I don’t really have an April fools’ day joke

By [NR] admin | Published: March 31, 2009

We had enough of those already on this blog, so I will take the day off tomorrow. If you really insist, check out the new Nikon D4.1. And don’t send me any tips on April 1st, I will not take them seriously 😉

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Tension build up

By [NR] admin | Published: March 31, 2009

After receiving few more tips, I can now clarify the initial Nikon press conference date confusion – the April 16th date will be only for China (I guess 4.14 will not be well accepted in Chinese culture). For the rest of the world the date remains April 14th.

In the meantime Nikon UK is out of D300 and D80 brochures (source, send by a reader):

out-of-brochures

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Nikon Capture NX 2.2 available for download (Europe)

By [NR] admin | Published: March 31, 2009

Update: I started a forum discussion about the potential issues/bugs with the latest version of Capture NX.

Nikon Capture NX 2.2 now available for download in the US & Canada:

I guess Nikon could not wait till April as previously announced and they released the Nikon Capture NX 2.2 (Win link) update today in Europe (Mac link available here).

A new version Camera Control Pro 2.4.0 is also available for download.

Next, I will check if there are any traces of new bodies or lenses in Capture NX.

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Yep, it is April 14

By [NR] admin | Published: March 30, 2009

This is the press invitation for the Austria Nikon Event on April 14 – no need for translation, the date is important (I removed all names & emails). The top label reads something like “Nikon starts with new products in Spring”, I think “products” is in plural (Produktneuheiten):

Einladung zum Nikon Pressefrühstück

Nikon stellt vor:

Nikon startet mit Produktneuheiten in den Frühling!

Sehr geehrter xxxxx,

Nikon freut sich, Ihnen exklusiv seine neuesten Produkt-Highlights vorstellen zu dürfen.
Aus diesem Anlass möchte Nikon Österreich Sie herzlich zu einem Pressefrühstück einladen.
In bewährter Tradition findet das Frühstück wieder im Hotel Sacher statt.

am: Dienstag, 14. April 2009
im: Hotel Sacher
1010 Wien, Philharmonikerstraße 4
um:  09:30 Uhr

Im Anschluss an die Präsentation steht Ihnen Nikon gerne für Ihre Fragen zur Verfügung und ist gespannt auf einen anregenden Informationsaustausch.
Wir freuen uns auf Ihr Kommen und bitten um Ihre Antwort an Herrn xxxxx,
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
xxxxx

Pressekontakt:
Trimedia Communications Deutschland GmbH
Im Auftrag der NIKON GMBH Zweigniederlassung Wien
Wagenseilgasse 5, 1120 Wien
Telefon: +431 972 61 10 /14
Telefax: +431 972 61 10/ 20
INTERNET: www.nikon.at

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Nikon announcement on April 14?

By [NR] admin | Published: March 30, 2009

Two articles, one source :

Nikon press conference 14 april
‘There are indications that there are new spejlrefleks’på way from Nikon on 14 April. At least for Nikon in the invitations that they have new products that will make the Danes even better photographers.

“Nikon press conference 14 april

‘There are indications that there are new spejlrefleks’på way from Nikon on 14 April. At least for Nikon in the invitations that they have new products that will make the Danes even better photographers.”

I got another tip for April 16th as a potential release date, but this is Thursday which is unusual day for an announcement.

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Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: March 29, 2009
  • Digital Camera Customer Satisfaction Survey: Nikon acquired the first place with a score of 711 (out of 1000), trailed by Pentax and Canon both scoring 697 points.
  • Nikon D3x price drop: I got a report  that Adorama sells it for $7299.00, but you have to call them (not available online). B&H will sell it to you on the phone for $7,699.95. The Nikon price watch section was updated.
  • The rumor is that Nikon will start serving directly the Mexico market (currently they are using a distributor).
  • Fuji DSLR’s are still alive? Here is the translation (source):

“Today is the opening day of the Milan Photography Equipment Show and I went there and found out a few interesting things. One of them is being able to talk to a Fujifilm engineer about the next generation DSLR. First the DSLR being developed currently will use the EXR sensor in the F200 and has multiple (film?) modes. Next it’s still based on Nikon’s body. It’s not sure which specific body, could be the D300. Sensor size is most likely the 1.5x DX format. In terms of introduction date, he said very directly that it would be within six months based on the current speed of progress, definitely will be the Christmas shopping season. He also said there will be another flagship consumer model available before the DSLR, using EXR technology.”

new-nikon-d90-book

And don’t forget to check the new Nikon Rumors Forum.

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Interview with Miyano Kazumi (Nikon Public Relations)

By [NR] admin | Published: March 29, 2009

Interview with Miyano Kazumi (Nikon Public Relations): 

  • Micro 4/3: “Nikon has no plans to do so for the moment… Nikon remains focused for now on FX and DX format.”
  • Future of DX format: “Some believe that this type of optical has no place in the family of APS-C, but we are convinced to the contrary and continue to work in this direction on the DX format”
  • New products for the PIE 2009 show: “We prefer to make announcements throughout the year when products are ready.”

Via Focus-numerique.com

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