Nikon Rumors

Second chance to download a free copy of the Wildlife Photography book

By [NR] admin | Published: December 14, 2011

This time I am giving you an advance notice. Last weekend we crashed Uwe’s website and he is now giving you a second chance to download a full PDF version of his book Wildlife Photography: On Safari with your DSLR: Equipment, Techniques, Workflow. The English and German copy of the book will be available for a free download again on Sunday, December 18, 2011 from midnight till 11.59pm CET (starting 6:00pm EST on December 17th).

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The winner of the Spyder 3 Elite giveaway is…

By [NR] admin | Published: December 14, 2011

The winner of the Datacolor Spyder 3 Elite display calibration system giveaway is Ben Dekock (pending verification). Congratulation!

If you did not win, the Spyder 3 Elite currently has $30 mail-in rebate.

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Firmware update 1.10 prepares the Nikon 1 J1 and V1 cameras for the FT1 adapter

By [NR] admin | Published: December 13, 2011

Nikon issued firmware update for the Nikon 1 J1 and V1 mirrorless cameras which adds pixel mapping and support for the FT1 mount adapter. The FT1 adapter enables the use of Nikon F-mount lenses on a Nikon 1 body. Here are the basics specifications:

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Double Exposure: Canon vs. Nikon (video)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 13, 2011

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Nikon D4 specs: 16.2MP, 11 fps, 12,800 native ISO, XQD memory card

By [NR] admin | Published: December 11, 2011

I was able to collect some specs from several sources for the upcoming Nikon D4 camera. The [NR] rating on those specs is 90% which means this is the real deal with maybe some small details being wrong possibly due to wrong translation.

Nikon D4 specs:

16.2 MP
11 fps
Correction: 100-12,800 ~~102,400~~ native ISO range, expandable to 50 and 204,800
CF + XQD memory card slots! That’s right, the Nikon D4 will have the new Compact Flash XQD memory card slot.
Compatible with the new Nikon WT-5 wireless transmitter
Integrated Ethernet in the camera
Face detection/recognition function that will be working in the viewfinder (maybe some type of a hybrid viewfinder? Nikon had several related patents)
Improved video, I have no other details on that but my guess is 1080p/30/25/24 and 720p/60/30/25/24 similar to the Nikon D800
Uncompressed video out through the HDMI port
Ability to assign the two buttons on the front of the camera to smooth aperture control during video recording
Improved 51 AF points
AF detection range will go down to EV-2.0 (the D3s went to EV -1)
Autofocus system: 9 cross-type sensors that are operational up to f/8

The Nikon D4 is clearly made to compete with the Canon EOS 1Dx. I will stay conservative on the announcement date, but there is a very good chance that the Nikon D4 will be announced right before or during the PMA show in Las Vegas (January 10-13, 2012).

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