Monthly Archives: July 2012

Nikon D800 now in stock on Amazon Germany

For all German readers: Amazon.de currently has the Nikon D800 in stock.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #170

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 […]

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Nikon to announce a new AF-S 800mm f/5.6 VR lens

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).

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Interesting Nikon eBay finds

  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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New firmware update v1.02 for Nikon D4 now available

Nikon released new firmware update v1.02 for the Nikon D4 DSLR camera. The included changes in this version are:

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New Nikon Monarch on July 7 *UPDATED*

I was not going to cover this teaser sent by Nikon since it does not apply to a photographic product, but after I received over 100 emails with questions, I have no other choice. Monarch refers to several Nikon products outside their Imaging division that includes binoculars, riflescopes and laser rangefinders (more info on the various products can be […]

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This month’s Nikon instant rebates include D4, D800/E, 24-70mm and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses

After months of having only DX equipment in the US Nikon instant rebate program, we finally have some discounts on full frame gear: Save $200 when you purchase the Nikon D4 with Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G or 70-200mm f/2.8G lens Save $200 when you purchase the Nikon D800 with Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G or 70-200mm f/2.8G lens Save $200 […]

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Nikon D4 owners: Sony announced faster S series XQD memory cards

Sony revealed new S Series XQD memory cards that are now officially faster than Compact Flash with transfer speeds of 168MB/s. The Nikon D4 is currently the only camera that uses the new XQD standard. Till now D4 owners could purchase only 16GB and 32GB H Series XQD cards that have maximum read/write speed of 125MB/s.

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