Monthly Archives: January 2010

All I got is some Coolpix specs

From what I hear, there will be no “serious” Coolpix camera announced this time: Coolpix S8000 will be the slimmest 10x zoom with HD video available to date Coolpix P100 has a back-illuminated sensor (Nikon’s first?), 26x zoom In the next few weeks before PMA, new compact cameras are expected from Olympus, Ricoh, Panasonic (new […]

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Nikon Coolpix S3000 and Coolpix S8000 will also be announced

In addition to the P100 and L110, Nikon will also announce Coolpix S3000 and Coolpix S8000 cameras. I am still expecting more details in the next few days. I am sorry I keep bringing up compact cameras, but I think this is what the February 3rd announcement will be about. I now strongly believe that […]

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Capture NX v2.2.4 for Mac almost released

Update: here is the Nikon USA link for Capture NX v2.2.4 for Mac. For now, the new Mac version of Capture NX v2.2.4 is available only on Nikon Asia website. What’s new: Compatibility with Mac OS X version 10.6.2 has been added. Specifications have been modified so that when 25 Photos on Page, or a higher […]

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Nikon Coolpix P100, Coolpix L110 expected

Nikon Coolpix P100 (P90 replacement) and Coolpix L110 (L100 replacement) are expected on February 3rd. Those will not be the only Coolpix cameras that will be announced. I will rate this rumor @ 80% today since I expect more details tomorrow. Still no word of DSLR or lenses announcements. Pictures of the current Coolpix models that […]

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PopPhoto’s crystal ball

Crystal Ball, originally uploaded by deanfotos66. Popular Photography named the Nikon D3X as its camera of the year for 2009. In the same article they mentioned: “Our crystal ball tells us the D3x’s 24.5MP sensor is likely to show up in a consumer model soon.” Not sure how accurate their crystal ball is.

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Nikon press conference scheduled for February 3rd, 2010

Nikon press conference is scheduled for February 3rd, 2010 – I am saying this with 100% confidence. As I mention before, this time I will not specify the country and location. This date also matches with the expected release of new Coolpix cameras on February 2nd. In the past Nikon has not scheduled press conferences for […]

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Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III is also listed

Update: Nikon USA corrected their website, the smoke remains. Same “typo” for the Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E II: Good timing on updating those teleconverters before the 2010 winter Olympics.

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