Monthly Archives: May 2011

Nikon D90 is now officially discontinued

By [NR] admin | Published: May 15, 2011

Nikon D90 is now listed in the discontinued section of Nikon Japan website:

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Guest post: sharpness comparison between 16 Nikon lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: May 13, 2011

Here is another great guest post from Fabrizio Belardetti who wrote also the Nikkor 19mm f/2.8 Macro lens review few months ago (see also part 2 of that review). Fabrizio did a sharpness comparison of 16 full frame Nikon lenses at different focal lengths (300mm vs. 70-200mm and tc-17 will come later). Here is a list of […]

Posted in Nikon Lenses, [NR] Reviews | Tagged | 126 Comments

Nikon’s yearly financial results are out

By [NR] admin | Published: May 12, 2011

Here is Nikon’s one sentence summary of the Imaging Company in 2011: “Sales and operating income both increased in spite of yen appreciation and parts procurement difficulty.” This is what Nikon had to say about the impact of the earthquake on the 2012 forecast: Disaster damages and plant recoveries: In Miyagi, Tochigi, and Ibaraki prefectures, […]

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Nikon vs. Canon infographic

By [NR] admin | Published: May 11, 2011

Infographics are cool and here is one for Nikon vs. Canon created by besteproduct.nl:

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The first Nikon camera to be “canceled” because of the disaster in Japan: Coolpix S4100

By [NR] admin | Published: May 11, 2011

Update: this cancelation may not be valid for all countries. The Nikon Coolpix S6100 camera was also canceled in some countries. In the US, both models seems to be available. Nikon Japan just posted on their website that the Coolpix S4100 camera is “canceled” (not sure about the exact translation) as a result of the […]

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New product releases in the next 6 months according to Nikon Australia national sales manager

By [NR] admin | Published: May 10, 2011

Nikon Australia has a new national sales manager and he is looking forward to new product announcements in the next 6 months – this is what David Allen told current.com.au: “Allen outlined a number of key goals Nikon wants to achieve in the next six months. These include market share improvements, new product releases, greater engagement […]

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Review of the latest Nikon patents

By [NR] admin | Published: May 9, 2011

Nikon filed a patent in Japan for a full frame 55-300mm f/2.8-4 lens:

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