Monthly Archives: October 2011

Nikon issued second notice on the damage from the flood in Thailand

By [NR] admin | Published: October 21, 2011

Nikon just published a second notice on the damage from the flood in Thailand (see first statement here) – they cannot provide any estimation on the potential damages because they still don’t have access to the factory. There are no reported casualties from Nikon’s employees. As expected, there will be products shortage. No word on […]

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How to convert your Nikon lens into a telescope or a microscope (Nikon lens scope converter)

By [NR] admin | Published: October 20, 2011

Today’s guest post is from Fabrizio Belardetti (www.fabriziobelardetti.com) who also reviewed the rare Nikkor 19mm f/2.8 Macro lens last year. He will explain how to turn your Nikon G lens into a telescope (or a microscope) with the help of an old Nikon lens scope converter: The Nikon lens scope converter is an unusual item (check those eBay listings), […]

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Nikon releases new MyPicturetown iPad/iPhone app

By [NR] admin | Published: October 20, 2011

I had to break the union discussion in the pervious thread with this new post about the wonderful news that today Nikon launched a new Picturetown Pad application for iPads and iPhones. The app can be downloaded for free from iTunes.

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The situation in Thailand doesn’t look good for Nikon

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

Nationmultimedia published the above table about the effect of the Thailand flooding on Japanese companies. Quote from the same article: “Electronic manufacturers also are heavily dependent on production in Thailand. Nikon Corp.’s Thailand plant produces low- to mid-range single-lens reflex cameras, which account for 90 percent of the company’s SLR camera production.”

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Another Nikon D7100 typo?

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

This is the second appearance of a Nikon D7100 on a major document (see the first one here) – Adobe listed the D7100 as a new camera in red in their Camera Raw 6.5 Read Me PDF document (see page 3):

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Rumor: Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G DX lens to be refreshed

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

There are some rumors that the next DX lens may actually be a refresh of the current AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR ($650). This matches previous reports that the new DX Nikkor will be a consumer lens and it will be a replacement of an already existing zoom lens.

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What about the Nikon D4?

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

The Nikon D4 will probably be announced in the first quarter of 2012, maybe even in January (PMA show?) but it’s just too early to put any credibility to this rumor. Most of the tips I received point to a 18MP sensor for the D4, just like the Canon EOS-1D X. Note that the new […]

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