Monthly Archives: February 2013

Nikon D7100 and a compact DX camera announcement in few hours

In few hours (around midnight EST) Nikon will most likely announce the D7100 and a new compact camera. As I already mentioned few weeks ago, the D7100 will have a 24MP sensor and 100-6400 ISO range with body design similar to the D600. The new compact camera will have a fixed 18mm f/2.8 lens (28mm equivalent), APS-C sensor, EXPEED 2 […]

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Nikon’s 18mm f/2.8 mirrorless DX lens patent

I want to mention again patent application 20110080659 filed by Nikon on September 30th, 2010 for a 18mm f/2.8 DX lens (28mm equivalent) because I think this could be the lens used in their upcoming high-end APS-C compact camera. As I already mentioned back in 2011 when I covered this patent, this lens is not designed for F-mount – the […]

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The price of refurbished Nikon D600, D800 and D800E cameras went down another $100

The price of the refurbished Nikon D600, D800 and D800E cameras dropped another $100 since my last post few weeks ago. The new prices are valid till March 2, 2013 (limited quantity): Nikon D600 for $1,599.95 Nikon D800 for $2,399.95 Nikon D800E for $2,679.95 The current Nikon instant lens rebates will also expire on March 2, 2013.

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Ikelite released underwater housing for the Nikon D5200 camera

Ikelite released new underwater housing (product #6801.52) for the Nikon D5200 camera with 200ft/60m depth rating and MSRP of $1499.95:

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Nikon ViewNX 2.7.2 is out

Nikon released ViewNX 2.7.2 with the following updates:

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Nikon to announce a high end compact camera: 16MP DX sensor, fixed 28mm f/2.8 lens, Expeed 2 processor

I received a very short and crypted tip that Nikon will announce a new compact camera with 16.2 effective megapixels DX-sized CMOS sensor, fixed 28mm f/2.8 (or maybe even f/2.0) lens and EXPEED 2 image processing engine. This could very well be the camera that will be announced this week and I seriously doubt that the D7000 replacement will be introduced as well.

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Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens with Nikon mount priced at $999, available for pre-order

The Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens with Nikon mount is currently available for pre-order at B&H for $999 (compared to $1,999 for the Nikkor version). Additional information: Technical specifications for the Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens. Sample images taken with the Canon version of this lens.

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