Monthly Archives: August 2011

Announcement in 14 hours *UPDATED*

The official Nikon announcement should happen tonight around midnight US Eastern time (±1 hour). I expect that some website will leak details earlier. Now is a good time to check your local Nikon website for any visual changes in the design, listings, placement of products, etc. Another Nikon day in Slovakia on August 25, 2011 with “unique […]

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Nikon D700 back in stock

Nikon D700 is now back in stock at B&H and Amazon: The D700 was out of stock for several weeks in all major US online retailers (and many other countries).

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The new Nikon 40mm f/2.8G AF-S DX Micro lens will start shipping in 3 days

Adorama lists on their website that the new Nikon 40mm f/2.8G AF-S DX Micro lens will start shipping on August 25th: Some sample images taken with that lens showed up online today on this Swiss website. The Nikon 50mm f/1.8G lens is currently in stock at Amazon and Adorama.

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Nikon press releases distributed in Europe included only Coolpix cameras

Reportedly the press releases distributed by Nikon in Europe for the 24th included only the new Coolpix point and shoot models. Even the mirrorless camera was not included. There is still a chance that Nikon will send out another press release tomorrow or they may just announce new products directly on their website without notifying the […]

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Alternative ways to follow NikonRumors next week

In case [NR]’s server starts to overheat next week, here are some alternative ways to follow the latest news and updates: Facebook Twitter NikonRumors.net: alternative site that I use only when NikonRumors.com is down. You can also subscribe to the full text RSS feed which will be available online even if the server goes down. Sign up for the full text email […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #124

Rare Nikon rangefinder Nikkor 1000mm f/6.3 lens on eBay: Nissin Di866 MARK II flash for Nikon is now in stock Nikon Pro magazine coming to the iPad. Nikon Malaysia gives future designers a stage. Nikon at PhotoImage show in Brazil. There is also a new “Eu sou Nikon” video. Nikon car at Indy. Canon vs. Nikon debate linked […]

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BTW, there were no Coolpix cameras announcement this week

Which will make next week even more interesting…

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“Imagine the Nikon D4” contest winner announcment

Here are the results of the “Imagine the Nikon D4” contest: the winner with 2,948 votes is Ramon Alvarez with this image:

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