Monthly Archives: February 2010

Nikon Rumors giveaway #6

The time after an official announcement is usually very slow on rumors. I am busy on the background and have several updates pending for the blog and forum. Since we are slow, let’s have another giveaway! The winner of the previous giveaway is Camille Miller. Congratulations! The winner was picked randomly by one of the forum mods. […]

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Pre-order options (Nikon 24mm f/1.4 & 16-35mm f/4)

Nikkor AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED: Amazon Adorama B&H (wishlist only) Calumet (search for NT21113) Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4G ED VR Amazon Adorama B&H – now also accepting pre-orders Calumet (search for NT21395) More pre-orders options coming soon.

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Nikon D3S firmware update 1.01

What was fixed: – Movie recording specifications have been modified as follows and an issue that, in some rare cases, caused movie playback to appear to have stopped has been resolved. – When exposure preview is enabled in live view tripod mode, information + histogram display is possible, but the histogram is no longer displayed […]

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AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED & AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR official

First report on the new lenses from Bob Krist. Check it out (yes the copter shot is there). AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR: Price: $1259.95 Available in late February 2010 Ultra wide-angle zoom lens that covers focal lengths from 16mm to 35mm Vibration Reduction (VR II) enables sharper pictures while shooting at shutter speeds […]

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It has begun!

http://press.nikonusa.com/ is down

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Nikkor AF-S 24 mm f/1.4 and Nikkor AF-S 16-35 mm f/4.0G ED VR only tonight

Those are the full names of the two lenses for tonight: Nikkor AF-S 24 mm f/1.4 and Nikkor AF-S 16-35 mm f/4.0G ED VR. Nothing else will be released.

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I say those are samples from the new Nikkor 16-35mm f/4 VR lens

Update: Bob Krist clarified the lenses he used to take the pictures on his blog – 18-70mm kit lens from the old D70 and the 16-85mm. You can read his comments at the end of this thread. And make sure you visit his website tomorrow tomorrow for some interesting news 🙂 (not, the news is not […]

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“We will have several large aperture prime lenses and light compact zoom lens this year”

The Japanese site dc.watch published an interview with Mr. Nobuaki Sasagaki, marketing chief for Nikon Imaging (English translation). On the question about upcoming products: “明るい単焦点レンズと高性能な小型ズームレンズを投入” “We will have several large aperture prime lenses and light compact zoom lens this year”

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