Monthly Archives: May 2010

Weekly Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: May 23, 2010

ThinkTankPhoto’s new Retrospective line is now available. The new Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX DG HSM OS is now in stock. Voigtländer Apo-Lanthar 90mm SL II price announced in Europe: €549 or £487.62 (Nikon mount available). New gizmo: SteadePod, “a patented camera steadying device”. Rayqual will produce adapter for the Sony NEX cameras (Sony E […]

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2 Nikon D90 cameras, 3D portraits

By [NR] admin | Published: May 22, 2010

Alex Fry and Jamie Nimmo will have a 3D photography exhibition “Stereo Portrait Project” in Sydney Australia on 27th May (scroll down for the full press release). Here is the technical background: For the Stereo Portrait Project, we used off the shelf hardware and software, from the cameras, lighting, triggering, post production to the printing of the […]

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Eyewitness report: Nikon D700 cannot be ordered in Germany

By [NR] admin | Published: May 21, 2010

In addition to previous reports that the Nikon D700 is being phased out (see here, here and here), today I received another one (this time from Germany): “I just went into my local store in ***, Germany today to check if they have a D700 in stock. Unfortunately, they did not and when I asked the employee […]

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More fiction than rumor: Nikon D3Xs specs

By [NR] admin | Published: May 20, 2010

I would rate this rumor @ 1% probability. Nikon D3xs specs: 24 MP ISO-100 to 3200 with Lo-1, Lo-2, Hi-1, Hi-2 5 fps. (12-bit), 3 fps. (14-bit), 9 fps (High-speed crop), 1 fps (16-bit) New NEF Metering mode and JPEG Metering mode Full HD with RAW mode Available in June 2010 after Canon 1Ds Mark IV Click […]

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Why Nikon D3xs?

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

I received those pictures two days ago and decided not post them online because I did not see any convincing evidence that the pictured camera is a Nikon D3xs – it could be any of the D3-D3x-D3s line with black tape over the logo and model. The story goes, that this person was testing some kind […]

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Nikon D4x (design concept)

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

Industrial Designer Marc Levinson created a Nikon D4x concept (click on image for larger view): See more Nikon concepts here. More pictures after the break:

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Weekly Nikon related news/links

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

First, a word about our new affiliate sponsor: BorrowLenses.com. The space shuttle Atlantis had its final launch last Friday and I was there to witness this historic event. Since I could not get tickets to the Kennedy space center (6 miles away from the launch pad), my only option was to watch the lift-off from the closest […]

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