Category Archives: Nikon D90

Nikon D90: another price increase (UK) and LV bug

Amateurphotographer reports another 10% price increase of the Nikon D90 in the UK starting next month (May, 2009). The reason – exchange rate fluctuations. Expect this price increase to trickle-down to other countries as well. Now, the D5000 pricing will not be so close to the D90 price. According to this post in dpreview, Nikon support confirmed the D90 LV […]

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Nikon D3x is good (from Chase Jarvis and others)

Update: this is how Chase answered my question on the noise level issues: “I didn’t experience any unjust noise at 800 with properly exposed images. 1600 even looked nice. I ultimately might be willing to shoot the D3 at higher ISO than the D3x, but that’s really transcending what the D3x is meant for… Compared […]

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Rumor: Nikon D90 firmware upgrade coming next week

Next week Nikon should release a new firmware for the Nikon D90 according to this email I received today: “Nothing crazy. Some interface improvements. Apparently an ISO tweak. There’s nothing that can be done about the Jello Video thing… It’s a hardware problem, that will probably be there even in the next couple of generations […]

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Nikon D90 buffer upgrade for 1080 HD video

I received an anonymous email stating that beginning December 1st, the Nikon D90 will get a buffer upgrade that will cost around $30. The upgrade will allow 5 minutes of 1080 resolution HD video. It will also have upgraded firmware that will allow the new MP-7 microphone (?) to be plugged in via the USB […]

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Top five best selling DSLR cameras & is Nikon marketing falling behind?

I am going to continue the series of Ritz reports. This time I got the top five best selling DSLR cameras for the month of September (this data is for a whole region that includes multiple states): Sony A200 Sony A350 Nikon D80 (yes, not the D90!) Canon Rebel XSi Nikon D40 Here is the email […]

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Nikon D90 body only now shipping in the US (updated)

Updates: Oct 16th: Ritz and J&R have the Nikon D90 body in stock. Oct 8th: It’s finally here! Amazon has it in stock: Calumet also has the Nikon D90 body only (updated Oct 8th). I can confirm now that Abe’s of Maine is shipping Nikon D90 body only. I saw with my own eyes that […]

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SanDisk 16gb Extreme® III 30MB/s Edition SDHC High Performance Card now available

Amazon just got them in stock. If you own a Nikon D90, this is a “must have” item that supports – 30MB/s transfer speed. This SDHC card was designed specifically for the D90. Here is the official press release. Amazon US / Amazon DE / Amazon FR          In stock also in B&H. “The Nikon […]

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