Nikon has confirmed to PDN that it is investigating a problem that can cause the D800 and D4 to lock-up while shooting. The company says that the issue – identified while PDN was reviewing the camera – can be avoided by disabling Highlights and RGB Histogram on the display. At present the lock-ups require the… Continue reading »
Mar
09
Nikon’s 16.1-MP COOLPIX
Nikon Inc. recently introduced two COOLPIX digital cameras that feature the company’s 16.1-megapixel Backside Illuminated (BSI) CMOS sensor. One model stretches the concept of ultrazoom to new heights, while the other works well in low light situations. The new ultra-zoom COOLPIX P510 features a 42x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR Glass Lens (24-1000mm) with advanced optical VR image… Continue reading »
Jan
06
Can the Nikon D4 Soon Become the Latest and Greatest DSLR?
Not much info to go off of here, but the French publication Responses Photo published some shots of what might be the Nikon D4. If this is in fact accurate, Nikon’s new flagship DSLR could be right around the corner. Technically, it doesn’t exist, but has been recently rumored for a release. As far as… Continue reading »
Dec
12
The Nikon D4 Stalking Light?
When Canon announced the outlandish 1DX, you could be sure Nikon wouldn’t be too far behind. Now, specs of the new D4 are leaking, and it looks like it could be a close fight between the two. According to Nikon Rumors, the hotly anticipated pro-level D4 will feature a 16.2-megapixel sensor, an 11fps burst mode,… Continue reading »
Nov
21
Is this Nikon’s New D800 DSLR?
The first pictures of the camera have circulated, and boy does it look like it means business. Nikon Rumours has gotten its hands on some images of the new camera, and it looks a lot like a heavily updated D700. Now, the world of photography tends to be one very much of evolution rather than… Continue reading »
Nov
01
I Want This Nikon Speaker Lens More Than I Want a Nikon 1
Instead of a silent drive motor that focuses the lens with barely a whisper, this faux Nikkor AF-S 55-200mm lens packs a speaker cone and the requisite electronics to play your music. Like the Nikon and Canon mugs and thermoses that came before it, this lens was purpose built to serve as a speaker, instead… Continue reading »
Oct
14
Nikon Markets Advanced CoolPix P7100 Digital Camera
Nikon (Melville, NY, www.nikonusa.com) recently introduced a 10.1-megapixel CoolPix digital camera that offers the image quality, performance and creative manual controls often associated with DSLR cameras. The new compact, lightweight CoolPix P7100 includes a new enhanced AF system, high-speed Expeed C2TM image-processing engine, and 7.1X wide-angle optical zoom-Nikkor ED glass lens (35mm equivalent to 28–200mm).… Continue reading »
Oct
04
New Nikon D800 May Shoot Ridiculously Large 36MP Photos
Obviously no one told Nikon about the megapixel myth. According to leaked details, the yet-to-be-announced new Nikon D800 DSLR will pack a whopping 36MP of image information onto your SD and CF cards. Nikon Rumors reports that Japanese camera site, digicame-info posted specs of the new Nikon D800 on their site on September 29. Nikon… Continue reading »
Sep
21
Nikon 1: A Tiny Camera With Interchangeable Lenses
Tiny cameras with big sensors and swappable lenses are like, a big deal. How big? Nikon just built their first brand new camera system for the first time in practically 50 years. It’s the Nikon 1. And yeah, it’s kind of awesome. There’s a lot going on in the Nikon 1 that makes it fantastic.… Continue reading »
Sep
19
New Economical DX-format 40mm Micro Nikkor Lens from Nikon
Nikon (Melville, NY, www.nikonusa.com) recently introduced the new lightweight AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens. Designed to work with Nikon DX-format cameras, the new AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens has a minimum focusing distance of 6.4 in. for extreme close-up photographs and High Definition (HD) video with a life-size 1:1 reproduction ratio.… Continue reading »