Monthly Archives: August 2011

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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Nikon’s mirrorless interchangeable lens camera will be announced on August 24th

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

The latest information indicates that Nikon will announce only their mirrorless camera on August 24th (in addition to the new Coolpix cameras). This makes sense since the mirrorless mount pictured above was the only real leak in the past few weeks. I don’t have the technical specs yet, but here are some more details on […]

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Vote for the “Imagine the Nikon D4″ contest winner

By [NR] admin | Published: August 14, 2011

I received a total of 69 entries for the “Imagine the Nikon D4″ contest where you can win a ThinkTankPhoto Airport Airstream roller. I decided to allow readers to vote on all 69 entries instead of me selecting the top 20. All entries can be seen on flickr. Simply note the picture number (#) in the title […]

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