Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Leica fans? We now have also LeicaRumors.com (same as NikonRumors, but in red ) You got to be patient until we gain momentum. Enjoy!

At least two digital rangefinders will be introduced. I’m putting my money on Nikon and Olympus to unveil interchangeable-lens rangefinder cameras based around DSLR sensors. Olympus has already laid the technical groundwork with its announcement of the Micro Four Thirds system, which allows for smaller camera bodies and no room for optical mirror prisms. While the […]

Many people hesitate to submit Nikon rumors because they fear leaving a digital footprint. Here are two cool web sites that will allow readers to send email completely anonymously: http://anonymouse.org/anonemail.html – this is pretty much the same without the self destruct option. Soon I will post also techniques to submit images anonymously (where is the […]

Nikon Profit Declines 23% on Lower Camera Prices: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=apKquTVe5vA8 http://www.cnbc.com/id/26048911/ Full financial results available at: http://www.nikon.com/about/ir/finance/result/index.htm#2009

Does a ‘modular DSLR’ make any sense? Nikon Rumors: continues to debate the ‘modular’ DSLR. The first serious camera I used was a modular camera – my dad’s NikonF1 Photomic. But that was built in the days when cameras weremechanical systems. Does a modular camera make any sense in thedigital age? The question is not […]

A Technological Breakthrough—World’s Longest Range 15X Zoom Lens Has Exclusive Built-In Vibration Compensation Mechanism Optimized for Consumer Digital SLR Cameras July 30, 2008, Saitama City, Japan — Tamron Co., Ltd., under the leadership of Mr. Morio Ono, President, has announced the development of a unique ultra high power zoom lens—the Tamron AF18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II […]