Monthly Archives: December 2010

Nikon promises a firmware fix for the D7000 hot pixels issue *updated*

There is a big thread in the  NikonRumors forum and several other websites describing hot pixels on the Nikon D7000 when taking videos in low light. I have been holding off to write about this issue because I wasn’t sure if this is a wide-spread problem or just a defective batch of cameras. Today, Nikon Japan published a service announcement […]

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In Taiwan, Sony surpasses Nikon in the interchangeable lens camera market

Digitimes reports that in Taiwan, Nikon’s market share for interchangeable lens cameras dropped to 20-25% compared to Canon with 42-43% and Sony with 30%. The reasons for Nikon’s drop are product shortages and strong sales of Sony NEX cameras. The website goes further by stating that Nikon is able to satisfy only 50% of all existing […]

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Aquatica to release AD7000 underwater housing for Nikon D7000 in early 2011

After Nauticam and Ikelite, Aquatica will also release their AD7000 underwater housing for the Nikon D7000 DSLR camera. The retail price of 2,499.00 USD will place the Aquatica housing between the Nauticam and the Ikelite versions (in terms of price). Expected delivery is slated for early 2011. More images after the break:

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