Yearly Archives: 2010

Nikon #1

By [NR] admin | Published: July 8, 2010

Update: the #1 spot is for DSLR camera sales in Japan (the direct translation means “interchangeable lens type digital camera manufacturer”, thanks for the translation Michael). BCNranking got their stats for 2010 (January-June) and Nikon is #1 by market share for sales of interchangeable DSLR lenses in Japan: Canon moved to #2 by losing almost […]

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Current Nikon instant rebate program (US)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 7, 2010

I finally was able to get a complete and update list of the current Nikon rebate program from Calumet (note that some expire July 10th, 2010): Adorama and B&H should have have the same rebates.

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New Nikon camera to be released “within few weeks”

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

This is an anonymous tip I received few days ago – I was hoping to get more info, but unfortunately there is no way to contact back the sender: “New camera due in few weeks Hi, I have a photo taken with Nikon camera which will be released within few weeks. EXIF is obfuscated, but there […]

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Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX lens (F-mount) now official

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

Update: samples pictures taken with the Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX lens can be found here. The previously rumored Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX lens is now official. Full specs after the break:

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Weekly Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: July 4, 2010

We are now back to regular programing. Those are the Nikon news from last week while I was gone: Rare Nikon M “unSync” w/3 Tokyo lens 1949 camera on eBay. More on this rangefinder available here. Space Shuttle crew visit Nikon HQ. New message from Nikon’s President Makoto Kimura: “our Imaging Company has been tasked […]

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Today’s recap

By [NR] admin | Published: June 30, 2010

Today Nikon announced that entries for the Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 will be accepted between September 1 and November 30, 2010. The prizes include D3000, D5000, D300s and D3s DSLR bodies. Interestingly, the D90 and D700 models were not offered in the prize list. Maybe those models will not be available at the end […]

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Nikon: “we considered a variety of so-called mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras”

By [NR] admin | Published: June 27, 2010

This is from the Q & A session for Nikon’s medium term management plan that just got published online: Q: What can you tell us about the new-generation digital cameras? A: Although we considered a variety of so-called mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras for the digital SLR camera market, we discern the appropriate timing for the […]

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