Monthly Archives: June 2009

Coincidence

By [NR] admin | Published: June 23, 2009

I read about Scot Kelby’s trip to Tuscany and how he had to buy a Nikon D5000 because he forgot his D300 in a hotel room. Long story short: he deiced to sell his Nikon D300 after he got the D5000. So far nothing out of the ordinary. Then a reader contacted me today with […]

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D60 replacement in “early August”

By [NR] admin | Published: June 23, 2009

Got a report from large camera retailer: in their internal documentation the Nikon D60 was labeled with a replacement due in “early August”. This information match the previously reported Nikon announcements on July 30th and August 4th. Nikon D60 has already been discontinued and a D4000 is expected as a possible replacement (a strip-down version of […]

Posted in Nikon D300s, Nikon D3100, Nikon Point and Shoot | Tagged , | 89 Comments

Nikon related news/links

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

Tamron SP 60mm f/2 Di II 1:1 AF Macro AF lens now available for pre-order (should be available for shipping next month). Sigma 10mm – 20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM AF Zoom lens price was officially announced this week: $649.00. Nikon mount available in July. 50 years of Nikon F-mount comparison: Nikkor-S 5.8 cm f/1.4 […]

Posted in Weekly Nikon News Flash | 34 Comments

Skip this post if you don’t have an iPhone

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

The DSLR Camera Remote iPhone app post got more negative than positive votes (this is the second topic with more neg than pos I believe), so I decided to write about it again and maybe convince some readers that this is not such a bad idea. Here are some videos that will explain how this whole thing […]

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iPhone DSLR Camera Remote app update

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

DSLR Camera Remote app for iPhone (v1.1) adds several improvements, including Nikon DSLR support. Expected release date: mid-July, 2009. Previous post on the same topic. Note:  in order for this app to work, the camera must be tethered to a computer. Source

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Nikon rumors I didn’t post

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

I got this idea from a reader and from Gizmodo – once a month, (just for fun) I will list some of the Nikon rumors that did not make the cut. So, here we go: Nikon 24-65 2.0G: there was a listing on craiglist with the a picture from Japanese magazine cover talking about a […]

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The next Nikon press conference is scheduled for…

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

… July 30th and August 4th. Double whammy? Maybe D300s on July 30 and D4000 on August 4th (300->3, 4000->4). Stay tuned – I am sure I will be getting more confirmations from around the world in the next few days. This news comes from Nikon Nordic and the event will be held in Stockholm, […]

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More Nikon AIS lenses discontinued at B&H

By [NR] admin | Published: June 15, 2009

Nikon Wide Angle 24mm f/2.8 Nikkor AIS Manual Focus Lens Wide Angle 28mm f/2.8 AIS Manual Focus Lens Nikon Wide Angle 35mm f/1.4 AIS Manual Focus Lens (USA version already mentioned previously) Nikon Normal Macro 55mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor AIS Manual Focus Lens The above lenses are all gray market (one lens is a demo?).

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