Monthly Archives: October 2009

Another Nikon Expo, this time in Russia

By [NR] admin | Published: October 6, 2009

Nikon Russia will participate in the 14th St.Petersburg PhotoFair, which will be held from 15 to 18 October 2009. The schedule of workshops and presentations is similar to the Nikon show in France (Google translation is below, for original link in Russian click here) and includes “Presentation of the new products” which of course could be the D300s […]

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Nikon Fabre Photo EX portable stereoscopic microscope review

By [NR] admin | Published: October 5, 2009

I usually don’t do reviews, but when I do… I make sure it is something interesting and fun. The Nikon Fabre Photo EX microscope was released back in February 2009 but unfortunately only for the Japanese market. If you are in Japan you can buy it from Amazon for less than US$1000 (including the DSLR […]

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Nikon related links/news

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

Comparing the new Nikon 18-200mm F3.5-5.6 G ED VR II with the competition (Tamron, Sigma, Tokina) Optional picture control downloads for the Nikon D300s now available Nikon’s annual report 2009 has been issued (pdf file) Q: Why was the Nikon COOLPIX S1000pj released? A: Nikon’s research shows people want to share images more publicly. Nikon develops […]

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Nikon’s patents for the week (Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4 VR)

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

Some readers have already noticed that patent 20090244724 is for a 85mm f/1.4 lens with VR: For comparison, the current Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 model: According to the patent application this lens will have VR: “A lens group or a portion of a lens group may be shifted in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis as a vibration […]

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There will be another camera announced, but not Nikon D700x/D700s

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

I have no reliable information that Nikon will release a D700s/D700x camera on October 15 (the actual release date may vary +/- one day based on your location). It also doesn’t make sense to release two PRO level cameras at the same time – I know, D3 was announced with the D300 two years ago […]

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Nikon show in Malaysia

By [NR] admin | Published: October 1, 2009

UPDATE: blow-up of the image (thanks E.C.) – hard to tell what camera this is but as some have already suggested this image is not new and I think I have seen it already somewhere: There is also a Nikon show in Malaysia from October 14th-18th, 2009 described as “Nikon’s highlight event for the year”. […]

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