New Nikon WR-T10 wireless remote controller listed at the FCC

This soon-to-be-released Nikon WR-T10 wireless remote controller appeared on the FCC website.

From the published manual, it seems that the WR-T10 can remotely trigger up to 64 separate cameras that can be grouped in 3 different channels. A separate adapter for each camera is required. This solution would work also with older cameras with a 10 pin adapter:

With a WR-R10 (transceiver) connected to the ten-pin remote or accessory terminal of your Nikon camera, photographs can be taken by remote control using a wireless WR-T10 (transmitter). The WR-A10 is a ten-pin remote terminal adapter for the WR-R10.

The following options are available with multiple WR-R10 units, each mounted on a separate camera.

  • Using a WR-T10 (Simultaneous Release): If the WR-R10 units are paired with and on the same channel as a WR-T10, the shutters on all cameras can be released simultaneously by pressing the WR-T10 shutter-release button all the way down.
  • Synchronizing Multiple Cameras (Synchronized Release): A WR-R10 mounted on a camera with ten-pin remote terminal can be used to control WR-R10 units on multiple remote cameras.

Multiple Channels

The remote cameras can be divided into up to three groups by selecting different channels for the cameras in each group after pairing and then changing the channel for the WR-T10 or master WR-R10 to control only the remote cameras on the selected channel.

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Update on the Nikon D800 left focusing issue

Nikon D800 MultiCAM 3500FX AF module

Nikon D800 MultiCAM 3500FX AF module

Falk Lume met with Nikon representatives at Photiokina and discussed the D800 left focusing issue. Portion of his recap is included, read the rest here:

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Nikon D800E, D4 now in stock

The still-hard-to-find Nikon D800E is now in stock at OneCall.

Update: OneCall sold out. The Nikon D800E is currently in stock at:

For the first time the Nikon D4 is also in stock at B&H.

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Nikon D5100 next to be discontinued?

Few days ago Nikon Germany sent out an email to retailers stating that the Nikon D5100 is no longer available for order. The exact word used was “abkündigung” which translates to “discontinuation“. The D5100 was announced on April 5th, 2011. FYI: the D3100 was announced in August 2010 and was already replaced by the D3200 in April this year, the D7000 was announced in September 2010.

The Nikon D5100 is not listed as discontinued on the official Nikon website.

 

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Weekly Nikon news flash #181

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Photokina 2012 is now over

The 2012 Photokina is now over. Some final images and videos from the show’s floor:

Nikon fieldscopes and binoculars:

 

Red Nikon D3200 and Android based Nikon Coolpix S800c (photographs: Koelnmesse):

 

The Nikkor AF-S 800mm f/5.6 VR lens was on display under glass, no hand-on (photograph: Nikon):

Nikon D600 in the air (photograph: coptograph.com):

Videos:

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Aptina releases new 1 inch sensor (for future Nikon 1 cameras?)

Aptina announced a new 1″ sensor (AR1011HS) that will probably be used in future Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras (V2 maybe?), here are the basic specs:

  • Still 10MP resolution
  • 3.4 micron pixels
  • Video: 10MP resolution at 60fps, including broadcast quality quad high definition, oversampled 1080p for True HD resolution, 1080p video at 120 frames per second and additional high frame rate modes for slow motion playback.
The sensor inside the current Nikon 1 models are made by Aptina. Few months ago there were rumors that Aptina is developing a full frame sensor.

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Nikon’s interviews at Photokina

Interview with Florian Schulz & Salomon Schulz:

Interview with Sandro Miller & Anthony Arendt:

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