Monthly Archives: November 2011

Digital camera consumers are willing to pay more for Nikon

The title says it all, here is the press release: PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Market Insight Corporation today reported that U.S. consumers are placing greater importance on “brand” for digital camera purchase decisions. Further, the maximum price that consumers are willing to pay for a digital camera is increasingly influenced by brand. Based on preferences collected […]

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Three possible scenarios for the Nikon D800 and other rumblings

I basically see three scenarios for what is currently going on with the D800: The D800 is really delayed because of the floods. If that’s the case, Nikon could have announced the beast and then come up later and say that the camera is delayed, just like Sony did. Nobody would have complained. Canon’s 1Dx […]

Posted in Nikon D4, Nikon D800 | 232 Comments

[NR] RSS feed

Just a quick note: several readers reported that the NikonRumors Google gadget and some other third party apps (Pulse for example) are no longer displaying the latest [NR] posts. I really don’t have any control over those RSS solutions. This blog’s RSS feed is working and has not been changed for years. My suggestion is to just use […]

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New Nikon iPhone/iPad apps

The rumor mill is grinding to a halt, which probably means that Nikon is done for this year. We still have to watch the first week of December, but as of today I am not aware of any scheduled press events. To keep you entertained, I have several guest posts and giveaways scheduled for the next few weeks. […]

Posted in Nikon Software | Tagged | 79 Comments

The latest Nikon patents

Time for another update on the latest patent application filed by Nikon: Patent application 20110273577 is for artificial blur enhancement – in other words simulating bokeh without using a fast lens: The blur detecting section detects degree of blur of an image of the second region of the image of the photographic image data. The blur enhancement section performs […]

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NikonRumors is now on Google+

NikonRumors is now on Google+. Add [NR] to your circles if you are into g+. You can get more updates on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube. Check also the g+ profiles for LeicaRumors and PhotoRumors.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #136

After the SanDisk discount from last week, Lexar also dropped their prices. Deal: Nikon Coolpix AW100 + free shipping + free case and 4GB memory card for $289.94 at newegg. Check out this Nikon SP rangefinder on eBay. Nikon Cameras – tough enough for the Antarctic: “Nikon products worked; they were dependable in wind chill temperatures […]

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