Monthly Archives: February 2011

The ultimate helmet camera: Nikon D7000 with wireless HD video streaming

I have few more Nikon related news/links that were too much to include in one post. The first one is about a music video shot with a Nikon D7000 helmet camera: The setup is a helmet with a front mounted Nikon D7000 camera and a Teradek Cube camera-top wireless HD video encoder that streamed over WiFi […]

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Weekly Nikon related news/links #97 (incl. new DxOMark F-mount Zeiss lens test data)

Voigtländer announced a new SL II Heliar Classic 1,8/75mm lens with Nikon mount: Another Nikon 300mm f/2.0 lens for sale in Germany. No more free lunch – Nikon Switzerland will discontinue its free sensor cleaning service on June 1st, 2011. The first Nikon D3s price drop also comes from Switzerland. In the US the price of […]

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Nikon booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show

Today is day 3 of the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show that takes place in Yokohama, Japan. Similar to CES 2011, there are hardly any press coverage of the Nikon booth for the simple reason that there are no new products. Here are some images from the CP+ Nikon booth sent by a reader: Nikon […]

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Nikon Rumors giveaway #11: one year PRO subscription for Animoto

What can I win? The Nikon announcement is now over and it’s time for another giveaway where you can win one year PRO subscription to Animoto ($249 value). What is Animoto? Watch this 30 seconds video to find out: And here is a sample video: You can also check sample videos from other photographers, such […]

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Nikon’s mirrorless plans to be disclosed next month?

The Austrian broadcasting company ORF published an interview (in English) with Wolfgang Lutzky, the head of Nikon Austria. When asked when Nikon would enter this market (i.e. mirrorless), Lutzky referred to the next presentation of financial results in March and mentioned that Nikon’s top managers might lay out their (mirrorless) plans at this occasion. FYI, […]

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Comparing f/1.8 compact cameras: Samsung TL500, Olympus XZ-1 and Nikon Coolpix P300

A quick comparison between all three f/1.8 compact cameras on the market today (green color indicates the better specs): Samsung TL500 Olympus XZ-1 Nikon Coolpix P300 Pixels 1o MP 10 MP 12 MP Sensor size 1/1.7 in. 1/1.63 in. 1/2.3 in. Sensor type CCD CCD BSI CMOS ISO range 80-3200 100-6400 160-3200 Lens aperture f/1.8-2.4 […]

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Nikon Coolpix cameras now available for pre-order

The latest Nikon Coolpix cameras are available for pre-order: Nikon Coolpix P300 Nikon Coolpix P500 Nikon Coolpix S9100 Nikon Coolpix L120 Nikon Coolpix S6100 Nikon Coolpix S3100 Nikon Coolpix S4100 Nikon Coolpix L24

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Official Nikon Coolpix announcement (press releases)

Nikon Coolpix P300, P500, S9100, L120, S6100, S3100, S4100, and L24 cameras are all official now. If you are bored, the full press releases are included:

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