Monthly Archives: October 2012

Refurbished Nikon products

Adorama currently has the following refurbished Nikkor lenses for sale: Nikkor 200mm f/2 for $3,699 (old version), original price of new version: $5,819, saving of $2,120. Nikkor TC-20E III for $429.95, original price: $459.95, saving of $30. Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 for $1549, original price: $1619.95, saving of $70.95. Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8 for $649.95, original price: […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #183

The Nikon D4 signed by Usain Bolt got delisted from eBay for violation of the charity auction policies after hitting $11,000. The camera is now re-listed correctly and after 12 bids and 2 more days to go, the current price is $6,000. Nikon Australia posted on their blog that the D4 and D800 are the “first DSLR cameras to pass the very elaborate […]

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Another Tamron patent for Nikon 1 lenses

Tamron filed another patent 2012-189637 in Japan for a 40mm f/2 lens for mirrorless cameras with 1″ sensor (Nikon 1). The patent contains several different calculations for 30mm, 35mm and 40mm f/2 versions. Few months ago Tamron filed a patent for 35mm f/2, 40mm f/2, 28mm f/2 and 38mm f/2 lenses.

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Nikon 1 V2 mirrorless camera will be announced next

The next Nikon announcement will be for the Nikon 1 V2 mirrorless camera. This is not a surprise after the huge price V1 drop reported few days ago. Similar to the J2, the V2 will offer only minor improvements over the V1 (the V1 already has the 921k dots screen). There is some talk that the […]

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No, the Nikon D4x is not coming any time soon

Several readers emailed me this screenshot from B&H website showing a listing for a Nikon D4x camera with 54.6MP. The listing is obviously a hoax, just like this Canon EOS 3D entry from few days ago.

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At least one new Nikon camera to be announced by the end of 2012

I have already mentioned on several occasions (see this post and this post) that there will be one more Nikon announcement before the end of 2012. With the latest Nikon V1 price drop and a new wireless remote controller, I think we can assume that there will be at least one new camera announced in the coming months before the […]

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Adobe Lightroom 4.2, Camera Raw 7.2 released with support for the latest Nikon products

Adobe released Lightroom 4.2 (download links: Mac|Windows), Camera Raw 7.2 and DNG converter 7.2 (Mac|Windows) with support for the latest Nikon cameras and lenses (including third party F-mount lenses):

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Remember Usain Bolt and the Nikon D4 pictures from the Olympics? The camera is now for sale

I am sure you remember the images of Usain Bolt taking pictures with a Nikon D4 camera at the London Olympics right after he won the 200m race. This very same camera is now up for auction on eBay. The current price after 27 bids is $6,455 and there are 6 more days to go (new […]

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