Monthly Archives: August 2009

Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II now available for pre-order

By [NR] admin | Published: August 4, 2009

Another update: Amazon is now also taking pre-orders. Update: Calumet, J&R and Abes of Maine are now also taking pre-orders for that lens. Ritz aslo takes pre-orders now (search for 541533931) Adorama so far is the only major retailer that takes pre-orders for the new Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens. It is still […]

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Nikon Coolpix S1000pj now official

By [NR] admin | Published: August 4, 2009

Midnight – time for some announcements (last post on this topic, another Nikon rumor can be put to rest): Interactive Product Videos for COOLPIX S70, S640 and S1000pj Nikon COOLPIX S1000pj Nikon COOLPIX S70 Nikon COOLPIX S570 Nikon COOLPIX S640 Coolpix microsite Full press release after the jump:

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What’s wrong with Outer Mongolia?

By [NR] admin | Published: August 4, 2009

If you don’t know what is this all about – check NikonRumors twitter page (update: here is the direct link). This is not important enough to be discussed on NikonRumors, but I had to make a statement: I LOVE MONGOLIA! I LOVE OUTER MONGOLIA TOO! “Arrogance frowns; pride smiles.” – Mason Cooley

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New Coolpix cameras leaked (one of them with a projector)

By [NR] admin | Published: August 3, 2009

As reported before, one of the new Nikon Coolpix cameras has a built-in projector – Coolpix S1000pj (VP650 was just a code name):

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Groundbreaking Nikon news = code name Nikon VP650

By [NR] admin | Published: August 2, 2009

Update: here is a scan of the magazine. This just in (thanks J): I’m sending you this tip I found in the most popular French photography magazine (the equivalent of popular photography in France) called “Chasseur d’Images” (maybe you’ve heard of it before). They’re usually very VERY well informed because they’ve been here for a long […]

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Nikon related links/news

By [NR] admin | Published: August 2, 2009

Nikon reports their quarterly result on August 5th. Tamron 60mm f2 Di II lens delayed for Nikon: here is the full story. Adorama takes pre-orders. Got report from some Ritz stores that they are getting back their Nikon stock of lenses and cameras, just as expected. Amazon started to send confirmations for the D300s pre-orders. […]

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Nikon continues to push DX lenses? ( new Nikkor 85mm VR DX patent)

By [NR] admin | Published: August 2, 2009

Very busy week – those rumors just won’t stop (check the latest Leica and Sony rumors). Back to Nikon: there is a new Nikon patent for what it appears to be a 85mm VR DX lens. This patent is not yet listed on Google Patents, but can be found here. Maybe somebody more technical than me can interpret […]

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