Monthly Archives: March 2013

Rumor: next Nexus 5 phone to have a Nikon camera module

This rumors comes from phonearena.com: the upcoming Google Nexus 5 smart phone will have a Nikon camera module inside that will feature a mysterious “triple camera sensor“. Google has been promising to include an “insanely great camera” in the next Nexus phones:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #206

The first, pre-production Nikon F camera is on sale for £250,000 (over $370,000). Tokina AT-X 12-28 PRO DX lens detailed specifications released. In addition to all other savings, there is also up to $150 rebates on the Nikon 1 V2 camera and lenses. Refurbished Nikon gear (see full listing here): Nikon Coolpix AW100 (underwater camera) for $169 (regular […]

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Nikon Repair Center saves a lens damaged by salt water by boiling it

The Nikon Repair Center in Taiwan repaired a Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 lens ($1,769.00) that was dropped in the sea by… boiling it. After the staff dissembled the lens for investigation, they determined that the AF motor was damaged and needed to be replaced:

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Deal of the day: get 6% back in rewards when you purchase Nikon D4, D800 body or D600 kit from Amazon

The Nikon deals get better and better every day. Amazon is currently offering 6% back in rewards when you purchase Nikon D4, D800/D800E body or the D600 kit which translate to $360 in rewards for the D4 ($167 for the D800). This savings comes on top of the already existing $200 off for the D800 body/D600 kit. Check […]

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Nikon D7100 body only now in stock

Update: the D7100 body only sold out at Best Buy and is now listed as “not available for shipping”. The ship to store option is still available. Nikon D7100 body only is currently in stock at BestBuy. The camera is listed to ship from the warehouse for free in one business day. New D7100 sample […]

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Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 7.4 release candidate does support the Nikon D7100

Update: Adobe contacted me and told me that the D7100 listing for the Camera Raw 7.4 release candidate was a mistake – they have since removed it from their website. The latest Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 7.4 release candidate does have added support for the just released Nikon D7100 DSLR camera. Adobe Lightroom 4.4 release candidate however does […]

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Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens now shipping in the US

Several readers informed me that they have received shipping notifications from B&H for their pre-ordered Nikkor AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens that was announced on March 4th. The new lens is shipping few days before the official release date of March 19th which is part of Nikon’s effort to push inventory before the end of their […]

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Nikon D7100 now shipping in the US, limited in-stock availability, D7100 digitutor and manual available online

Nikon D7100 started shipping in the US today. Currently only D7100 kits are in stock at Amazon, B&H and Adorama. The D7100 digitutor is also available online. The Nikon D7100 manual can be downloaded here.

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