Monthly Archives: January 2012

Nikon USA to stop selling camera parts to independent repair shops

By [NR] admin | Published: January 16, 2012

Nikon USA sent a letter to all independent camera repair shops in the US that they will no longer be able to order parts from Nikon USA. Nikon will continue to supply parts to authorized repair centers.

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Nikon D4 updates

By [NR] admin | Published: January 16, 2012

Still catching up on the latest D4 updates while I was at CES last week. I will just present everything here in one post: Dynamic range vs. ISO chart comparison between all Nikon full frame DSLRs. Interesting interview with Toshiaki Akagi (engineer and senior manager at Nikon Japan). See also his explanation about the short battery life of the Nikon […]

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More on the upcoming Nikon announcement

By [NR] admin | Published: January 16, 2012

Last week I posted about an upcoming Nikon event on February 7th, 2012. I received another tip from a different country about a Nikon event scheduled for January 25th, 2012. There are several possibilities here: there could be more than one Nikon announcement in some countries new product presentations sometimes happen after the product is […]

Posted in Nikon D800, Nikon Point and Shoot | Tagged | 79 Comments

Weekly Nikon news flash #145

By [NR] admin | Published: January 15, 2012

New Nikon V1 book now available for pre-order. Another Nikon Wireless TTL flash trigger alternative from Pixel. It’s available for sale on eBay. Some readers who pre-ordered the 85mm f/1.8 lens from Amazon received an estimated arrival date: February 3- 27, 2012. The lens was initially scheduled to start shipping in March, 2012. New version of […]

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A store in Houston is taking Nikon D800 pre-orders for $2,699.99

By [NR] admin | Published: January 15, 2012

A camera store in Houston is taking pre-orders for the 36MP D800 camera for $2,699.99. I personally believe the D800 will be more expensive. Via Nikonistas

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What product was secretly unveiled in this armored truck during CES?

By [NR] admin | Published: January 15, 2012

Valentin Sama from DSLR Magazine mentioned on his blog that after signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) he was invited to this armored truck during CES with some other journalists to see a new “secret” product. The limo company used was 24-7 Limousines out of Las Vegas. Does anyone know more about this truck and what was inside? Maybe […]

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Another Nikon D800 book scheduled for release in March 2012

By [NR] admin | Published: January 15, 2012

The German publisher Franzis announced a new D800 book scheduled for March 2012 release. The D800 image is different from what I think the camera will look like. This seems to be the second D800 book – the first one is listed on Amazon UK for over a year now.

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