The new Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR lens tested at DxOMark: “disappointing scores”

By [NR] admin | Published: December 4, 2015

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DxOMark published their test results for the new Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR lens and they are not good:

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Deal of the day: refurbished Nikon D7000 camera for $349

By [NR] admin | Published: December 4, 2015

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Refurbished Nikon D7000 camera body is now on sale for $349 as an eBay daily deal (available today only). This is a new low price. The camera is sold by Roberts, an authorized Nikon dealer and comes with a 90 days Nikon warranty.

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Samsung officially denied all rumors about Nikon buying their NX mirrorless technology

By [NR] admin | Published: December 3, 2015

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Just a quick update on my Samsung post from yesterday:  Samsung officially denied all rumors about Nikon buying their NX mirrorless technology to AmateurPhotographer. If you have ever worked with a PR person/agency you know that this doesn’t mean much, but I am still surprised because the standard response to such inquiries is usually “no comments” or “we do not discuss rumors“.

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10 reasons why Nikon acquiring Samsung’s camera business doesn’t make any sense

By [NR] admin | Published: December 2, 2015

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Rumors about Nikon acquiring all or a portion of Samsung imaging business are nothing new – they started on Russian forums and dpreview and I even speculated about it a month ago:

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Update: Samsung officially denied all rumors about Nikon buying its NX technology

I have also received email tips on this topic but never found them reliable enough to publish them online. Several readers have asked me about my opinion on all this, so here it is – I have no reason to believe any of this is true. Here are my reasons:

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Deal of the day: Nikon Coolpix P900 camera for $549

By [NR] admin | Published: December 1, 2015

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The hard to find Nikon Coolpix P900 camera is now available on eBay for $549 or $50 off the regular MSRP. Note that this is a grey market item that comes with seller’s (not manufacturer’s) warranty. You can see the 83x zoom capabilities (2000mm) of the P900 camera in this post.

Update – the P900 is currently in stock at Adorama for $597 with full US warranty:

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for November 2015

By [NR] admin | Published: December 1, 2015

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These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for November, 2015:

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New Nikon patent for a Nikkor PC-E 19mm f/4 full frame mirrorless tilt-shift lens

By [NR] admin | Published: December 1, 2015

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Nikon has a new patent filed in Japan for a Nikkor PC-E 19mm f/4 full frame mirrorless tilt-shift lens. This is the second Nikon patent for a full frame mirrorless lens – the first one was for a 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens.

I already reported rumors that Nikon is working on a new full frame mirrorless camera. Here is a 2014 quote from Toshiaki Akagi (Department Manager in Nikon Design Department) about the possibility of a new large sensor mirrorless camera in the future:

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