First, the winner of the last Nikon 1 V1 grip giveaway is Bill Pearce. Congratulations! If you did not win, here is another chance: What can I win? In this giveaway you can win a Nikon 70-200mm lens thermos. How do I win? The rules are simple: leave a comment to this blog post. That’s all. One comment […]
The Nikon D4 camera is currently en route to some dealers in Europe. I expect to see the first unboxing pictures/videos/samples tomorrow or the day after. I still have no confirmation on the exact US delivery date. The camera is supposed to start shipping on March 15th, Amazon US expects it on March 20th.
Nikon MB-D12 battery grip ($449.95) for Nikon D800/D800E to start shipping on April 2nd according to Amazon Germany. Amazon best sellers list: Nikon D800 is at the #22 spot, the new Canon 5D Mark III is #83. The Nikon D800 is #1 in the camera and photo bestsellers. Nikon D800 orders “unprecedented”. Refurbished Nikon D5000 for $329.95. Nikon […]
Today is the one year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. Check also this update from the Red Cross.
According to Nikon USA tech support the Nikkor PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED lens cannot be used with shifting and tilting on the Nikon D800. This discussion has been going on for few days now in the NR comments section and on Twitter and Nikon USA has not updated their response online which makes me think that this […]
Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the first D800 books – “Mastering the Nikon D800” by Darrell Young (publisher: Rocky Nook): Mastering the Nikon D800 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D800 camera. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion that often […]
Nikon filed a patent (201048125) in Japan for a 135mm f/1.8 lens: Patent release date: March 8, 2012 Patent filing date: August 30, 2012 Focal length: 132.9mm Aperture: 1.8 Angle of view: 18.3° Lens design: 15 elements in 9 group, 2 ED elements Internal focusing (IF) Vibration reduction (VR) Update: here is the US patent 20120050872 application for the […]
The Nikon D4 camera is again open for pre-order on Amazon with a release date of March 20th, 2012. Amazon stopped taking pre-orders just few hours after the D4 announcement. They probably now know how many cameras they will get in the first shipment and started taking pre-orders again. Update: Nikon D800 and D800E pre-orders are also […]
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