Monthly Archives: January 2011

Weekly Nikon related news/links #92

By [NR] admin | Published: January 8, 2011

A quick note to all Facebook “friends” of NikonRumors: three years ago when I started the [NR] Facebook page I wasn’t smart enough and set it up as a personal account. This was not a good idea according to Facebook’s TOS. Anyway, the old account is all gone and 4k+ contacts are lost. Here is the […]

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Nikon D5000 RIP (officially discontinued by Nikon)

By [NR] admin | Published: January 7, 2011

Nikon Japan has a listing of all discontinued Nikon products. The latest addition? Nikon D5000: The next candidate for this list is the Nikon D90 (probably in a matter of weeks, maybe even days). A Nikon D5000 replacement is expected soon and could be announced with the Coolpix refresh in mid-February.

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Possible Nikon D4 sighting at a hockey game

By [NR] admin | Published: January 7, 2011

A reader sent me those two pictures of an unidentified Nikon camera and lens taken at a recent NHL game: The camera looks like a D3/D3x/D3s. The body and the lens are both covered up, but the shape of the pentaprism is what got me interested:

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Nikon’s solution to prevent condensation in underwater camera housings

By [NR] admin | Published: January 5, 2011

Nikon currently doesn’t have any underwater housings in their product line. Here a is a patent* (2010-197939) for an underwater housing that can connect to an external tank of compressed air in order to prevent condensation inside the camera housing:

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Nikon files a patent for optical communication between lens and body

By [NR] admin | Published: January 4, 2011

Japanese patent application 2010-282101 is for an optical communication between lens and camera body. The optical link will be added on the mount in addition to the regular electrical contacts (all Google translations): “It is a camera accessory with which a camera body provided with the 1st communications department which communicates by contact, the 2nd communications department which communicates […]

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Nikon will not have any announcements at CES 2011

By [NR] admin | Published: January 4, 2011

It seems that Nikon will not have any announcements at CES 2011. Nikon has only reserved meeting rooms at the show and will not have a real booth. The Coolpix line of cameras, including the rumored 24-100mm f/1.8 model, are expected to be refreshed in February. For a full list of CES 2011 announced and yet-to-be-announced products, check […]

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The next Nikon Coolpix refresh to include a 24-100mm zoom camera with fast f/1.8 aperture *UPDATED*

By [NR] admin | Published: January 4, 2011

Update: the lens will go up to 100mm on the tele end and not 120mm as initially reported. The next refresh of the Nikon Coolpix line will include an advanced model with a 24-100mm zoom and fast aperture starting at f/1.8 (don’t know yet what will be the aperture on the tele end). The announcement […]

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