Monthly Archives: April 2011

Nikon announced the Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens

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

Nikon officially announced the Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens. Here is some related info and the official press release: Price: $219.95 Pre-order options: Adorama, Amazon US, Amazon DE Available: June 16th, 2011 For the UK the price is £199.99 and will go on sale on June 2nd Link: Nikon Imaging (incl. detailed specs and samples)

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Nikon do Brasil Ltda. established

By [NR] admin | Published: April 27, 2011
Nikon Brazil

In addition to the Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens, tonight Nikon also announced the establishment of their official presence in Brasil (as previously reported here). Full press release:

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Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 announced (with Nikon D5100 support)

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

Adobe Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 are now available incl. support for Nikon D5100, tethering for Nikon D7000 and new lens profiles for: Lens Mount Lens Name Nikon Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Nikon Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED Nikon Nikon AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED Nikon […]

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Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens

By [NR] admin | Published: April 26, 2011

Most of the Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens specs are already know. This f/1.8G lens will have a new design with one aspherical element (the old f/1.8D version did not have an aspherical element) and it will also come with a lens hood and a case (with the old version those were optional). Here is a MTF […]

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Nikon D5100 teardown

By [NR] admin | Published: April 26, 2011

While waiting for the announcement of the Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens which is less than 12 hours away, take a look at this Nikon D5100 teardown performed by Ifixit:

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Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens will be announced tonight

By [NR] admin | Published: April 26, 2011

The Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens will be announced tonight (EST). I will post more details once I get in front of my computer. The lens will be the only new product announcement. [NR] rating: 99%

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Nikon announcement on Wednesday?

By [NR] admin | Published: April 25, 2011

I still have not received a confirmation about the previously rumored Nikon announcement on April 27th, which is very unusual. One of the expected new products is the already leaked Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens. My theory is that Nikon did not plan this announcement, but after the lens was leaked they had to very quickly organize the official release. This […]

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Interesting response from Nikon on replacing the shutter button with a touch sensor

By [NR] admin | Published: April 25, 2011

This is an interesting comment from Nikon staff on their Facebook page about an idea of replacing the shutter button with a touch sensor: Now at least you now know how to submit your ideas to Nikon.  

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