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The crystal ball strikes back

Crystal ball coincidence? Probably, but still an interesting observation (brought to you by Bob) see the images here and here and judge for yourself (the D800 picture is old and probably fake).
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More Otoji leaks


I received another cryptic message about the Otoji project:

The initial problem of the difference in flange register between both standards is addressed by the automatic repositioning of the focal plane of the sensor unit. The adjustment is made automatically when the adapter is mounted. The mirrorless design allows for adequate space to accomplish this while electronic masking ensures accuracy while still keeping the unit size very compact.

The keywords here are:
  • automatic repositioning of the focal plane of the sensor unit when the adapter is mounted
  • mirrorless design
This is getting more interesting by the day. I am expecting more info next week.

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Interesting commentary based on the MF rumors

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/09/nikon-readying.html

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Wrap up of today’s rumors

Very busy day today. This is what happened in a nutshell (thanks to all readers that emailed us):
  • I am still getting reports that there was a Nikon press conference in France on Sept 3rd. Anyone?
  • A rumor came from Germany that the next D3s will be called D4 (the Germans are always right). Could this be the reason why the French web site changed their pre-order from D3x to D4? I cannot confirm anything yet (no reliable sources). If you remember Thom Hogan also predicted that the next D3 will not be called D3x.
  • PhaseOne is offering an incredible deal (in terms of value, not in terms of price):

http://www.phaseone.com/Global/Newsletters/eblastp45+bundleUK.aspx 

Is this their reaction to Otoji – trying to get some last moment market share?

  • Nikon D90 (kit) should start shipping next week. Get yours here.
  • B&H is buying Google ads for Nikon D4 (link). I think this is standard practice of the big retailers – we reported something similar here. You can search for D800, D900 and any other weird future model and you will still get Amazon or somebody else buying those ads. Still, a thought-provoking development.
  • Interesting observation from a reader (thanks SN):

When I saw your latest heads-up on the 85, 50 & 70-200, I googled on
“nikon AF-S 50mm 1.4 G” 

The TOP link came back from Nikon USA as a php template page not
found.  http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php

Things that make you go hmmmmm…

Never saw that one before on a lens or camera link from Nikon (or
anyone else)…  never saw that on google before for anything,  for
that matter.  That’s their flavor of ‘dead letter office’ parking page
that you get from webs that provide them when one directly enters a
bad URL on a website…

May be that Nikon had a trial page up, but the Google link that got
established by their bots now hits a dead end.

Or not.

 

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Nikon D4 available for pre-order in France

We’ve seen weird posts from this site before. Now they have another one – Nikon D4:

Here is the link. Apparently this is a well known photo equipment site in France (please correct me if I am wrong). True or fiction or maybe they are just desperate for traffic?

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3 new Nikon lenses confirmed for Photokina

Today I got a confirmation on at least 3 lenses (released at Photokina):
  • AF-S 50mm 1.4 G – replacement is coming (confirmed)
  • AF-S 85mm 1.4 G – replacement is coming (confirmed)
  • AF-S 70-200mm 2,8 VRII – replacement is coming (confirmed)
No confirmations yet on the AF-S 28mm 2.8 and on the AF-S 80-400mm 4.5-5.6 (this may change in the next few weeks).
Don’t ask about the source – can’t say anything else for now. I have sufficient information to believe that this info is legit and this is why I am posting it. My confidence about this rumor is 85% – it is only from a single source (in the past we had 99% confidence). The lenses will probably be N & ED but not VR. Remember, we are talking about rumors here – if you have a weak stomach, wait for the official release.
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