Nikon Rumors

The 2014 Photokina show is now over

By [NR] admin | Published: September 21, 2014

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]:

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

By [NR] admin | Published: September 19, 2014

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

By [NR] admin | Published: September 18, 2014

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

By [NR] admin | Published: September 17, 2014

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

Posted in Nikon D750, Nikon Software | Tagged Nikon Camera Control Pro, Nikon UT-1, Nikon Wireless Transmitter Utility | 39 Comments

Nikon adds D750 support for Capture NX-D, Picture Control Utility and ViewNX

By [NR] admin | Published: September 16, 2014

Nikon released updates for Capture NX-D, Picture Control Utility and ViewNX with added support for the new D750. For additional information, check those links: