Monthly Archives: August 2011

Another press event on August 24th

By [NR] admin | Published: August 19, 2011

In addition to Nikon and Sony, there will be another press event on August 24th for Joe McNally’s exhibition at the Time Warner Center called “Faces of Ground Zero, Portraits of The Heroes of September 11, 2011”:

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The 50/50 [NR] roller coaster

By [NR] admin | Published: August 18, 2011

The ratio of tips and rumors I received for a new DSLR vs. mirrorless camera announcement on August 24 is 50/50. The main difference is that I got some details on the mirrorless camera and nothing on the DSLR front. This is why I changed  my “prediction” from two DSLR bodies to a mirrorless only […]

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Nikon’s mirrorless: not a “pro” camera but with few very innovative features

By [NR] admin | Published: August 18, 2011

Nikon has mentioned on several occasions that they will surprise the market and will do things differently with their mirrorless camera. They also said that their mirrorless camera will not be targeted at professionals (although several websites reported the contrary) and will have enhanced video features. The new Nikon mirrorless camera was described to me as “having more enthusiast than pro features” […]

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Nikon’s rugged Coolpix camera: the rebirth of the Nikonos?

By [NR] admin | Published: August 17, 2011

In an old interview with Focus-Numerique, Mr. Tetsuro Goto (Director of Laboratory R&D at Nikon Japan) said: “Personally I think the Nikonos reborn in the future” The upcoming rugged Coolpix from Nikon may actually be the rebirth of the Nikonos line. The rumor is that the new camera will have a depth rating of 33 feet (10 meters), […]

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Nikon Denmark press invitation

By [NR] admin | Published: August 17, 2011

This is the press invitation sent by Nikon Denmark. The text says something like: “Nikon is inviting you to a press meeting with exclusive beforehand showing“. The event is scheduled for two hours. Can any native speakers spot some more clues?

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Nikon press release: Joe McNally was using “the latest Nikon cameras” for his new exhibition

By [NR] admin | Published: August 16, 2011

I mentioned last week about Joe McNally’s upcoming exhibition that will open on August 24th. Today Nikon issued a press release that contained the following paragraph: Based on McNally’s renowned “Faces of Ground Zero, Portraits of the Heroes of September 11, 2001,” this updated special exhibition will feature original life-size portraits, along with new digital images and […]

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First mockups of Nikon’s mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

By [NR] admin | Published: August 16, 2011

I do not have any real images of the upcoming  Nikon mirrorless interchangeable lens camera but I received two mockups that will give you a pretty good idea of the camera’s design: Here are some details in addition to those I published earlier today: Similar clean design like the Coolpix P300. The camera will not have […]

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Watch out for Coolpix announcement this week

By [NR] admin | Published: August 16, 2011

The exact day of the new Coolpix cameras announcement I believe is the key to wether we will see DSLR or mirrorless products on August 24th. Nikon Brazil for example has several events scheduled for this week (August 16-18th):

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