Monthly Archives: December 2011

More bad news: Nikon Switzerland fined $13.25 million for restricting parallel imports

   Since March of 2010 the Swiss subsidiary of Nikon Corp. has been investigated for “preventing other companies from importing some of its photography products”. The verdict is now out and Nikon was fined CHF 12.5 million ($13.25 million) for “restricting parallel imports”:

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New Nikon Coolpix S2600 camera listed on Imaging website

Under today’s date (December 14th, 2011) there is a new Coolpix S2600 camera listed on Nikon Imaging website: Not sure if this is a mistake or a late announcement. Full specs and sample images can be found here.

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Second chance to download a free copy of the Wildlife Photography book

This time I am giving you an advance notice. Last weekend we crashed Uwe’s website and he is now giving you a second chance to download a full PDF version of his book Wildlife Photography: On Safari with your DSLR: Equipment, Techniques, Workflow. The English and German copy of the book will be available for a free download again […]

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The winner of the Spyder 3 Elite giveaway is…

The winner of the Datacolor Spyder 3 Elite display calibration system giveaway is Ben Dekock (pending verification). Congratulation! If you did not win, the Spyder 3 Elite currently has $30 mail-in rebate.

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Firmware update 1.10 prepares the Nikon 1 J1 and V1 cameras for the FT1 adapter

  Nikon issued firmware update for the Nikon 1 J1 and V1 mirrorless cameras which adds pixel mapping and support for the FT1 mount adapter. The FT1 adapter enables the use of Nikon F-mount lenses on a Nikon 1 body. Here are the basics specifications:

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Double Exposure: Canon vs. Nikon (video)

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Nikon D4 specs: 16.2MP, 11 fps, 12,800 native ISO, XQD memory card

I was able to collect some specs from several sources for the upcoming Nikon D4 camera. The [NR] rating on those specs is 90% which means this is the real deal with maybe some small details being wrong possibly due to wrong translation. Nikon D4 specs: 16.2 MP 11 fps Correction: 100-12,800 102,400 native ISO range, […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #140

Nikon lens shot glass now available at Photojojo store. The rare Nikkor 8mm f/2.8 and Nikkor 300 f/2.0 lenses available on eBay again: Some holidays specials: $140 off Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM $50 off Tokina 12-24mm f/4.0 lens $50 off Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens $150 off Nikon AF-S 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens 8% […]

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