Monthly Archives: December 2011

Free Wildlife Photography book download (Nikon equipment used)

The book Wildlife Photography: On Safari with your DSLR: Equipment, Techniques, Workflow will be available as a free PDF file download for 24 hours starting at midnight CET on December 11th, 2011 (EST: 6:00pm on December 10th). The German language version will be available on December 18th. Update: we actually brought the site down. This […]

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Nauticam NA-D7000V – updated underwater housing for Nikon D7000

Nauticam released an updated version NA-D7000V of their NA-D7000 underwater housing for Nikon D7000. The new version (model Number: 17206) features enhanced control access and HDMI connection compatibility. The depth rating is 100m, the retail price will be $3300, shipping will start on January 1, 2012.

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Also coming soon: new Nikon WT-5 wireless transmitter

I expect Nikon to announce a new WT-5 wireless transmitter with their upcoming D800 or D4 DSLR cameras – add this to the list of upcoming products. The new unit will be mountable on the camera and will be very compact. I do not have any more details at that point. I believe the current Nikon WT-4A […]

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Nikon D800 commercial was filmed in Chicago *updated*

Update: see more details on the Nikon D800 commercial here. A month ago I mentioned that the Nikon D800 promo video was shot in Chicago, but at that time I wasn’t really sure . Today I received another confirmation that this was the case. The production is now completed, which is another indication for an upcoming […]

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Nikon SB-910 Speedlight flash now shipping in Europe

The Nikon SB-910 Speedlight flash is already shipping in Europe – the picture above was taken at Foto Hans Keuzekamp in the Netherlands. Expect the US shipments to start next week.

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How to lose $1200 in 25 seconds

Yes, we have that too – this is the Nikon version of the 24 seconds 5D Mark II destruction video: “I was filming on a hot spring in Utah, when a gust of wind pushed my two months old Nikon D7000, that was mounted on a tripod, into the hot sulfur water. The lens broke off […]

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This is it for 2011, something big is coming in January 2012

Nikon is done with the new products announcements for 2011. Something really big is coming in January 2012 – Nikon has bought space for a LOT of ads in big photography magazines for January 2012. I know they use to advertise a lot, but in this case, the extremely high amount of ads next month […]

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New firmware update 1.2 for Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon released new firmware update 1.2 for Nikon Coolpix P7000 today. I do not remember when was the last time Nikon issued a new firmware for a camera that has already been replaced (by the P7100). The changes include:

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