Nikon large sensor mirrorless camera is a possibility

Similar to the answer Nikon executives gave to AP in an interview last week, Toshiaki Akagi (Department Manager in Nikon’s 1 Designing Department) told dpreview that a new large sensor mirrorless cameras is a possibility in the future:

“We know that there is a certain body of demand for larger sensors in mirrorless products. Although we already have the 1 inch sensor in the 1 System, we don’t want to deny the possibility of future large-sensor mirrorless cameras. So maybe if there is enough demand we may be able to provide another type of mirrorless camera with larger sensors. This is one of the solutions.”

Few other points from the interview:

  • 4k video is coming to the Nikon DSLR lineup
  • “You can expect some new DX lenses in the future. We haven’t forgotten about our DX customers”
  • Nikon is still “studying the demand” for a D300s replacement
  • Nikon is also “studying” the possibility of a D3X successor (D4s body with a high MP sensor)

Update: Nikon D750 now in stock at Amazon.

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Nikon D750, Nikkor 20mm f/1.8 and SB-500 Speedlight to start shipping this week

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Update: Nikon D750 now in stock at Amazon.

The Nikon D750 camera (see updated pre-order options) is scheduled to start shipping tomorrow (September 23). The new Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens and SB-500 Speedlight will both start shipping on September 25.

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The Nikon D750 manual is already available online (in French).

Few additional D750 sample images from Nikon France (see also this post):

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Weekly Nikon news flash #281

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→ Refurbished Nikon Df cameras are now available from $2,295. Refurbished Nikon D610 cameras are now $1,579.

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→ New QuickPro training DVDs: Nikon D810 Beyond The Basics & Training DVD Nikon D810.

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→ New: AquaTech Elite 800 underwater housing for Nikon D800/D800E/D810 cameras.

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→ Nikon Cinema blog: Lens selection focus technique for DSLR video.

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→  The brand new Topaz Impression is now 25% off (until September 30) with coupon code: SEPIMPRESSION.

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→ Roberts Camera is offering an extra 10% off when you buy two or more lenses from their eBay store.

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→ The new Profoto Air Remote TTL-N for Nikon cameras is now shipping and is currently in stock. Watch also the new promo video here.

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The 2014 Photokina show is now over

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The 2014 Photokina show is now over (pictures above: Nikon 750 attached to a multicopter at Photokina, credits: coptograph.com & jantotrappe.de). Here are few new lenses for Nikon cameras that were announced during the show and I have not covered on [NR]:

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Nikon 1 Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR lens delayed, a new professional mirrorless camera “might happen one day”

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Nikon Japan published another apology that the 1 Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens is not yet available because of the large demand from customers (they issued a similar note for the V3 camera back in July). The lens was supposed to start shipping on June 26th, but I have not seen any lenses in the US yet (a batch was received in Europe over a month ago). Update: apparently there was a shipment in the US back in June.

At a recent interview at Photokina with Amateur Photographer Nikon defended their Nikon 1 system and the lack of large sensor mirrorlesss camera. Nikon did not exclude the possibility of a new high-end professional mirrorless system:

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Brikk is coming up with a “Lux” Nikon Df camera and 14-24mm f/2.8 lens in 24k gold

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In November 2014, the couture manufacturer Brikk will release their new “Lux” Nikon Df camera and Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8 lens in 24k gold. Pricing and additional information are coming soon.

Update: the prices of the camera+lens kit will start from around $30k. Here is another picture of the combo:

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Nikon Wireless Transmitter Utility, Camera Control Pro and Communication Unit UT-1 updates released

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Today Nikon released updates for the Wireless Transmitter Utility, Camera Control Pro ($139) and Communication Unit UT-1 ($374.95with added support for the new D750 camera:

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