Yearly Archives: 2010

Nikon D3s, “the unicorn”

By [NR] admin | Published: May 26, 2010

Today even Engadget chimed in on the lack of Nikon D3s stock in various stores and this the official word they got from a Nikon spokesman: “A company spokesperson has told us this week that there’s nothing more to blame than extraordinary demand, seeing how a single factory produces units for the entire world” The […]

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Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM gets a price

By [NR] admin | Published: May 26, 2010

The new Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM is priced @ $899 in the US and is currently available for pre-order. Here is a brief specs comparison with the current Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4D IF (I will repeat this comparison once the new Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4 lens gets released – hopefully by then we will also […]

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Nikon D700 availability

By [NR] admin | Published: May 25, 2010

Those are just some of the email I received in the past few days on the Nikon D700 availability around the world. I also got some conflicting info that a fresh D700 shipment is expected in Germany in 2 weeks. Here is the rest: “I work at *** and the D700 is listed in our […]

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Weekly Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: May 23, 2010

ThinkTankPhoto’s new Retrospective line is now available. The new Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX DG HSM OS is now in stock. Voigtländer Apo-Lanthar 90mm SL II price announced in Europe: €549 or £487.62 (Nikon mount available). New gizmo: SteadePod, “a patented camera steadying device”. Rayqual will produce adapter for the Sony NEX cameras (Sony E […]

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2 Nikon D90 cameras, 3D portraits

By [NR] admin | Published: May 22, 2010

Alex Fry and Jamie Nimmo will have a 3D photography exhibition “Stereo Portrait Project” in Sydney Australia on 27th May (scroll down for the full press release). Here is the technical background: For the Stereo Portrait Project, we used off the shelf hardware and software, from the cameras, lighting, triggering, post production to the printing of the […]

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Eyewitness report: Nikon D700 cannot be ordered in Germany

By [NR] admin | Published: May 21, 2010

In addition to previous reports that the Nikon D700 is being phased out (see here, here and here), today I received another one (this time from Germany): “I just went into my local store in ***, Germany today to check if they have a D700 in stock. Unfortunately, they did not and when I asked the employee […]

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More fiction than rumor: Nikon D3Xs specs

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

I would rate this rumor @ 1% probability. Nikon D3xs specs: 24 MP ISO-100 to 3200 with Lo-1, Lo-2, Hi-1, Hi-2 5 fps. (12-bit), 3 fps. (14-bit), 9 fps (High-speed crop), 1 fps (16-bit) New NEF Metering mode and JPEG Metering mode Full HD with RAW mode Available in June 2010 after Canon 1Ds Mark IV Click […]

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