Yearly Archives: 2010

Nikon D7000: fake or real?

By [NR] admin | Published: September 1, 2010

Picture found at Fotofabrikas. I say fake (what is with the red VR sign?). For comparison, here is a picture of a Nikon D90 – bodies look almost identical:

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Update: Nikon 85mm f/1.4 & 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 lenses now shipping

By [NR] admin | Published: September 1, 2010

A quick update on my previous post: Flickr member “Mister Le” posted some more samples from the Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4 lens and of course the unboxing video: Another update from a NR reader who purchased the Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S lens from Amazon: “Hello from Amazon.com. We now have delivery date(s) for the order you placed […]

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Zeiss Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZF.2 lens announced today

By [NR] admin | Published: September 1, 2010

Today Zeiss announced the previously rumored Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZF.2 lens (Nikon mount): Full press release after the break:

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Nikon 85mm f/1.4 & 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 lenses now shipping (overpriced)

By [NR] admin | Published: September 1, 2010

Willoughby’s already got some of the new 85mm f/1.4 & 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 lenses in stock and is selling them overpriced on Amazon. I already mention that this time Nikon is ready to start shipping the new lenses only two weeks after the official announcement (compared to a month in the past). A dpreview member already got his/her hands […]

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Nikon files patents for a new 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 lens and back-illuminated sensor, possibly for their EVIL camera

By [NR] admin | Published: September 1, 2010

US Patent Application 20100214667 from Nikon is for a new 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 lens. Some interesting specs: the lens has a constant length of ~260mm at all focal lengths and possibly 21 elements in 14 groups with 4 ED glass elements (@2, 3, 12 and 15): The current Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED model has 17 elements in […]

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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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