Nikon files patent for in-camera panning feature

By [NR] admin | Published: June 8, 2012

Nikon filed a patent 201294984 in Japan for a new panning feature that will combine a high shutter speed image of the main subject and a low shutter speed image of the background:

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Update: Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 VR lens could be announced next week

By [NR] admin | Published: June 7, 2012

The new Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 VR full frame lens could be announced next week. I don’t have an exact date but June 15th keeps coming up.

The D600 will probably not be announced with the new 24-85mm lens.

Nikon may have another, not product related announcement as well.

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Nikon’s canceled “comfort women” photo exhibition continues to make headlines

By [NR] admin | Published: June 7, 2012

CNN published this video report on the canceled “comfort women” photo exhibition by Ahn Sehong that was supposed to take place in the Nikon Salon gallery in Tokyo. The exhibition was canceled by Nikon without any explanations.

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The first “cheap” FX lens for the D600 will be the Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 VR

By [NR] admin | Published: June 6, 2012

I already mentioned that with the D600 Nikon will release a new range of “cheaper” FX lenses. The first lens in that category will be the Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 VR. There is already an existing patent for a 24-70mm f/3.5-4.5 lens and one of the calculations is exactly for a 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 version. Expect the announcement of this lens in the next 30 days, maybe even earlier.

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Nikon D3200 DxOMark score: second best APS-C camera ever

By [NR] admin | Published: June 6, 2012

Top 10 cameras (overall DxOMark score)

DxOMark just released their test results for the recently announced Nikon D3200 DSLR camera ($699) which scored the #10 spot on their overall score list (5 of the top 10 cameras are made by Nikon; there are also 3 Phase One and 2 Pentax models).

Here is the Nikon D3200 compared to the D5100 and D3100:

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Amazon Germany expects to start shipping the Nikon D800 on June 8th

By [NR] admin | Published: June 5, 2012

Amazon.de updated the status of the Nikon D800 as “available from June 8th, 2012“.

There is a good chance you can get one, considering that Amazon.de had D800 in stock few weeks ago.

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Nikon D400 predictions in the Japanese CAPA magazine

By [NR] admin | Published: June 5, 2012

I already posted this on PhotoRumors, but since I am still getting emails about it, I have to mention it again.

The Japanese magazine CAPA published their annual “predictions” on upcoming cameras from Pentax, Sony, Canon and Nikon. On a full page they describe the D400 as being a 24MP APS-C camera with 9fps and 51 AF points. Again, this is not a leak or any type of reliable source, just the opinion of the editors. You can check their track record from their previous articles on the Nikon D4 and D900, a 24MP D700x camera and this Nikon D95 (their Sony and Pentax predictions were also not very accurate).

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