Monthly Archives: January 2011

Weekly Nikon related news/links #93

By [NR] admin | Published: January 16, 2011

The new PocketWizard MiniTT1 transmitter for Nikon is already on eBay. Nikon Coolpix S8100 is now available in Europe. Reallyrightstuff now offers a L-plate that will fit Nikon D7000 and the optional Nikon MB-D11 battery grip. Nikon P7000 price drops to $349. Nikon prototype made by… Panasonic.

Posted in Weekly Nikon News Flash | 41 Comments

The second Nikon Coolpix camera for February could be the P500

By [NR] admin | Published: January 14, 2011

I know most of you don’t really care about the Coolpix line, but this is all I got for now. After the 24-100mm f/1.8 model, the second camera rumored to be announced in February is the the Coolpix P500 that will have a  30x or 35x zoom with an extra wheel on the lens for faster […]

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Nikon patents a 200-500mm f/4-5.6 lens

By [NR] admin | Published: January 13, 2011

Nikon patent application 20110007403 is for a new full frame 200-500mm f/4-5.6 lens: “The present invention is made in view of the above described problem, and has an object to provide a zoom optical system capable of coping with the problem of variation in aberrations upon zooming and obtaining excellent optical performance, an optical apparatus […]

Posted in Nikon Lenses, Nikon Patents | Tagged | 112 Comments

Nikon announcements approaching

By [NR] admin | Published: January 11, 2011

Nikon will have new product announcements in the next few weeks. February is the time for the Coolpix line to be refreshed with the possibility of other new products to be revealed. Nikon has been consistent in the past with the February release schedule: In February of 2009 Nikon announced the 35mm f/1.8 DX lens plus Coolpix […]

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Sony rumored to announce 24MP APS-C sensor, what would Nikon do? (Nikon D400)

By [NR] admin | Published: January 10, 2011

Amateur Photographer is not big on reporting rumors, but today they did just that: the Sony α700 replacement is rumored to have a new APS-C sensor with high ISO “up into the hundreds of thousands” and resolution of 25MP. The potential release is expected to be around September at PMA 2011 (now called CliQ 2011). This upcoming sensor from […]

Posted in Nikon D400 | 199 Comments

Nikontrol 3K is a free remote control PC software for Nikon DSLRs *updated*

By [NR] admin | Published: January 10, 2011

Update: a new version of the program got released today. Please note that this software doesn’t work with RAW (NEF) files (yet). I have been a big fan and supporter of free software for Nikon DSLRs, created based on Nikon’s SDK (Software Development Kit). The latest addition is Nikontrol 3K that can be downloaded for […]

Posted in Nikon Software | 42 Comments

Lengthy interview with Nikon at CES 2011, not a single word on future products

By [NR] admin | Published: January 10, 2011

If you were wondering what was going on in those Nikon meeting rooms during CES 2011, here is the one and only Nikon report from CES by Imaging-Resource in the form of an interview with Nikon’s Senior Vice President David Lee. Kudos to Imaging-Resource who asked the right questions and tried on several occasions to extract some valuable info […]

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