Nikon Rumors

Adobe Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4 release candidates now available

By [NR] admin | Published: February 25, 2013

Adobe Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4 release candidates are now available for download with support for the following Nikon products (incl. the new Sigma 35mm f/1.4 lens):

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged Adobe, Adobe Lightroom| 18 Comments

Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 and 1 Nikkor 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 lenses to be released on March 7th

By [NR] admin | Published: February 25, 2013

Nikon Japan officially published the release date for the Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED ($746.95) and 1 Nikkor 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 ($496.95) lenses as March 7th. The 18-35mm lens was announced on January 28th, the Nikon 1 6.7-13mm lens was introduced on January 7th.

Posted in Nikon Lenses| Tagged 1 Nikkor 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 lens| 65 Comments

Nikonos RS lenses modified to work with modern Nikon DSLR camera

By [NR] admin | Published: February 25, 2013

The Nikonos RS system was one of the best underwater camera solutions back in the 90’s. The product line was discontinued in 1996. The high quality RS lenses could only be used with Nikonos cameras because they had a proprietary electronic protocol not compatible with other Nikon F mount cameras. Andrej Belic was able to convert Nikonos RS lenses to work on a current Nikon DSLR body with fully functional AF, shutter speed, aperture, exposure mode, metering, Liveview AF and exposure compensation – watch the video below for more information:

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Nikon’s high-end compact APS-C sensor camera coming in 1-2 weeks

By [NR] admin | Published: February 25, 2013

Image sensor size comparison from Wikipedia

The rumored compact camera with DX sized sensor will be announced in the next 1-2 weeks. The entire confusion last week came from the fact that Nikon did announce a new Coolpix S3500 camera for the European market. Since I was told to expect the D7100 and a new compact camera, I assumed that the high-end DX model will be announced. I might have some more details in the next few days, here are the known specs so far:

Posted in Nikon Point and Shoot| Tagged Nikon Coolpix A| 99 Comments

Nikon Europe: “the D7100 is not positioned to replace the D300s”

By [NR] admin | Published: February 24, 2013

Nikon D7100 described as “flagship” DX camera on Nikon USA website

Nikon D7100 described as “enthusiast” DX camera on Nikon Europe website

A dpreview forum member contacted Nikon Europe and asked them about the new D7100 being described as the “new flagship of Nikon’s DX-format HD-SLR lineup” on Nikon USA website (the D7100 is described as “enthusiast-level DX format camera” in Europe). This is Nikon’s answer:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #203

By [NR] admin | Published: February 24, 2013

The new Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM lens with Nikon mount is now available for pre-order, shipping will start on March 16th, 2013.

The Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD lens with Nikon mount ($749) will be launched on March 2, 2013.

DxOMark published their test results for the new Nikon 1 S1 mirrorless camera: “The S1’s image quality isn’t better than their 14Mp J3 or V2 offerings either. Yes it wins marginally in the Portrait Score because of its greater ISO latitude but the difference isn’t significant.“