Only the Nikon SB-910 flash will be announced this week

By [NR] admin | Published: November 28, 2011

There is already an empty spot for the SB-910 on Nikon's website

Based on the latest information from today, we will probably have only one product announcement this Wednesday (November 30th) – the new Nikon SB-910 speedlight unit. This is how the new flash unit was described to me:

“The SB-910 differs from SB-900 in refined ergonomics (also 1% lighter, 1% smaller), redesigned menus, improved overheating control and … that’s it. No “bulb mode” or anything similar. And yes, it’s supposed to be introduced on October 26th, but was delayed.”

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Weekly Nikon news flash #138

By [NR] admin | Published: November 27, 2011

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Nikon’s substitute DSLR production ahead of schedule

By [NR] admin | Published: November 26, 2011

The latest later level report at the Rojana Industrial Park in Thailand

Nikon started substitute DSLR production ahead of schedule (via Bloomberg):

Nikon Corp. (7731 JT), a camera maker, gained 2.7 percent to 1,739 yen. The company, which shut its main plant in Thailand due to floods, will start substitute production of digital single-lens reflex cameras in the country at the end of November, nearly a month ahead of schedule, the Nikkei newspaper reported.

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Black Friday deals: two old Nikon cameras on sale

By [NR] admin | Published: November 25, 2011

Nikon P7000 for $279.00:

Refurbished Nikon D5000 with 4GB SD memory card, spare EN-EL9 battery plus a bag for $369.00:

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New Samyang 8mm f/3.5 fisheye lens for Nikon mount

By [NR] admin | Published: November 25, 2011

Samyang announced a new AE 8mm 1:3.5 Aspherical IF MC fisheye CS lens with an integrated microprocessor compatible with Nikon DSLR cameras (the Walimex version of this lens is already available in Germany):

Kraków, November 25th 2011 – Delta Company, the sole distributor of Samyang products for Europe is about to release new lens – Samyang AE 8mm 1:3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye CS with the Nikon mount. This new, improved version is to replace the previous model without a microprocessor.

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Nikon SB-910 and a new lens to be announced on November 30th, 2011

By [NR] admin | Published: November 25, 2011

Nikon will have a new product announcement next week, on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. The announcement will be for one or more of the products listed here – the SB-910 flash and one lens is probably the most likely scenario.

I am still trying to confirm whether the Nikon D800 will be one of the products announced next week.

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4 upcoming Nikon products

By [NR] admin | Published: November 25, 2011

An update to my post about the upcoming Nikon products:

  • Nikon SB-910: samples of the new flash are already distributed in several different countries, announcement is imminent.
  • DX lens: – two options here, either a new 18-300mm lens (see patent) or a 16-85mm lens (it may even be a fixed f/4 aperture).
  • FX lens: “will be an update to one of the current AF-D prime lenses and probably will not be wide angle”. The latest info points to a new AF-S 85mm f/1.8 lens.
  • Nikon D800: several people confirmed that the D800 camera on the leaked images is the real deal.

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