Nikon MX ad #3

By [NR] admin | Published: October 1, 2008

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Nikon “BIG” poll

By [NR] admin | Published: October 1, 2008
Polls have been pretty accurate in the past.
Do you think the Japanese Nikon ads are real and represent what’s next?

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Second Nikon ad from Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: September 30, 2008
I received another ad today. I will leave the comments to you.
You can see the first ad here. More on this topic can be found in older NR posts under the BIG and MX categories..
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NikonRumors donations

By [NR] admin | Published: September 30, 2008
A few people have asked me how they can make donations to NikonRumors.com. I do not like begging like some other sites, because I like what I am doing even without monetary compensation. For those readers who asked me and feel comfortable doing it, the PayPal donation link can be found on this page (it is OK not to donate, so don’t feel obligated).
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More on the Nikon ad

By [NR] admin | Published: September 30, 2008

Some more thoughts on the Nikon “BIG” ad from Japan:

  • I do agree that Otoji, BIG and MX do not fit all together. Maybe Otoji really got canceled, or maybe those are multiple projects going at the same time.
  • The wording “BIG” doesn’t make sense in Japanese, but remember the leaked Nikon D700 brochure – the English text did not make any sense either (see here and here).
  • A reader sent me an interesting side by side comparison (thanks D.K.) – the D700 does look smaller:

  • Emerging from the darkness camera ads are typical for Nikon (and Canon). Here are some examples (thanks D.S.)

  • And since we are talking about Nikon ads, there is also this type of marketing (I did not resize this one on purpose):

Update: Sorry, the picture I had here was not “work safe” and I removed it. If you really, really want to see it and you are in a “safe” environment click here.

For now I am still not convinced that the BIG ad is fake. I hope for a hi-res image that will solve this rumor.
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SanDisk 16gb Extreme® III 30MB/s Edition SDHC High Performance Card now available

By [NR] admin | Published: September 30, 2008
Amazon just got them in stock. If you own a Nikon D90, this is a “must have” item that supports – 30MB/s transfer speed. This SDHC card was designed specifically for the D90. Here is the official press release.
Amazon US / Amazon DE / Amazon FR

        

In stock also in B&H.
“The Nikon D90 is the industry’s first DSLR camera to support SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition SDHC cards at increased performance. Featuring a 50-percent speed boost from previous 20MB/s cards, the new SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition SDHC card makes it possible to record 39 images in continuous shooting mode at 4.5 frames per second with a file size of 6.0 MB JPEG L Fine per image.3 The Nikon D90 camera captures high-resolution, 12.3 megapixel still images, and it is Nikon’s first DSLR to offer movie recording capability.”
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Rumors update on the competition

By [NR] admin | Published: September 28, 2008
  • Fuji will be showing “futurist SuperCCD technologies” at Photokina.
  • Tokina working on new IS (“vibration-controlled mid-to-long tele zooms”) lenses.
  • Pentax will be announcing a new “cheap” DSLR. Her is the link and here is the picture

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