Monthly Archives: June 2010

Nikon D400 @Capture NX 2 screenshot

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

Update: the photographer posted this comment on his Facebook page: “This has gone so far. I’m just joking among friends. I didn’t write anything about it, just posted the photo, no description. But you have to wait for the news at the end of this month. There’s a new model, not sure if it’s this […]

Posted in Nikon D400 | 206 Comments

Who dictates Nikon release schedule – engineering or marketing?

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

Since I have no interesting rumors to report, I decided to share one of the emails I received recently – there is no way to confirm if this is all true: I was told that Nikon is already working on their 2012-2016 product line. The technology is already here and new product are fully developed and ready to be […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff | 129 Comments

Carl Zeiss presents the Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZF.2 for F bayonet mount

By [NR] admin | Published: June 8, 2010

Update: B&H now has the lens in stock. This new lens has electronic contact and “you no longer have to manually set the data for focal length and speed in the cameras menu because the lens passes on these parameters to the camera. In addition to standard data such as lens manufacturer, date and metering mode, lens […]

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged | 87 Comments

More Nikon patents filed in Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: June 7, 2010

Patent application 2010-026469 (filed in February 2010) is about a built in rear lens cover – similar to the body mount/sensor cover patent discussed here – the corer is deployed automatically once the lens is removed. The interesting part here is that the lens release button is located on the lens (item 54 in the first drawing) and […]

Posted in Nikon Patents | 46 Comments

Weekly Nikon related news/links

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

Soon I will have the weekly Nikon news/links section on a separate blog on NR so you don’t have to wait till the weekend to see the updates. The main blog will stay untouched. The biggest Nikon lenses – one of them is currently on eBay: Nikon 11/2000 mm Reflex-Nikkor-C. Some serious shooting is going […]

Posted in Weekly Nikon News Flash | 43 Comments

Nikon D4? (busted)

By [NR] admin | Published: June 4, 2010

Update: In a comment to this thread, Denisa Mrackova (portfolio) explains the origin of those images: “Apologies to everyone for this misunderstanding. My creation of the image of (non-existent) Nikon D4 is a study for a product visualization on my portfolio. Personally, I am a Nikon fan and own Nikon D3s, so I tried to […]

Posted in Nikon D4 | 239 Comments

Canon pro photographer who is switching to Nikon was told no D700 replacement in 2010

By [NR] admin | Published: June 4, 2010

This is the email I received from a professional Canon photographer who is currently looking to switch to Nikon – I slightly edited the text to keep the privacy of everyone involved: I’m working for GQ, Men’s Health, Stern, Geo etc. and since these switches aren’t cheap and easy (there’s quite some equipment involved in […]

Posted in Nikon D800, Nikon Lenses | Tagged , | 179 Comments

You know this one was coming (Nikon lens coffee mug)

By [NR] admin | Published: June 3, 2010

When Canon came up with their coffee mugs during the last Winter Olympics, I thought for a moment that they may really have better stuff than Nikon. Today I got my faith back – the Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 coffee mug is “now available for pre-order” on eBay 🙂 But wait, there is more – for […]

Posted in Nikon Humor Rumor | 111 Comments