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Nikon mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

DSLR magazine has a whole article on the upcoming Nikon mirrorless camera. The two interesting bits of information are the expected release date (March 2011) and  the statement that the “The new Nikon mirrorless system would be more professional than what’s offered by other companies“. Here is a list of patents filed by Nikon that […]

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Will Dr. EVIL knock on Nikon’s door? (Nikon EVIL camera recap)

No, no that Dr. Evil. I am talking about EVIL camera (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens). There has been a lot of talk lately on that topic. Other companies are not shy of releasing EVIL products left and right, the latest one being the Ricoh GXR, which has a cartridge system that packs the lens and […]

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More Nikon patents – hint for a mirrorless Nikon camera?

Nikon filed a bunch of patents at the end of 2008 – here is the patent search result of Nikon + lens. Please note that most of those are just patent applications and may or may not lead to a final production model. The first interesting patent appears to be for a 24mm f/1.4 (application […]

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