Monthly Archives: November 2009

Will Dr. EVIL knock on Nikon’s door? (Nikon EVIL camera recap)

By [NR] admin | Published: November 11, 2009

No, no that Dr. Evil. I am talking about EVIL camera (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens). There has been a lot of talk lately on that topic. Other companies are not shy of releasing EVIL products left and right, the latest one being the Ricoh GXR, which has a cartridge system that packs the lens and […]

Posted in Nikon 1, Nikon Patents | Tagged , | 28 Comments

Nikon D3 almost gone

By [NR] admin | Published: November 9, 2009

B&H already lists the Nikon D3 as discontinued: Adorama lists the D3 as backordered for $4,899.00: Amazon still has some for $4,999.00. Ritz sells it for $4,999.95 and Calumet for $4,999.99.

Posted in Nikon D3s | Tagged | 66 Comments

Nikon Rumors Forum just got better

By [NR] admin | Published: November 8, 2009

Nikon Rumors Forum has some new features: Private messaging Ability to quote previous comments Improved interface Page numbering Many back-end changes Members statistics Some rumors may get discussed on the forums first before they get posted on the main blog, so sign up today!

Posted in Other Nikon stuff | 23 Comments

Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: November 7, 2009

Nikon AF-S 70-200 f/2.8 VRII is already available in Belgium. Some samples from the D3s and the new 70-200 f/2.8 lens are available here, here, here and here. Nikon Q2 results beats consensus “thanks to strong sales of its compact digital cameras, coupled with costs cuts”. Nikon Coolpix S1000pj among the “10 Most Brilliant Products” of […]

Posted in Weekly Nikon News Flash | 10 Comments

Nikon patents for this week – Nikon EVIL camera again

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

In this post I will use the patent interpretations from a NR reader who has a much better “patents reading abilities” than me: We have another 32 mm f/1.2 lens (for the 17 mm format sensor) which will make a 80 mm equivalent (patent# 20090273851): The same above patent refers to “employable as an interchangeable lens […]

Posted in Nikon 1, Nikon Patents | 23 Comments

Nikon D700 replacement timeframe

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

This one is coming from nikonistas.com (Google translation) – this is something like a Q&A session with Carlos Ormazabal, Nikon Product Manager for Spain, Andorra and Portugal (updated translation): “User: Good afternoon, you know what I’m going to ask, but I have to ask it anyway. Should I buy a D700 or is the X, S, or D800 coming? Thank […]

Posted in Nikon D800 | 147 Comments

Nikon D300s price drop

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

In the US the Nikon D300s now sells for $1,619.86 @Amazon; $1,599.95 @B&H and Adorama (add to cart to see final price).

Posted in Nikon D300s | 29 Comments

Nikon-Rumor mills from around the web

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

Bits and pieces of Nikon rumors from around the web: Ellis Vener made a comment on photo.net: “More fast wide angle prime lenses are definitely in the pipeline, but I can’t say more than that.” (from Oct 29, 2009, 09:53 am). If you read his first comment on this thread, Mr. Vener had the opportunity […]

Posted in Nikon D400, Nikon Lenses | 57 Comments