Nikon Rumors

Good deal: Nikon D600 price drop and more

By [NR] admin | Published: November 18, 2012

B&H has a pretty good deal on the Nikon D600 right now (this offers ends on November 24th):

$100 instant savings
Includes free: Lowepro Rezo 170 AW Camera Shoulder Bag, SanDisk 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Extreme Pro Class 10 UHS-I, Pearstone EN-EL15 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack ($114.83 Total Value)
2% rewards back
$300 mail-in rebate with purchase of an Epson R2880 printer
You can also save $20 on Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 with the purchase of a D600

Similar deals are available for the D600 kit and the D3200 camera. Check also the current D600 offers on Amazon. I will have another post with more Black Friday deals next week.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #189

By [NR] admin | Published: November 17, 2012

Phottix announced two new batteries for Nikon Cameras: the Titan EN-EL14 battery ($27) is an alternative to the Nikon EN-EL14 (compatible with Nikon P7000/P7100/D3100/D3200/D5100 cameras). The Titan EN-EL15 battery ($35) is identical to the Nikon EN-EL15 (compatible with Nikon D7000/V1/D800/D800E cameras).

The Nikon D5200 camera is still not announced in the US, but the first D5200 book is already available for pre-order.

Another new book: Nikon D600 Experience – The Still Photography Guide to Operation and Image Creation with the Nikon D600 [Kindle edition].

New firmware update 1.1 released for the Android based Nikon Coolpix S800c camera.

Bling-bling: gold Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AIS lens for sale on eBay.

The new Yongnuo YN-568EX FP sync-enabled flash for Nikon cameras is now available on eBay.

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Upcoming “Beautiful Horror Movie” to demonstrate the capabilities of the Nikon D800

By [NR] admin | Published: November 15, 2012

Nikon Attracts Hollywood Talent for its “Beautiful Horror Movie” Program

Director Guillermo Arriaga and Cinematographer Janusz Kaminski Create Short Horror Film with the D800 and NIKKOR Lenses

MELVILLE, N.Y. – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the launch of its “Beautiful Horror Movie,” a challenge posed to two of the world’s top filmmakers to define the moment when striking cinematography and terror converge. Designed as a project to demonstrate capabilities of the Nikon D800 HD-SLR camera, world-class writer/director Guillermo Arriaga and award-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski will direct and capture a short film, combining the darkness and suspense of a horror film with the elegance and beauty of high-caliber cinematography.The film, entitled “Broken Night,” will be officially released in early December, 2012, however fans can access exclusive behind the scenes content leading up to the release on “The Beautiful Horror Movie” Tumblr page at www.brokennightmovie.com.

“To tell a story visually is one kind of challenge,” said Guillermo Arriaga, director. “Making it look stunning is another… For beauty and horror to come together is the thrill of Broken Night.”

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75 million Nikkor lenses produced

By [NR] admin | Published: November 14, 2012

This just in:

Total Production of NIKKOR Lenses for Interchangeable Lens Cameras Reaches 75 Million

November 15, 2012 TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that total production of NIKKOR lenses* for Nikon interchangeable lens cameras reached seventy-five million at the beginning of November 2012.

Nikon (then Nippon Kogaku K.K.) released its first NIKKOR lens for Nikon SLR cameras, the NIKKOR-S Auto 5cm f/2, in 1959 along with its first SLR camera, the Nikon F. Since releasing that first lens many years ago and establishing the NIKKOR tradition, Nikon has expanded its lineup of interchangeable lenses, recently adding a line of interchangeable lenses for Nikon 1 cameras and bringing total production to seventy-five million.

At the end of May 2012, total production of NIKKOR lenses for Nikon SLR cameras reached seventy million. Since then, Nikon has continued to actively release new NIKKOR lenses.

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