Monthly Archives: August 2010

NikonRumors.com is back online

By [NR] admin | Published: August 30, 2010

NikonRumors.com is now online. It may take several hours until the server changes propagation is complete and all ISP have updated their routers. If you cannot access NikonRumors.com directly, try http://173.45.162.91 (make sure you also clear your browser’s cache). I am not going to discuss again the details of why NR went down, I did that […]

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Weekly Nikon related news/links #73

By [NR] admin | Published: August 29, 2010

Also in the UK: Jessops offers a free Nikon Bag and 4GB Card with every D3100 pre-order More Nikon D3100 samples FYI: several websites are reporting that a Finnish retailed has listed an accessory to be compatible with D400 and D5000s cameras. I do not expect Nikon to announce such cameras any time soon. Another Nikon birthday […]

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Nikon Coolpix P7000 on September 8th, the rest on September 15th

By [NR] admin | Published: August 27, 2010

It seems that the second round of Nikon announcements before Photokina will also be divided into two: the Nikon Coolpix P7000 (and probably few more Coolpix cameras) will be announced on September 8th, 2010 and the rest (D7000, 200mm f/2 plus the second lens and a new Speedlight) will be announced on September 15th, 2010. Here is […]

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Google removed the warning for NikonRumors.com

By [NR] admin | Published: August 27, 2010

Google lifted the warning for NikonRumors.com. You can now safely access the site. As far as I know, not a single reader was infected with any type of malware. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience. I have taken all security steps recommended by WordPress, but it seems that this type of malware is common for my current host. As far […]

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NikonRumors.com is clean

By [NR] admin | Published: August 26, 2010

The malware that was present on NikonRumors was removed yesterday and the site is now clean. It can take Google up to 24hr to remove their black listing for nikonrumors.com. Here are  the results from sucuri.net – everyone has a clean listing for nikonrumors.com except Google: Sorry for the inconvenience. You can aways get RSS updates without […]

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Nikon may announce a new flash and a second lens before Photokina

By [NR] admin | Published: August 26, 2010

In addition to the D7000, the new 200mm f/2 lens and the P7000, Nikon may announce a new Speedlight and a second lens before Photokina. I do not have any details, but the flash could be a replacement of the SB-600 (you probably remember those SB-600 being discontinued reports) but it could also be a replacement of the […]

Posted in Nikon Flashes, Nikon Lenses | 148 Comments

Nikon patents update

By [NR] admin | Published: August 25, 2010

Japanese patent application 2010-117664 shows us few more drawings of the Nikon EVIL camera: and the new Nikon EVIL mount again: See previous Nikon EVIL camera drawings from older patent applications here, here and here.

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More samples from the latest Nikon gear

By [NR] admin | Published: August 24, 2010

I did not want to wait for the weekend to post this, so here are some more samples from the latest Nikon gear: Samples from the new 85 f/1.4 and the 28-300 lenses (you can download the zip files directly here) Wedding shots with the new 85mm f/1.4 Samples from all four new lenses by Lindsay Silverman (Sr. Technical Manager […]

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