Monthly Archives: March 2011

Initial report from Nikon after the earthquake: no injured employees, factories not significantly affected

AP was told by Nikon’s UK spokeswoman that there are no injured employees and factories are not significantly affected after the major 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan: “However, we have been informed that the Nikon Corporation building and factories located in the north of Japan are, fortunately, not significantly affected. Importantly, no injured employees have been reported.” See […]

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Major 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck 111 miles east of Sendai, Japan

A major 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck Japan few hours ago. The earthquake’s epicenter was 111 miles east of the city of Sendai. Nikon has a major manufacturing facility in Sendai:

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Rumor: Nikon’s mirrorless camera will be targeting professionals, to be released in few weeks

Few weeks ago DSLR Magazine and Mirrorlessrumors already reported that the upcoming Nikon mirrorless camera will be targeted at professionals which contradicted what Nikon executives have said last year. It is possible that Nikon has changed their strategy and decided to go with a different solution.

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Nikon UK started live chat support on their website

Nikon UK just added live chat support on their website where you can directly talk to member of the support team. Very useful feature if you don’t want to waist time digging through Nikon’s service and support website. The chat support hours are: Mo – Fr from 09:00 am – 05:00 pm GMT. Oh, and […]

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Use this high resolution image of the Nikon limited edition f/1.4 lens kit as your desktop background

Several readers asked me if I have a high resolution image of the Nikon limited edition f/1.4 lens set for use as a desktop background or a screensaver. Here is a 2187×1753 version of the image coming directly from the person who took the photograph (credit: Nikon Corp):

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The new Nikon booth at Focus on Imaging show

Canon was not part of the 2011 Focus on Imaging show in the UK which made Nikon the biggest exhibitor this year. In addition, Nikon had a brand new booth. Here are some images and videos from the show’s floor:

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Did Nikon Korea just leak the Nikon D5100?

Do you see something wrong with the above images? Let me first give you some background information: Nikon Korea teamed up with YG Entertainment for a PR event where YG Family members promoted Nikon cameras (you can see some of the images on the official website of Nikon Korea. What those images will not show you is the camera that […]

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Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB SDHC memory card review and giveaway

What can I win? In this giveaway you can win a Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB SDHC memory card: How do I win? The rules are simple – just leave a comment to this post. One comment per person please. Don’t forget to add your email address (it will not be visible to the public and it will […]

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