Monthly Archives: February 2011

“Something new is coming. DSLRs will never be the same…” *UPDATED*

Yvon Bourque (Pentax photographer and author) wrote this on his blog yesterday: “Something new is coming. DSLRs will never be the same… Pentax K-5/ K-7 will get it first, but  Nikon, Canon, Sony and Olympus will get it next.” What could that be? Update#3: the product in question will probably be some kind of a custom bellow or […]

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Nikon turned down Photoshop, D700 price drop, F3 used in the filming of Indiana Jones

This is the last part of this week’s Nikon news/links: Nikonweb.com is one of my favorite Nikon related sites on the Web. They are not a big website, but their articles are unique and worth reading. You may remember my previous reports on the Nikon prototype made by Panasonic or the Nikon digital underwater camera made for the […]

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Nikon Netherlands extending warranty to 2 years?

It seems that Nikon Netherlands is extending the product warranty to 2 years. Not sure about the details, but several [NR] readers received letters from Nikon with a new 2 years warranty certificate for items (lenses and DSLRs) that were purchased and registered few months ago.

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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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