Monthly Archives: June 2011

Nikon AF-S 105mm f/2 lens patent

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

Back in December of 2010 I reported on a rumor for a new Nikon AF-S 105mm f/2 VRII Nano lens: “2011 fall no more DC but VR and 77mm filter size min. focusing to 3.6 feet and max magnification of 1:3.4 priced at $2199 no more 135DC” Yesterday a patent for a new Nikon 105mm f/2 lens […]

Posted in Nikon Lenses, Nikon Patents | 105 Comments

Nikon 50mm f/1.8G lens now in stock

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

The Nikon 50mm f/1.8G lens is now in stock at B&H. Please note that Amazon will cancel your pre-order if they cannot ship an item after 60 days from the day you placed the order.

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged | 36 Comments

Nikon Regsweeper released + ViewNX 2 64 bit?

By [NR] admin | Published: June 8, 2011

Two days ago Nikon released a new free software called Regsweeper which will remove all registry entries after uninstalling Nikon software from your Windows based computer: What is Regsweeper? After uninstalling a Nikon software application from Microsoft Windows some associated files remain on the operating system. Running Regsweeper will completely uninstall all files installed by the Nikon […]

Posted in Nikon Software | Tagged | 44 Comments

Nikon files patents for 10-30mm and 7-13mm lens for mirrorless cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: June 8, 2011

Nikon filed a patent application 20110116172 (Japan, US versions) for a 10-30mm f/3.3-5.6 and 7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 lenses: Are those two lenses for Nikon’s mirrorless solution? Almost: the image height of both lenses is 7.96mm (sensor diagonal of 15.92mm) which suggests a crop factor of 2.8x. Previous patents and rumors indicated a crop factor of 2.5-2.6x based on a sensor […]

Posted in Nikon Patents | 89 Comments

Weekly Nikon news flash #113

By [NR] admin | Published: June 4, 2011

Sigma is now shipping the 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG OS APO HSM lens in the US (Nikon mount). The above Nikon rangefinder sold for EUR 108.000 at Westilicht Photographica Auctions. The Nikon Reflex-Nikkor 6,3/1000mm lens sold for EUR 22.800: The most expensive camera at the auction (ever sold) was this Leica 0-Serie camera from 1923 […]

Posted in Weekly Nikon News Flash | 80 Comments

Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens now shipping in the US

By [NR] admin | Published: June 2, 2011

The Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens is now being shipped in the US. I know for sure that at least one dealer (Acephoto) will be getting it in the next few days. This time Nikon started shipping the lens before the previously announced US release date. Shipments in Europe already started 10 days ago.

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged | 79 Comments

Offline for few days

By [NR] admin | Published: June 2, 2011

For the next two months, [NR] headquarter will be temporary moved to an undisclosed location in Europe and will operate on European time. In the next few days I will have limited Internet connectivity and will probably be offline. In the mean time, feel free to use the [NR] forum. For those of you who […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff | 72 Comments