Monthly Archives: October 2010

Nikon Rumors giveaway #9 (ThinkTank Digital Holster 50 V2.0)

Update: this giveaway is now closed – I will announce the winner soon. It has been a while since I held a giveaway on NikonRumors, so here we go: What can I win? Today’s giveaway will be a brand new ThinkTank Digital Holster 50 V2.0 (not yet available for sale) valued at $85: The holster’s […]

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Nikon D3000 and D5000 to be discontinued

Nikon D3000 and D5000 I got multiple reports from different countries that the Nikon D3000 and D5000 DSLR cameras are being phased out and will soon be discontinued. Some retailers were already told that there will be no future shipments of those models. The Nikon D90 and D300s will continue to be sold throughout the holiday season. It is not […]

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Weekly Nikon related news/links #79

Amazon UK expects the Nikon D7000 to be released on October 29th. Samyang 35 mm f/1,4 AS UMC lens price and availability announced: €389 (around $540) and it will start shipping in February 2011. Nikon 16-35mm f/4 lens will get some competition: Tokina AT-X 17-35mm f/4 PRO FX lens prototype was shown at Photokina. The flying […]

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Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G lens hands-on review

From now on, I will try to have hands-on posts on all (ok, most) new Nikon products. They will be part of the new buying guide section that will combine the current price watch section. I will include also other reviews that are worth reading. First on the list is the new Nikon AF-S 85mm […]

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Nikkor AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens could be released next

Several readers asked me about the replacement of the current Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR lens. I searched trough my old emails and I found this list of lenses that was sent to me back in October of 2009. I did not publish this online, but it seems that everything was spot on, except the […]

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The publisher of the Nikon D800 book insists on a March 2011 release date

A French speaking reader contacted Dunod, the publishing company that listed the Nikon D800 book, and they insist that the book will be released in March of 2011 – here is their answer, for whatever it’s worth: “Bonjour, Il s’agit d’un livre qui va normalement paraître en mars 2011. Voir le lien ci-après: http://www.dunod.com/loisirs-essais-bien-etre/loisirs-scientifiques-techniques/audio-photo-video/photographie/obtenez-le-maximum-du-nikon-d80“ which translates […]

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Nikon D800 and D4 rumors

The Nikon D800 book triggered a series of new tips and leads. Those are the most reliable rumors I received so far (please note that because a potential announcement is months away, some of the specs and/or release dates may change): The Nikon D700 replacement will be called D800, it will come with a new 24 MP […]

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Nikon D800 with 24MP in February 2011? *UPDATED*

Amazon UK listed a new book called “Obtenez le maximum du Nikon D800” (translates to “Getting the most from the Nikon D800”): The book is set to be published on February 9th, 2011. The same book is also listed on Amazon France and on decitre.fr:

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