Monthly Archives: July 2011

Picture of Nikon’s mirrorless camera mount

Picture of the mount and sensor of upcoming Nikon mirrorless camera named “X810” leaked on the Chineses forum Xitek: Brief translation (thanks B.): the new mirrorless demo machine is here, temperatly named X810. The user is not going to post pictures of the whole camera due to trade secret and he do not want to […]

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Nikon software compatibility with Mac OS X version Lion 10.7

Mac OS X version Lion 10.7 is now available for download. Nikon issued a service notice specifiyng which software products will be compatible with the new Mac OS: Capture NX 2 ViewNX 2 Camera Control Pro 2 WT-4 Setup Utility/Thumbnail Selector Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 PC-PJ Transfer The following products will no longer be […]

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Nikon rep: two DSLRs will be announced by the end of August

This is the email I received from a reader describing a recent Nikon event organized for major authorized dealers in a country I will not mention online in order not to get anyone in trouble: They essentially explain what happened with Nikon since March 11th (earthquake, tsunami, Fukushima, etc.) and what major decisions have been […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #119

Ikelite announced a new underwater housing for the Nikon D5100 camera. The price is $1,400 with a depth rating of 200 feet (60m): New LockCircle camera body cap for Nikon DSLR cameras coming soon: 25% savings when buying 3 Lexar UDMA 600x CF memory cards (free shipping): 8GB, 16GB, 32GB. Nikon sells branded confections in Japan. Nikon Malaysia […]

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Picture of Nikon D700x appears on a store giveaway promotion

This European online store published a picture of Nikon D700x to promote an official Nikon Netherlands giveaway: The D700x image is not part on the official giveaway website.

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This one didn’t make it: Nikon D3s get crashed by a Ford pickup truck

I had my D3s w/28-300 for 89 days. May 26, 2011 I had just finished taking pictures of a cropduster flying on rice seed, and backed my pickup up along the field road to a “T” where I could back in and pull forward. I placed the D3s on the seat next to me with […]

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Nikon Micro 40mm f/2.8 lens patents (updated)

Update: Nikon’s lens patent 20110170195 seems to have the correct lens diagram for the recently announced AF-S DX Micro 40mm f/2.8G lens. The patent got published online just two days after the lens got announced! (thanks Astrophotographer) A reader asked me if Nikon has previously filed any patents for the recently announced AF-S DX Micro 40mm f/2.8G lens. I […]

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