Few weeks ago I reported on a Nikon patent about a light meter built into the prism. Nikon has filed a series of related patents. One of them is 7876373 which describes a camera with a hybrid viewfinder: “One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a means capable of confirming the state of field and the […]
B&H currently has the Nikon 85mm f/1.4G lens (imported) in stock for $1699. Please note that this is a grey market product and it does not come with a Nikon USA warranty: Amazon has the “regular” version for 1799,95:
The winner of the 13th [NR] giveaway for a free Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB SDHC memory card is Jared Freeden. Congratulations!
Nikon Corporation made a 100 million yen (over 1.2 million USD) donation to the Japanese Red Cross. I believe donating directly to the Japanese Red Cross is the best way to support the relieve efforts in Japan and to ensure that your money will reach the devastated areas. From the US, the easiest way to […]
I received several reports that the prices of some Nikon equipment went up in the last few days. Few of the mentioned items are: Nikon D300s body only (current prices: B&H $1529.95, Adorama $1599.00, Amazon $1449.00) Nikon D700 body only (current prices: B&H 2699.95, Adorama $2599.00, Amazon $2399.95) Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VRII lens (current prices: B&H: 2299.00, […]
Google released post-earthquake satellite images of the impacted areas in Japan. You can download the KLM file from their blog and explore it in Google Earth. Those are the before and after satellite images of the Nikon plant in Sendai (click on images for larger view): The after image was taken on March 13, two days after the earthquake (you can find […]
Nikon issued an official statement on the situation in Japan: The Nikon Group would like to express its profound sympathy and condolences to the victims of earthquake in Major Earthquake in Northern Japan (Japan’s Tohoku region) on March 11. The effects to our group companies are as follows. Measures to cope with the situations We have set […]
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