Monthly Archives: August 2013

Nikon announcement tonight: new SB-300 flash, 18–140mm f/3.5-5.6G lens, Coolpix L620 and S6600 compact cameras

In addition to the 18–140mm f/3.5-5.6G DX lens, in few hours Nikon will also announce a new SB-300 flash. The 18–140mm f/3.5-5.6G lens will have 17 elements in 12 groups, 4 stops VR, weight: 490g. The Nikon SB-300 flash will have tiltable head (120°) and guide number of 18. You can see the details at digiarena.e15.cz. There will be […]

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To be announce soon: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18–140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens

Nikon will soon announce a new NIKKOR AF-S DX 18–140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens. Expect the official news in the next 2-3 weeks (could be as early as tomorrow). Obviously this new 18–140mm is intended to be sold as a kit lens. The big question is: kit lens to what? The D3200 and D5200 are pretty new […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #225

This homemade Nikon F2 replica made out of wood by Cesar Sebouhian has a working point and shoot camera inside. Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Lens for Nikon is expected to start shipping on August 15th. The Nikon instant rebates for August remain pretty much unchanged. Winners of Nikon Photo Contest 2012-2013 have been announced.

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Aptina: compact cameras with 1″ sensor to be announced in early 2014

Dpreview published an interview with Sandor Barna (Vice President and General Manager at Aptina) where he discussed the future of compact cameras and big sensors. He mentioned that Aptina is working with “their current customers” (Nikon?) and new compact cameras with 1″ sensor are expected to be announced at the beginning of next year:

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Sigma announces new mount conversion service, 4 years warranty

Several websites are already reporting the official announcement from Sigma: the new mount conversion service will start on September 2nd, 2013 and it will be limited to all Sigma Global Vision lenses. In addition, the company also announced that all Sigma products bought after July 1st, 2013 will be granted a new 4 years warranty. Full press […]

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for July 2013

         Those are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for July 2013: This is what happens when you drop a frozen Nikon 600mm f/4 lens from 14 feet New wave of Nikon announcements coming in August/September, D400 a possibility New DxoMark king: the Nikon 200mm f/2G ED VR II is the sharpest lens ever […]

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