

By [NR] admin | Published: January 16, 2009

I will be making some changes to the RSS feeds. In case you stop receiving updates, make sure you are using the correct RSS feed link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/NikonRumors The old RSS feed (https://nikonrumors.com/feed) will/should automatically be redirected. If you don’t know what RSS feed is – click here (basically, instead of you going to NR, NR […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff | 5 Comments