Nikon D600 sensor’s dust spots caused by a gap around the shutter?

By [NR] admin | Published: October 23, 2012

Nikon D600 shutter unit

Lensrentals noticed that all of their D600 rental units needed sensor cleaning after being used. What is even more interesting is that all spots seems to be located around the same area – the upper left portion of the sensor:

Pattern of dust spots from twenty different D600 cameras (20 images layered into one)

Lensrentals did some additional investigation and found that “D600′s shutter curtain opening seems a bit larger than the other Nikon cameras with a bit of a gap around the shutter curtain. It may well be the shutter movement is pulling dust onto the sensor”:

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Nikon announcement in 24 hours

By [NR] admin | Published: October 22, 2012

In approximately 24 hours I expect Nikon will announce a new Nikon 1 V2 camera and a Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 full frame lens with the next generation VR. In addition, the company is expected to reveal plans for the future development of three new lenses for their mirrorless cameras. The official announcement should be on October 24th, but in the US the news should be published online around midnight on Tuesday (EST). Stay tuned for detailed coverage.

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Nikon US no longer supports the D800E? I don’t think so.

By [NR] admin | Published: October 22, 2012

Photographyblog just published a report that the D800E could be “no longer supported” by Nikon US. The article quotes a response from Nikon support who told a photographer interested in purchasing the camera that the D800E is no longer supported by Nikon: “they are not going to stock or make anymore”. I seriously doubt that the Nikon D800E will no longer be produced or available for sale in the US (D800E is currently in stock at Amazon). Nikon UK already confirmed that the D800E is a current product in the UK. The D800E is also not listed on the official list of discontinued products.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #185

By [NR] admin | Published: October 21, 2012

  • Nikon press release: Winning photos from one of the world’s most prestigious international photo contests, Nikon Photo Contest International 2010–2011, to be exhibited in Brazil and India.
  • Nikon UK and NME have teamed up for the NME Music Photography Awards with Nikon exhibition at the famous Getty Images Gallery in London.
  • Check Christoph Malin’s latest time-lapse video (see his previous guest posts and videos):

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B&H offers free perks if you buy the Nikon D600 or D800 cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: October 19, 2012



Since Nikon introduced their new pricing policy in October 2011, it is really hard to find any good deals on Nikon gear since all retailers are now forced to sell equipment at the same price point. One exception from the rule is that stores can offer bundles valued up to 10% of the price of the product for free and this is exactly what B&H did with the D600 and D800 cameras – scroll down for the details:

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Nikon patents for 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4-5.6 lens and fan accessory for cooling digital cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: October 19, 2012

US patent D665005 filed by Nikon is probably for the upcoming 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4-5.6 lens. As you can see from the drawings, the controls on the lens are slightly different then the current 1 Nikkor VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-Zoom lens. There seems to be also a new switch on the side:

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New Nikon 1 lenses: 32mm f/1.2, 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 and 10-100mm f/4-5.6

By [NR] admin | Published: October 19, 2012

Nikon 1 normal zoom, fast portrait prime and high powered zoom prototypes

Nikon 1 super telephoto zoom, macro and wide-angle zoom lens prototypes

Nikon 1 macro, wide-angle zoom and normal prime lens prototypes

In addition to the Nikon 1 V2 mirrorless camera and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 lens, on October 24th Nikon will officially announce also the development of three new 1 Nikkor lenses:

  • 1 Nikkor 32mm f/1.2
  • 1 Nikkor 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6
  • 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4-5.6

In the past two years Nikon has filed at least two patents (2012-185263 and 2012-98706) for a Nikon 1 32mm f/1.2 lens:


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The new Nikon 70-200mm f/4 lens expected to start shipping at the end of November

By [NR] admin | Published: October 18, 2012

The new Nikon 70-200mm f/4 lens that is expected to be announced next week will probably start shipping at the end of November, 2012. The price of the lens is expected to be in the $1,000-$1,300 range (depending on your local currency). I do not have the exact US price yet.

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