Monthly Archives: March 2011

New Holga and Lensbaby add-ons for Nikon DSLR

Holga is now selling lenses for DSLR. The Nikon version HL-N is a 60mm f/8 all plastic lens that costs $24.99 and weights 38g. Other Holga lenses and accessories are compatible with the HL-N (Lomography has a similar solution). The lens is also available on eBay.

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How to take a Nikon D7000 apart

This 10 min video (in Thai language) shows you in details how to disassemble a Nikon D7000 camera. According to the narrator, only the top and back parts are magnesium alloy:

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Potential Nikon announcement: late March, early April

I still do not have an exact date, but it seems that Nikon will be announcing the D5100 somewhere in late March/early April. I was told also that there will be new Coolpix camera(s). This is highly unusual, since the compact camera line is refreshed in February and August. Those rumored Coolpix camera(s) could actually be the […]

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Rumor: Nikon D5100 to have 11 AF points

The Nikon D5100 is expected to have 11 AF points (just like the D3100 and the D5000). I am still getting conflicting information about the sensor: the first report indicated a 14.2MP sensor that is currently in the D3100, but the latest info I received implies that the D5100 may use the 16.2MP sensor from the D7000.

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