Monthly Archives: May 2010

New entry level Nikon DSLR and D90 refresh expected, no word on D700 replacement

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

I received another tip from a reliable source that there will be an entry level camera (between D3000 and D5000) and a D90 replacement in the next few months (no dates were specified). There was no information provided about a potential D700 replacement. There is a lot of chatter on the Internet that the D700 […]

Posted in Nikon D3100, Nikon D800 | 253 Comments

Nikon sales by product: past (2010) vs. estimated (2011)

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

Those are the “Sales by product” charts for Nikon’s financial year that just ended and the estimated numbers for the next year (March 2010 vs March 2011): Update: the percentage graph could be misleading – here are the actual numbers (March 2010/March 2011): I/L stays for Interchangeable Lenses, SLR-DSC is for SLR/DSLR and C-DSC stays for compact cameras. This […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff | 50 Comments

Nikon D4000

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

D4000 The rumor is that one of the Nikon DSLRs to be released this year will be falling in between the D3000 and D5000 models. I am not sure what this will mean in terms of features/specifications, but I think the model will be called D4000. [NR] probability rating: 50%

Posted in Nikon D3100 | 193 Comments

Nikon 24mm f/1.4 lens (imported) in stock now

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

B&H has the Nikon 24mm f/1.4 lens IMPORTED (grey market) version in stock now: More info on what is “grey market”.

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged | 28 Comments

Nikon’s financial results for the last fiscal year are out

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

Nikon reported a net loss of Y12.62 billion, compared to a year-earlier profit of Y28.06 billion. Operating loss of Y13.85 billion against a profit of Y48.18 billion a year earlier. Sales fell 11% to Y785.50 billion from Y879.72 billion. Nikon’s digital camera business picked up, however, contributing to a 30% increase in operating profit from […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff | 154 Comments

Sony α900 is now officially discontinued

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

Update: btw, talking about Sony – the new Sony EVIL camera just leaked (the official announcement is tomorrow). Already wrote about that on PhotoRumors.com, but I think that this is an important development and should be on NikonRumors as well: Sony α900 is now officially discontinued (Sony α900 was released 3 months before the Nikon D3x […]

Posted in Nikon D3x | 92 Comments

Weekly Nikon related news/links

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

Rare Nikon lenses on eBay: Nikon 300mm 300mm f/2.0 IF-ED lens (more info on this lens available here). Nikon 800mm F/5.6 ED AIS lens (released 1986) Another pro (Karl Grobl) switches from Canon to Nikon – see his posts here and here. Hanson music video was shot on Canon 7D and Nikon lenses (source). Diglloyd.com has […]

Posted in Weekly Nikon News Flash | 25 Comments

Patent application for AF in a video/TV camera with interchangeable lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: May 6, 2010

Last year Nikon filed a patent application #20100110236 for an autofocus in a video/TV camera with interchangeable lenses. Here are some quoted text from the patent application- note that they used the word “inexpensive”: “The present invention relates to an autofocus apparatus and a camera that are used for a camera, mainly for a video […]

Posted in Nikon Patents | 60 Comments