Monthly Archives: October 2013

Weekly Nikon news flash #234

→Five Nikon products receive the “Good Design Award 2013” →Nikon’s 2013 annual report is now available online. →3D scanning and printing made possible with the Nikon D800.

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First reports are in: Nikon D610 does not have any dust/oil spots

Few readers emailed me that they do not see any dust/oil spots on their new D610 cameras that already started shipping yesterday and is currently in stock. Nasim Mansurov got over 10,0000 actuation on his camera and also did not see any issues. This should not be a surprise since the only reason the D610 was released was […]

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This is the upcoming Vivo phone with rotating Nikon-branded camera and EXPEED processor

Those rendering are from the rumored Vivo smart phone that will feature rotating Nikon-branded camera and EXPEED processor (via Phonearena). The next Nexus 5 phone is also rumored to have a Nikon camera module inside. With the shrinking compact camera market, Nikon is obviously trying to position themselves as a camera technology supplier to the fast growing smart phone industry.

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Nikon’s new zoom/focus assist lever NAL-1

With the D5300 announcement, Nikon also introduced a new zoom/focus assist lever called NAL-1 “that enables smoother zooming and focusing when attached to the zoom ring or focus ring on a NIKKOR lens“. Pricing and availability are not yet announced.

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Nikon D610 now in stock

Right on time with the DxOmark test report release, the Nikon D610 is currently in stock at B&H and Amazon. I already mentioned that the D610 does qualify for the latest Nikon instant rebates (follow the “Buy Together & Save” link on the product listing page). In addition, B&H currently offers free SanDisk 16GB memory card, Watson EN-EL15 Lithium-Ion battery and Ruggard Commando […]

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DxOMark tests the Nikon D610, P7800 and Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6

Nikon D610 DxOMark released their test results for the Nikon D610 cameras. Here is their conclusion: “Although we can’t comment on whether the D610 addresses the issue of dust and oil deposits found on the original model, the new camera has some improved features, including a new shutter mechanism, which sounds promising. Along with that, […]

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Nikon D5300 now listed on Amazon UK, Germany and Japan

In addition to the US, the Nikon D5300 is now available for pre-order on Amazon UK, Germany and Japan: Nikon D5300 @ Amazon US Nikon D5300 @ Amazon UK Nikon D5300 @ Amazon Germany Nikon D5300 @ Amazon Japan The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G lens is currently listed only on Amazon US and Amazon Japan.

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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G lens additional coverage

First few quotes from the behind the scene interview with Haruo Sato from Nikon’s Design Department on the new Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G lens ($1,696.95):

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