Intro Since the termination of the Nikonos series of underwater cameras in 2001, Nikon has not invested or contributed to using its cameras underwater. This led to the rise of the “digital camera in a housing” concept and the majority of cameras used underwater these days are actually standard digital cameras with a dedicated housing. […]
Nikon’s patent 2012128155 filed in Japan is for implementing an optical low-pass filter (OLPF) in the lens for optimum performance and improved resolving power. The low-pass filter is used to prevent/reduce moiré patterns in images. The patent describes a 300mm f/2.8 lens with OLPF.
I have scheduled several guest posts for this week. Nikon related news/rumors will pick up at the end of July when we will start approaching the pre-Photokina announcement time. The first guest post is from Steven Hyatt who had the chance to photofraph birds of prey in a studio environment with the Nikon D800 and Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 VRII […]
For all German readers: Amazon.de currently has the Nikon D800 in stock.
B&H is now shipping the new Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD full frame lens (Nikon Mount). Amazon US expects to ship the D800 within 3 to 5 weeks. Apparently Nikkor lenses work just fine on a Pentax SLR (image sent by a reader). Nikon F camera made out of paper. Get the instructions here. Solmeta N3 […]
Nikon will announce a new AF-S 800mm f/5.6 VR lens. You can see the patent for this lens here. Expect the official announcement between now and Photokina (September 2012).
Some interesting Nikon finds on eBay: Nikon FM10 RBT 3D X5 camera – this is a custom 3D camera made by the German company RBT. A nice Nikonos kit for $5,452:
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