Monthly Archives: June 2012

Update: Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 VR lens could be announced next week

The new Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 VR full frame lens could be announced next week. I don’t have an exact date but June 15th keeps coming up. The D600 will probably not be announced with the new 24-85mm lens. Nikon may have another, not product related announcement as well.

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Nikon’s canceled “comfort women” photo exhibition continues to make headlines

CNN published this video report on the canceled “comfort women” photo exhibition by Ahn Sehong that was supposed to take place in the Nikon Salon gallery in Tokyo. The exhibition was canceled by Nikon without any explanations.

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The first “cheap” FX lens for the D600 will be the Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 VR

I already mentioned that with the D600 Nikon will release a new range of “cheaper” FX lenses. The first lens in that category will be the Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 VR. There is already an existing patent for a 24-70mm f/3.5-4.5 lens and one of the calculations is exactly for a 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 version. Expect the […]

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Nikon D3200 DxOMark score: second best APS-C camera ever

DxOMark just released their test results for the recently announced Nikon D3200 DSLR camera ($699) which scored the #10 spot on their overall score list (5 of the top 10 cameras are made by Nikon; there are also 3 Phase One and 2 Pentax models). Here is the Nikon D3200 compared to the D5100 and […]

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Amazon Germany expects to start shipping the Nikon D800 on June 8th

Amazon.de updated the status of the Nikon D800 as “available from June 8th, 2012“. There is a good chance you can get one, considering that Amazon.de had D800 in stock few weeks ago.

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Nikon D400 predictions in the Japanese CAPA magazine

I already posted this on PhotoRumors, but since I am still getting emails about it, I have to mention it again. The Japanese magazine CAPA published their annual “predictions” on upcoming cameras from Pentax, Sony, Canon and Nikon. On a full page they describe the D400 as being a 24MP APS-C camera with 9fps and […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #165

Aquatech announced NY-4 and NB-800 underwater housings for Nikon D4 and D800. Complete list of Nikon instant rebates for June (US). New Sigma rebates – up to $200 off F-mount lenses. See all current rebates here. Nikkor 2000mm f/11 reflex mirror lens on eBay again. The latest Adobe ACR 7.1 (Windows | Mac) and DNG Converter 7.1 (Windows | Mac) now support […]

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