The price of the Nikon D7000 body dropped another $100 at Amazon and B&H and the camera now sells for $896.95 (including a free bag, memory card, 2% rewards). The price of the Nikon 1 V1 mirrorless camera kit dropped another $50 and now sells for $849 (just the 10-100mm lens alone costs $750).
CamRanger is a “stand-alone device that connects to select Canon or Nikon DLSR cameras with a provided USB cable. It creates an ad-hoc WiFi network that your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch can then connect to. The free CamRanger iOS app then enabled control of the camera. There is no need for a computer or existing Internet connection” (compatible with D5000, D5100, D700, D7000, D600, D800, D3s, D3x and D4).
New version of the free digiCamControl software was released (alternative Windows tethered solution for Nikon DSLR cameras).
The film “Chasing Ice” is about photo-documenting the disappearing glaciers in Iceland. The team set out 25 Nikon D200 cameras to take photos every hour. At 0:39 of the trailer, you can see the guy pulling out the D200 boxes:
