Monthly Archives: February 2010

Nikkor 24-120 f/4 VR will be released this year

By [NR] admin | Published: February 18, 2010

Nikon will announce a new Nikkor 24-120 f/4 VR lens (FX of course) this year. The Google translation said “soon”, but I have no idea how soon that would be. I got this info from one of the forum members I regularly follow on various Asian sites (mainly China and Japan). This time I will […]

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Review of the latest Nikon patent applications

By [NR] admin | Published: February 18, 2010

Those are the latest and most interesting patent applications filed by Nikon: Patent application for a new AF-S DX Nikkor 18-135mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR. I say “NEW” because the current AF-S DX 18-135mm has been discontinued (reported back in June, 2009) and this patent application was filed on August 28th, 2009. My guess is that […]

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New Voigtländer Apo-Lanthar 90mm F3.5 SL II with F-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: February 17, 2010

Voigtländer released a new lens for portraits/ macro photography today: Apo-Lanthar 90mm F3.5 SL II Close Focus (F-mount): Specs: Focal length / 90mm Relative Aperture / 1:3.5 Minimum Aperture / F22 Lens / 5 set of 6 pieces Angle / 27 ° Number of diaphragm blades / 9 Minimum focusing distance pieces / 0.5m (closed only […]

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Nikon DSLR with a 800mm lens used as an accelerometer

By [NR] admin | Published: February 16, 2010

It is always slow on rumors after an official announcement. While waiting, I have a series of interesting Nikon related posts. Depending on the ratings of this post, I will continue (or not) with the series. If you are impatient, just skip to 02:19 mark. Also, take a look at this picture of the Golden […]

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Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: February 14, 2010

The Nikon Price Watch section is fixed – prices are now displayed correctly. I will be adding all missing products next week. New version of Nikon Message Center (v2.0.0) was released 2 weeks ago. Download here. There has been some live view apps for the iPhone and an USB solution in the past. Here is […]

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Nikon D700 will get “bundled” before replacement

By [NR] admin | Published: February 14, 2010

The French magazine Chasseur d’Image (in English) reports that Nikon will start giving Capture NX for free with every Nikon D700 purchase (my guess is that this combo will be valid only in France): “In contrast, the D700 will soon be rewarded with a very attractive bundle, including Capture NX, which thereby becomes free time promotion. […]

Posted in Nikon D800 | 103 Comments

Taped Nikon cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: February 13, 2010

First I have to mention that covering the camera name/logo/model with black tape is nothing new and many photographers have been doing it for a while. Having said that, here are some reports on taped-up Nikon gear from the past week – maybe someone will spot a difference from the existing models (I couldn’t): The […]

Posted in Nikon D800 | 116 Comments

Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/4G ED VR?

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

Update: this one is BUSTED! This is a PS job. This just in: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/4G ED VR. Don’t know much about the origin of this picture, still working on it: The golden letters are inconsistent and the lens appears to be too thick around the mount. I am not even sure if this […]

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