Monthly Archives: June 2012

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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Alternative IPTC Preset Manager Software (for Nikon D4)

Nikon offers the free IPTC Preset Manager software which requires Microsoft Silverlight. The software lets you enter IPTC presets for cameras (D4) that embed International Press Telecommunications Council information. NikonWeb offers a simple alternative program that can be downloaded for free here (Windows only):

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Nikon D800 delivery situation improving in the US

B&H sent out this email to existing D4/D800/D800E pre-orders – the situation with D800 deliveries is improving, but this seems not to be the case with the Nikon D4/D800E:

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DIY: modifying the Yongnuo RF603N wireless remote flash trigger

Next guest post by Otto Peter is on how to modify the Yongnuo RF603N wireless remote flash trigger (available on eBay) to fit non-Nikon flash trigger sources, like light meters, or any camera with a PC socket The Yongnuo RF603N is a nice, cheap wireless remote flash trigger for Nikon cameras. It does well what it is designed for, […]

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for May 2012

These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for May 2012: More Nikon D600 specs New/updated Nikon D600 specifications Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 fisheye lens mounted on a Nikon D800 (video) Nikon D600 release probability now at 80% Nikon acknowledges the D4/D800 lockup issue, offers temporary fix Annular solar eclipse with Nikon D7000 and Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 […]

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