Monthly Archives: September 2010

Photokina starts tomorrow

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

So far I have not received any indication that Nikon will show something new at Photokina. I will be covering any Nikon related news for the next 24 hours. If you are going to Photokina, you can share your pictures/videos/commentary by contacting me or by uploading pictures to the flickr group I created: http://www.flickr.com/groups/photokina-2010/. You can use also […]

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Weekly Nikon related news/links #76

By [NR] admin | Published: September 19, 2010

The new Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX lens (Nikon mount) is now available for sale: Nikon D7000 reaches #2 at the bestsellers list on Amazon. Not surprised. Actually I am – it should be #1. Update: the D7000 is #1 in the DSLR chart. Update: worth mentioning here – the new retro design Fuji FinePix X-100. Bruce […]

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Nikon Q – a hoax?

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

Update: the original car photo can be found here. It’s a Lexus LF-A. The weirdest thing is that this car is…. mirrorless… look at the pictures, there are no mirrors whatsoever. Unless you can make any sense of the fourth picture I received today, I say this whole “Nikon Q” thing is a hoax: I am filing […]

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What is “Nikon Q”? (part 2)

By [NR] admin | Published: September 17, 2010

I just received another picture from the “Nikon Q” sequel: As some readers have already noted, the letter “Q” resembles one of the Nikon patents for a new EVIL mount (with “x” being the location of the lens release button):

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No other Nikon products expected to be released for Photokina, except…

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

Note that I said “released” in the title – Nikon may still show their EVIL solution at Photokina, but I do not expect it to be available in stores any time soon. They may also come out with another press release (like they did at PMA), but there will be no other products released as […]

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Nikon D7000, 35/1.4, 200/2 and SB-700 available for pre-order (*updated*)

By [NR] admin | Published: September 15, 2010

This post will also be updated as more retailers start taking pre-orders. Pre-order @ Amazon: Nikon D7000 body only Nikon D7000 with 18-105 lens kit Nikon SB-700 AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G AF-S Nikkor 200mm f/2G ED VR II Pre-order @ B&H: Nikon D7000 body only Nikon D7000 with 18-105 lens kit AF-S Nikkor 200mm f/2G ED […]

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More Nikon D7000 coverage

By [NR] admin | Published: September 15, 2010

B&H and Adorama are now also taking pre-orders. High ISO 3200 samples from Chase Jarvis. According to Nikon Japan, the D7000 will be available on October 29, 2010. Dpreview wrote: “All of these pixels are packed onto a newly developed CMOS sensor, which is almost certainly the same or very similar to that in the […]

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