And the winner is…

By [NR] admin | Published: October 20, 2010

First I would like to thank all participants in the ThinkTank Digital Holster 50 V2.0 giveaway. This time you beat all previous records with 3171 entries. I would like to thank also ThinkTank Photo for sponsoring this giveaway. Because of the large number of entries, I had to come up with a different way of selecting the winner – I ran a SQL script on the database that randomly picked one of the 3171 comments (I also made sure there were no duplicate entries):

and the winner is… Jimmy Lamont. Congratulations!

For the other 3170 readers that did not win this time, I will have another ThinkTank giveaway in the next few days. It will be also for a brand new ThinkTank product that you cannot purchase yet. Stay tuned.

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B&H started shipping Nikon D7000 kits today

By [NR] admin | Published: October 20, 2010

I just received multiple reports that B&H has started shipping Nikon D7000 pre-orders today.

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Nikon instant rebates for November will include some of the latest Nikkor lenses and the D7000

By [NR] admin | Published: October 20, 2010

Thom Hogan got an early scoop of the upcoming Nikon instant rebates for November (US only):

  • Nikon D90 body, D90 kit, D3000 kit, and D5000: $50 instant rebate
  • Nikkor 10-24mm: $200 instant rebate when purchased with a D300s or D700
  • Nikkor 14-24mm, 16-35mm, 18-200mm, 24-70mm, 24-120mm, 28-300mm, 55-200mm, 55-300mm, 70-200mm, 70-300mm, and 85mm f/3.5 Macro: $100 to $400 instant rebate when purchased with a D7000, D300s, D700, D3s, or D3x.

Note that some of the newest Nikon lenses (24-120mm, 28-300mm) and the Nikon D7000 will be included in the rebate program next month.

The current Nikon instant rebates can be found here.

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New video: Nikon cameras chosen for use in outer space

By [NR] admin | Published: October 19, 2010

Source

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None of the major US retailers have received any D7000 shipments

By [NR] admin | Published: October 19, 2010

With the exception of Best Buy, none of the other major US retailers have received any Nikon D7000 yet and none of them have an estimated shipment date. In other words, Amazon is not the only one (at least they offered a discount).

Some readers were able to get the Nikon D7000 from small/independent Nikon dealers:

Not just at Best Buy anymore

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What is “Nikon Q750”?

By [NR] admin | Published: October 19, 2010

An internal message was distributed to all Best Buy stores indicating that the delivery dates for three different products is to be determined. One of those product was labeled as “Nikon Q750”:

“The delivery date is to be determined for the:

  • Nikon S8100
  • Canon 60D
  • Nikon Q750″

I am 100% positive that this message is authentic and was sent out on October 15th. What I don’t know is what “Nikon Q750” stands for – it could be a typo, an internal code, a continuation of the “Nikon Q” hoax from last month, or an indication of a new upcoming product from Nikon mistakenly included on that list.

Here is a screenshot of the message:

 

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Weekly Nikon related news/links #80

By [NR] admin | Published: October 17, 2010

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Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens hands-on

By [NR] admin | Published: October 17, 2010

This is my hands-on of the Nikon AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens.

Dimensions

The Nikon 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens is sold with a hood and a soft lens case. At 18.7oz / 580g this lens weights as much as the 18-200 VRII lens – pretty light considering the zoom range. Size comparison: the 55-300 lens is thinner and a little bit longer than the full frame 28-300mm lens:

Except the product shots above, all photos were taken with a Nikon D300s (without a tripod) and without any post-processing. I wanted to show the images the way they came out of the camera. I used Lightroom 3 to convert and resize the original NEF to JPG files (no cropping). Most of the pictures were taken at 300mm – I can imagine that people will buy this lens because of its tele focal length, which currently provides the longest DX zoom available today. Expect better picture quality in the shorter focal lengths. For the record, this is a consumer lens, so set your expectations right.

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Amazon cannot deliver Nikon D7000 pre-orders on time, offers $25 discount

By [NR] admin | Published: October 15, 2010

It seems that for whatever reason Amazon will not be able to ship the Nikon D7000 on time and they are now offering $25 credit to existing pre-orders – not sure if this discount is valid for all pre-orders or only for those that cannot be shipped on time. This is the email that was sent just few minutes ago:

“Hello,

We’re writing to let you know there’s been an unexpected delay in shipping your Nikon D7000 Digital SLR Camera.

This camera has proven to have an extraordinary demand and we’re shipping orders as quickly as possible. At this time, we’re not sure of the exact date your camera will be shipped.

We’re very sorry about this, and to make up for the inconvenience, we’d like to offer you a $25 discount. You don’t have to do anything; the discount will be applied to your account when your camera ships.

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Sincerely,

Customer Service Department

Amazon.com“

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Nikon D7000 manual now available online

By [NR] admin | Published: October 15, 2010

Nikon D7000 manual is now available online and you can download it directly here (PDF file) or pick your download option from Nikon Support website. 348 pages of D7000 goodness.

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