Monthly Archives: August 2010

Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD lens for Nikon mount announced again

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

Tamron’s press releases are a little tricky: back in March, they announced the “development” of a new Tamron SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD (Model A005) lens, which will be available also for Nikon mount. Today Tamron announced “the release” of that same lens. The price is $449.99 minus $50 rebate @ Amazon (here is […]

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Nikon D3100 listed in Best Buy inventory system

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

D3100 Nikon D3100 is already listed in Best Buy’s inventory system. The SKU is 1222817, the description reads “Nikon D3100 DSLR w/ 18-55mm v”, availability: 9/18/2010. No other information is provided other than the box dimensions. BestBuy does not create SKUs based on speculation or rumors, however price and availability date is always subject to change. […]

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Weekly Nikon related news/links

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

I am late with the weekly Nikon links – there was not much going on last week: Another rare lens on eBay: Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AIS ED Zoom-Nikkor MF. More about this lens can be found here. Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm f/2.8 ZF.2 lens (Nikon mount) now in stock. New digital seminars from Nikon school announced. Sony […]

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Nikon expectations for Photokina 2010

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

Photokina is the biggest photography equipment show in the world and it takes place every two years in Cologne, Germany. The dates for 2010 are September 21-26. Here is an updated list of what Nikon is expected to release for Photokina this year: Nikon D90 replacement (probably called D95, low chance of being called D8000): Aluminium or magnesium-alloy body […]

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More info on the Nikon Coolpix P7000

By [NR] admin | Published: August 5, 2010

Here are some more “basic” specs for the upcoming Nikon Coolpix P7000 (replacement of the P6000): 10MP 1/1.7″ sensor (P6000 had a 13.5MP 1/1.72″ sensor) – similar to the last Canon G11, Nikon went a step back in the MP count 28-200mm equivalent zoom lens with f/2.8-5.6 (P6000 had 28-112mm f/2.7-5.9 lens | G11 has 28-140mm f/2.8-4.5 […]

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Bob Krist. Again.

By [NR] admin | Published: August 5, 2010

If you have missed my previous Bob Krist post, check it out. Of course his copter shots were published with the release of the 24mm f/1.4 lens – one month after my post. What do we have today? On his blog post from June 19, Bob Krist wrote about his recent trip: “Unfortunately, I won’t be […]

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Nikon D90 replacement and a new 200mm f/2 N VRII in September

By [NR] admin | Published: August 5, 2010

Nikon should announce the Nikon D90 replacement and a new Nikkor 200mm f/2.0 with Nano coating and VRII in mid-September (probably on/around September 15th, 2010). The current Nikkor 200mm f/2G IF-ED AF-S VR version was announced back in 2004 and it now sells for around $5,000. Expect the price of the new version to be close to the $6,000 mark. […]

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Updated Nikon rebates in the US

By [NR] admin | Published: August 5, 2010

An updated Nikon rebates list from Calumet (US): Adorama and B&H should have have the same rebates. Amazon does not have any Nikon rebates. For comparison, see previous rebates list from July.

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