Nikon at Focus on Imaging 2012

By [NR] admin | Published: February 29, 2012

Nikon UK confirmed that they will be exhibiting at the 2012 Focus on Imaging show that will take place from March 4th-7th, 2012 in Birmingham, UK. If you are visiting the show and would like to share some images on [NR], please contact me.

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Guest post: DIY sound monitoring for the Nikon D7000

By [NR] admin | Published: February 28, 2012

Today’s guest post is about adding audio monitoring to the Nikon D7000 by Pierre Capoue: 

The Nikon D7000 lacks an output for connecting headphones to monitor the sound level during video recording. With the D7000, Nikon supplies the AV EG-D2 cable that has a stereo 3.5mm male jack input on one side and two RCA male outputs on the other side, one for video (yellow) and one for mono audio (white):

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Online Nikon Stores coming in Europe by the end of 2012

By [NR] admin | Published: February 28, 2012

Hybris Software issued a press release that it has developed an e-commerce solution for Nikon Europe that will include online stores for selling Nikon equipment directly to consumers:

Hybris, a leading provider of multichannel commerce and communication software, has announced that it has developed a B2C and B2B multichannel commerce solution based on the hybris Multichannel Commerce Suite for Nikon Europe (www.europe-nikon.com), one of the world’s most recognized brands for state-of-the-art imaging technologies. Nikon’s new multichannel commerce initiative, underpinned by hybris, will see the company roll out its ‘Nikon DealerNet’ (B2B) and ‘Nikon Store’ (B2C) online retail sites for its imaging business across more than 35 European geographies by the end of 2012.

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Guest post: “Astronomer’s Paradise” time-lapse video

By [NR] admin | Published: February 27, 2012

This week I will publish several guest posts on NikonRumors. If you have an interesting Nikon related topic you want to share, contact me. You can see all previous NR guest posts here. The first article is about the time-lapse video “Astronomer’s Paradise” by Christoph Malin (images by Christoph Malin and Babak Tafreshi). Here is the video (click on images for larger view):

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Weekly Nikon news flash #151

By [NR] admin | Published: February 26, 2012

  • Yongnuo released YN-560 II, YN-468II flash units for Nikon.

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How to spot counterfeit Nikon filters

By [NR] admin | Published: February 26, 2012

 

It seems that in addition to batteries and battery grips, there are also counterfeit Nikon filters. 1kindphotography has a detailed article on what you should look for to make sure your filter is genuine. Always purchase equipment from authorized Nikon dealers (the “fake” Nikon filter was bought on eBay).

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Translated Q&A session with Nikon France on the D4 and D800/E *UPDATED*

By [NR] admin | Published: February 25, 2012

Chasseur d’Images published the full transcript from the Facebook Q&A session with Thomas Maquaire from Nikon France on the new D4 and D800/E cameras. Here is the Google translation (UPDATE: I got a better translation from a reader, thanks Mike):

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