NikonRumors is now on Google+

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

NikonRumors is now on Google+. Add [NR] to your circles if you are into g+.

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Check also the g+ profiles for LeicaRumors and PhotoRumors.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #136

By [NR] admin | Published: November 12, 2011

“Nikon products worked; they were dependable in wind chill temperatures that dropped to -30°C (-22°F). The intense coldness did not cause any problems. Controlling dials was easy, even though I was wearing gloves.”

“Following the launch on October 20, sales have been strong in all regions and at present, our supply cannot keep up with demand”.

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What is Nikon planning for December 3-4, 2011?

By [NR] admin | Published: November 12, 2011

Last weekend I mentioned that there is some kind of a Nikon event in Italy on December 2-4, 2011:

Note that the first 4 hours of the event is a presentation “Nikon depth technical news” by Nital (the official Nikon distributor for Italy).

Not convincing enough, right? Well, there is another Nikon event in the Los Angeles Convention Center scheduled for December 3-4, 2011:

Update: the event in LA is for the Nikon School.

And another event scheduled in a Canadian store for December 2-4, 2011:

 

There are similar events scheduled for December 2-4 at some stores in the UK as well.

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Nikon NEF Codec version 1.12.0 released

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

The just released Nikon NEF codec version 1.12.0 has added support for Nikon 1 and 64-bit Windows computers:

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the Nikon 1 J1, Nikon 1 V1.
  • Supports 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.
    If thumbnails for NEF files fail to display correctly in the Photo Gallery or Photo Viewer for 64-bit editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7, perform a disk clean-up as described below.
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Thailand flood update

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

Nikon doesn’t expect the impact of the floods in Thailand to be excessive because the factories in Thailand are covered by insurance – from the latest Nikon Q&A:

At present, facilities are still submerged and we are unable to obtain an accurate damage bill and as a result, extraordinary losses resulting from damage caused by the floods in Thailand have not been included in these forecasts. Thorough survey of the damages will commence once the water has receded. Further, the facilities are covered by insurance therefore we do not expect the impact will be excessive.

Here are some images from Rojana Industrial Park where the Nikon facilities are located – water is being pumped out of the park with generators:

 

The water levels continued to drop this week but are still above 2 meters in many areas of the industrial park:

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New firmware updates for Nikon D5100 (v1.01) and D7000 (v1.03)

By [NR] admin | Published: November 10, 2011

Today Nikon released new firmware updates for the Nikon D5100 and D7000 cameras. I actually never expected them to released another firmware update for the D7000 more than a year after it was announced.

Fixes in the Nikon D5100 v1.01 firmware update (download link):

  • An error recognizing some memory cards has been addressed.
  • When Selective color from the retouch menu is performed on a picture taken with the image quality set to NEF (RAW)+JPEG and an image size of M or S, the edges of the image may not have changed color. This issue has been resolved.
  • When Metering was set to Matrix metering, the exposure mode set to M (Manual), and the HDR exposure differential set to Auto, the exposure differential was fixed at a value equivalent to 2 EV. This has been changed to enable automatic adjustment of exposure differential so that it is appropriate for the scene.

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How Nikon got its name

By [NR] admin | Published: November 10, 2011

In case you didn’t know:

Via Buzzfeed

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