Monthly Archives: May 2011

Nikon D800 delayed till October 2011, D4 in early 2012?

According to Quesabesde the Nikon D700 replacement is postponed till October 2011 and the Nikon D4 is expected to be announced in early 2012. This delay was caused by the earthquake in Japan. In the past few weeks I have been receiving conflicting reports on a potential delay for the D800 and I am not […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #108

Cheap alternative battery grip for Nikon D7000. Nikon EN-EL3 rechargeable battery recall updated with additional lot numbers. How about this Nikon S1 camera concept? There are rumors that Notion VTEC could be for sale. Nikon owns 10% of the company and recently moved some of its Sendai production to Notion VTEC (see here and here). […]

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Capture NX3 to include Nik plugins?

A few months ago I received a tip that the future Nikon Capture NX3 software will be completely rewritten from scratch and will include all Nik plugins except for Color Efex, which will be available as an option. I was never able to verify this rumor. A recent post on the [NR] forum reminded me to post this online (still […]

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Top 10 posts for April, 2011

These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for April 2011: Nikon D800 design concept camera. Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G website now removed from Nikon Imaging. Confusion: new AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens. Yes, this Nikon D3 is still working. Nikon to introduce new NIKKORNER product line. Nikon announcement next week? Nikon products lifespan […]

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Happy Birthday [NR]!

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The winner of the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G DX lens is…

Update: I had to select another person, because the initial winner never claimed his price. The winner of the 14th [NR] giveaway for a Nikon 35mm f/1.8G DX lens from B&H is Michael P. from Austria. Congratulations!

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Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.4G lens hands-on review

I finally got the Nikkor AF-S 35mm f/1.4G lens few weeks ago from B&H and here is my quick hands-on review: General The 35mm is probably one of the most widely used focal lengths for photojournalism. In addition to the f/1.4G version that was introduced in September 2010, Nikon also has the AF 35mm f/2D and the AF-S 35mm […]

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