Monthly Archives: October 2012

Nikon announcement in 24 hours

In approximately 24 hours I expect Nikon will announce a new Nikon 1 V2 camera and a Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 full frame lens with the next generation VR. In addition, the company is expected to reveal plans for the future development of three new lenses for their mirrorless cameras. The official announcement should be on October 24th, but in […]

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Nikon US no longer supports the D800E? I don’t think so.

Photographyblog just published a report that the D800E could be “no longer supported” by Nikon US. The article quotes a response from Nikon support who told a photographer interested in purchasing the camera that the D800E is no longer supported by Nikon: “they are not going to stock or make anymore”. I seriously doubt that the Nikon D800E will no longer […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #185

UK deal: when you buy the Nikon D3100 + 18-55mm + 55-200mm lens kit for £429.95, you will get a free Nikon 10×25 Sportstar EX binoculars worth £139.99. US deal: refurbished Nikon D5100 kit for $464.95. Update: refurbished Nikon D800 for $2,5999. Check out this Nikon C1 camera concept created by a dpreview reader. Nikon press […]

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B&H offers free perks if you buy the Nikon D600 or D800 cameras

Since Nikon introduced their new pricing policy in October 2011, it is really hard to find any good deals on Nikon gear since all retailers are now forced to sell equipment at the same price point. One exception from the rule is that stores can offer bundles valued up to 10% of the price of the product […]

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Nikon patents for 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4-5.6 lens and fan accessory for cooling digital cameras

US patent D665005 filed by Nikon is probably for the upcoming 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4-5.6 lens. As you can see from the drawings, the controls on the lens are slightly different then the current 1 Nikkor VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-Zoom lens. There seems to be also a new switch on the side:

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New Nikon 1 lenses: 32mm f/1.2, 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 and 10-100mm f/4-5.6

In addition to the Nikon 1 V2 mirrorless camera and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 lens, on October 24th Nikon will officially announce also the development of three new 1 Nikkor lenses: 1 Nikkor 32mm f/1.2 1 Nikkor 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4-5.6 In the past two years Nikon has filed at least two patents (2012-185263 and 2012-98706) for a […]

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The new Nikon 70-200mm f/4 lens expected to start shipping at the end of November

The new Nikon 70-200mm f/4 lens that is expected to be announced next week will probably start shipping at the end of November, 2012. The price of the lens is expected to be in the $1,000-$1,300 range (depending on your local currency). I do not have the exact US price yet.

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