Monthly Archives: January 2010

Let’s see how widespread this thing is

By [NR] admin | Published: January 12, 2010

UPDATE: I created a group on flickr for this issue – if your lens has a damaged thread, please submit a picture of it here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1283774@N25/ A set of pictures will make this poll more “legit”. Please vote in this poll ONLY if you own the latest Nikon 70-200 VRII f/2.8 lens: I own the […]

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Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII thread issue: “that is normal”

By [NR] admin | Published: January 12, 2010

UPDATE: I received a word that Nikon is looking into this issue and will have an official statement soon. Let’s wait and see. Here is the translated response from Nikon Beijing Service Center dated 01/11 regarding the previously reported 70-200 f/2.8 thread issue (source: xitek). “Failures Observed: lens thread defect at 200mm (the customer believes […]

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Nikon Instant Savings @ B&H

By [NR] admin | Published: January 12, 2010

Check them out – different combinations available. Most of the rebates expire at the end of the month:

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Is that it?

By [NR] admin | Published: January 11, 2010

Bob Krist wrote on his blog: “I’m shooting another one of those jobs that I can’t share with you (until the client uses the pictures) and it’s a gig that I can’t even show you the gear I’m using (that’s proprietary too).” The interesting part is that there is a photo of him taking pictures […]

Posted in Nikon D800 | 182 Comments

Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII problem seems to be wide spread

By [NR] admin | Published: January 11, 2010

Based on the amount of feedback I received after my post from yesterday (more close-up pictures available here), it seems that the issue with the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII is more common than I expected (I got lucky with mine). At that point it is not clear if this “peeling” will impact the performance of the lens […]

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Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: January 10, 2010

The no-name alternative flash trigger for Nikon (covered previously here) is now available on eBay (see all available items here). After Amazon, B&H also listed the PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 for Nikon, but no release dates yet. S0me rumored Nikon D4 specs I received – no idea how reliable this info is: – 15.7MP (more […]

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Nikon D700s/D700x/D800/D900 confusion

By [NR] admin | Published: January 9, 2010

In the past week I received so much conflicting information about different camera models possibilities (D700s/D700x/D800/D900) that at point I cannot say for sure what will be the actual number. And then today I found out why – the rumor is that this time Nikon has sent blank bodies out for testing, without model number […]

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