Monthly Archives: July 2009

Something to keep you entertained while waiting for the announcement: Nikon D90 Gold (bling-bling)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 29, 2009

Nikon D90 with 24K gold metal decoration on eBay (thanks P):

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Is the new Ritz camera chain now 50% owned by Nikon?

By [NR] admin | Published: July 28, 2009

I already reported the news that David Ritz bought Ritz Camera stores at bankruptcy auction. At the same time I received the first report on this topic and initially did not pay much attention to it. Then a NikonRumors reader wrote this comment on one of the posts: “A friend of mine, who works at a […]

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AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II details

By [NR] admin | Published: July 28, 2009

The new Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II should have the following specs (from my previous post): Stabilization system VR II Nano coating New faster Auto Focus Weight 1540g (70 grams more than the current model) 209mm length (slightly shorter than the current model) Minimum Focus Distance: 1.4m (for the current model […]

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Confirmed: two new Nikon Lenses this Thursday

By [NR] admin | Published: July 27, 2009

This is now a 99.99% confirmed rumor: besides the Nikon D300s and the Nikon D3000, we will also get two lenses: AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II Both will be improved versions of the current models. After all, there was a reason for the 70-200mm […]

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And another one (Nikon D300s)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 26, 2009

A Nikon Rumors reader (thanks A.) sent me a close up of the Nikon D300s camera from the Nikon Club event in the Philippines (click on image for hi-res): Note the mic holes – exactly the same as on the previous leaks. Let’s revisit the old D300s picture threads/discussions and have some fun 🙂 If […]

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Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: July 26, 2009

Brooklyn traffic cameras are Nikons (and somebody stole $88,000 worth of them) – my question is: couldn’t they achieve the same results with a D40? Nikon launches South India’s first exclusive D-SLR zone More info on Nikon’s takeover bid for Metris available here and here Be aware of free Nikon books from Nikonians press being […]

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Possible Nikon D300s appearance

By [NR] admin | Published: July 26, 2009

Nikon D300s held by the president/CEO (Mr. Anderson Tan) of a local Nikon distributor at the Nikon Club 1st Yr Anniversary Party (in the Philippines): here is the link – scroll down to the picture of the guy with the red Star Wars shirt. Update: another link with more pictures from the same event. This […]

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