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Potential Nikon announcement: late March, early April

By [NR] admin | Published: March 2, 2011

I still do not have an exact date, but it seems that Nikon will be announcing the D5100 somewhere in late March/early April. I was told also that there will be new Coolpix camera(s). This is highly unusual, since the compact camera line is refreshed in February and August. Those rumored Coolpix camera(s) could actually be the […]

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Nikon’s mirrorless plans to be disclosed next month?

By [NR] admin | Published: February 9, 2011

The Austrian broadcasting company ORF published an interview (in English) with Wolfgang Lutzky, the head of Nikon Austria. When asked when Nikon would enter this market (i.e. mirrorless), Lutzky referred to the next presentation of financial results in March and mentioned that Nikon’s top managers might lay out their (mirrorless) plans at this occasion. FYI, […]

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Flashback: Nikon mirrorless camera will be “something that nobody is currently making”

By [NR] admin | Published: January 21, 2011

I am going to re-publish the recap of the Photokina interview with Tetsuro Goto (Director of Laboratory Research and Development of the Nikon Imaging Company) where he said that the mirrorless solution from Nikon will probably not be targeted towards professionals and the main emphasis will be on small size and unique features: When asked about interesting concepts at Photokina […]

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What others are saying: Nikon D800 and PRO mirrorless in March/April of 2011

By [NR] admin | Published: January 20, 2011

Generally, I am trying to filter out a random rumors from the Internet because usually they are just speculations, guesses and wish lists. Here are some recent Nikon rumors from other websites. I cannot vouch for any of those – your guess is as good as mine: According to a “guy from Nikon tech support“: […]

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Nikon mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

By [NR] admin | Published: January 2, 2011

DSLR magazine has a whole article on the upcoming Nikon mirrorless camera. The two interesting bits of information are the expected release date (March 2011) and  the statement that the “The new Nikon mirrorless system would be more professional than what’s offered by other companies“. Here is a list of patents filed by Nikon that […]

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Nikon patents a lens that can be zoomed manually and electronically

By [NR] admin | Published: December 23, 2010

The next interesting Nikon patent filed in Japan is for a zoom that can be controlled manually and through a zoom button on the camera body: The idea is to use motorized zoom while video recording (for a smoother, controlled transition) and manual zoom for still photography. This patent could potentially be implemented in the upcoming Nikon mirrorless camera.

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Nikon patents interchangeable sensor for mirrorless camera

By [NR] admin | Published: December 21, 2010

Nikon filed a patent in Japan for interchangeable sensor solution in mirrorless cameras. According to the patent application, the interchangeable sensors will have different AF system, speed (fps) and pixel count in order to suite different shooting preferences: AF Rate Image quality Remarks Contrast AF Slow Good All pixels and therefore can be used for […]

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