Nikon introduces OPTIA: new technology for the development of DSLR and Nikon 1 lenses

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Nikon announced the development and deployment of OPTIA – a device that is able to measure all forms of lens aberration. The new system includes also a dedicated image simulator. This technology will help the company produce “high-performance lenses with unique characteristics” and “provide customers with interchangeable lenses that offer new forms of value never before seen“:

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Nikon announcement in the next two days: new Nikon 1 rugged camera

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I received some information that Nikon will be having a world-wide announcement this Thursday, September 19th (the official press release should be out around midnight tomorrow, Wednesday EST). The new product was described to me as a “Nikon 1 rugged camera”. This is most likely the previously rumored underwater camera that will be part of the Nikon 1 product line, but I am not sure yet if it will be marketed as “rugged” or “underwater” model.

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New price drops on refurbished Nikon gear

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Several new price drops on refurbished Nikon products (all include a full 1 year warranty):

Refurbished productOld priceNew pricePrice drop
Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR ED lens (refurbished)529.00519.00-10.00
Nikon D3 DSLR camera body (refurbished)2899.952849.95-50.00
Nikkor PC-E 24mm f/3.5 D ED lens (refurbished)1699.951599.95-100.00
Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 G VR ED lens (refurbished)1099.951089.95-10.00
Nikon Coolpix P500 – factory (refurbished)249.00229.00-20.00
Nikon 200-400mm f/4G VR II lens (refurbished)6099.956049.95-50.00
Nikon D3200 DSLR camera body (refurbished)389.00369.00-20.00
Nikon WU-1a Wi-Fi mobile adapter (refurbished)59.0048.00-11.00

Expected the first D600 price drop tomorrow after Nikon removed the camera from their MAP list. On a related note, new Nikon D800 is currently listed for $2,577.82 on eBay:

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Nikon USA removed D600 and D5100 from their MAP list

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As of September 14th Nikon USA removed the D600 and D5100 cameras from their MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) list. This means that US dealers can now sell those two models at any price they wish and will not be punished for that. Nikon is trying to clean inventory for the upcoming D610 and D5300 cameras. The D5100 is already officially listed as discontinued. I expect the price of new D600 DSLRs to drop down in the next few days.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #231

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New: Rogue Safari DSLR pop-up flash booster.

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Not a surprise, but now it’s official: the old Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D lens is listed as discontinued.

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There were three memory cards announcements last week: new Lexar four bay USB 3.0 reader hub | SanDisk 256GB Extreme Pro CF card (160MB/S) | SanDisk CFast 2.0 (450 MB/s)

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Nikon Europe is the main sponsor of the photo agency Noor.

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Guest post: Smoke Photography

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This guest post on smoke photography is by Paul Bonnichsen:

Fall photography brings photographers out in droves, but as winter approaches the majority of photographers pack their cameras away until spring. I somewhat fell into this pattern for many years except that my commercial photography continues year around. My life and photography changed two years ago when I viewed my first smoke photo on the internet. The beauty I saw in smoke reminded me of my first glimpse inside lower Antelope Canyon.

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Are those the new Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras?

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I guess this week will be dominated by patents and guests posts… First, few patents (USD682338USD684203 and USD683779) that show different Nikon 1 camera designs. Could those be the new set of Nikon 1 cameras that will be announced in the next few months? All three patents were filed on March 6th, 2012. Maybe the small bump on the top of the first camera design is for built-in Wi-Fi/GPS?

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