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Nikon Mirrorless EVIL camera

The Polaroid iM1836 copycat camera is now gone

Nikon published an update on the lawsuit against Sakar over the Polaroid iM1836 digital mirrorless camera – the court issued consent injunction and both parties agreed that “Sakar will no longer manufacture, import, advertise, promote, offer for sale, sell, or ship the Polaroid iM1836 digital camera in its present configuration“:

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A very different Nikon 1 V3 mirrorless camera is rumored for January

After disappointing sales in Europe and the US, Nikon has not given up on their mirrorless solution. New Nikon 1 products are expected to be announced during the 2014 CES show in early January including a new V3 camera. The new Nikon 1 V3 will have a design closer to the Nikon Coolpix P-series (P7800). The […]

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The next lens for the Nikon AW1 will be the Nikkor 1 10-100mm f/4-5.6

Nikon introduced the AW1 camera with only two underwater lenses: 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 and 10mm f/2.8. The next lens in the AW1 lineup will most likely be the Nikkor 1 10-100mm f/4-5.6 pictured above. The announcement date is still unknown.

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Nikon 1 AW1 underwater interchangeable lens camera now in stock

The Nikon 1 AW1 underwater interchangeable lens mirrorless camera is now in stock in limited quantities at: Amazon US Amazon UK Amazon DE Adorama B&H Fotohanskeuzekamp Additional images:

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Nikon sues Polaroid/Sakar for mirrorless camera design patent and trade dress infringement

Do you remember the Android based Polaroid IM1836 interchangeable lens camera that looked very much like the Nikon 1 J1/J2 models? Even the 30-110mm lens looked identical to the Nikkor 1 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6. Nikon also thinks that Sakar/Polaroid ripped their Nikon 1 camera design and filed today a lawsuit in the U.S. for design patent and trade dress infringement. Here […]

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Nikon 1 AW1 now shipping in the US

The Nikon 1 AW1 underwater mirrorless interchangeable lens camera is now shipping in the US (currently listed as “temporarily out of stock” at Amazon). The user’s manual is available for download here.

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Nikon ViewNX 2.8.1 released with D610 and AW1 support

Nikon released ViewNX 2.8.1 with support for the latest D610 and AW1 cameras:

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Nikon rumors: what’s next

This is an updated list on what to expect from Nikon in the next few months based on my previous post: Nikon D5300 → Coming soon, most likely to be announced at the CES show in early January. Rumored specifications: 24MP 39 AF points EXPEED 4 (new) Built-in Wi-Fi (new) Built-in GPS (new) Nikon D4x or […]

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