Monthly Archives: March 2011

Another picture of the Nikon D5100

By [NR] admin | Published: March 31, 2011

A reader sent me another picture of the Nikon D5100 from the PR event held by Nikon Korea few weeks ago (thanks brieltothev): You can clearly see that the LCD screen swivels to the side and not to the bottom like the current Nikon D5000:

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Nikon Day on April 7th in Bratislava promises to be full of surprises

By [NR] admin | Published: March 31, 2011

Update #2: the surprise of the event was the Nikon D5100. Update: the post is now updated and the surprise is the Nikon D5100. There will be a Nikon Day on April 7th, 2011 in Bratislava, Slovakia and one of the organizers promises an event “full of surprises“: The Nikon D5100 is expected to be released on […]

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Nikon issues third update after the earthquake in Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: March 31, 2011

Nikon just published a third notice on the impact by the earthquake in Japan (see #1 and #2). Nikon basically warns again that they will not be able to meet customers’ demand in the near future: “The Nikon Group would express our deepest condolences to the victims of the earthquake and extend our profound sympathy and heartfelt […]

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There may not be any new PRO Nikon lenses in 2011

By [NR] admin | Published: March 30, 2011

Since the beginning of the year, reliable rumors about new Nikkor lenses have been lacking. The earthquake in Japan made the situation even worse and now I am hearing that there may not be any new Nikon lenses announced in 2011 at all. Nikon already reported that the factory in Tochigi, which produces lenses, has been “severely damaged”.

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The new Nikon instant rebates program (US)

By [NR] admin | Published: March 28, 2011

The pro DSLRs (except the D300s) and lenses were removed from the latest US Nikon instant rebate program. Here are all available combinations:

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Auto-focus accuracy: a scientific cross brand analysis (guest post)

By [NR] admin | Published: March 28, 2011

The next guest post is by Lionel Humbert who took a scientific approach when examining the AF accuracy acros camera brands: Many discussions emerge on the Internet about image quality, noise, focus accuracy… when a new camera hits the market. Some people move from one brand to another based solely on some brief, vague and not justified reports viewed on […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #103

By [NR] admin | Published: March 27, 2011

Zeiss is now shipping Compact Prime CP.2 F lenses. Some Nikon mirrorless camera design concepts on flickr. There is a new and redesigned version of the Holga lens for Nikon SLR cameras with an increased level of ‘Holga-ness’: Rare Nikon lens – Nikkor-O 4/2,1 cm for Nikon F, c. 1960 (read more about this lens at nikon.com): Don McCullin’s […]

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More on the Nikon D5100 announcement

By [NR] admin | Published: March 27, 2011

I feel pretty confident about the April 4th release date for the Nikon 5100, even though some countries have a Nikon press event scheduled for April 5th, 2011 (probably because of the different timezones). The interesting part is that there’s also suppose to be some kind of a Coolpix presentation. This could just be rerun of the latest Coolpix cameras announced in […]

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