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Nikon Receives the Prime Minister’s Prize of the Fourth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award

MC — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:28:46 +0000

February 6, 2012 Five engineers from Nikon Corporation (President: Makoto Kimura, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) engaged in the development of a product for Nikon’s LCD Equipment Division of Precision Equipment Company won the Prime Minister’s Prize as part of the Fourth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award. About the Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award The Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award is an awards program ... Related posts:

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First standard zoom with built-in image stabilization – Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD

MC — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:16:46 +0000

Tamron develops full-size, high-speed standard zoom with built-in image stabilization – SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A007) with class-leading resolution and Tamron’s proprietary VC (Vibration Compensation). February 6th, 2012, Saitama, Japan: Tamron Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of optical equipment, announced the development of the SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A007), a full-size ... Related posts:

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Nikon D800 is coming. How it looks like?

MC — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:25:53 +0000

Definitely Nikon D800 is coming! In a couple of days everyone is expecting the official announcement. If this will not happen at the well rumored predicted day it will happen soon. What I see is that the expectation has been built very well and the lack of any official information creates a huge pressure on ... Related posts:

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D400 and D800 may be released very soon! D300s, D700 and D90 are officially discontinued Finally Nikon D300, Nikon D700 and Nikon D90 are officially...
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A new FX lens upcoming from Tokina: 70-200mm F4 IF

MC — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:35:26 +0000

Tokina website shows a new lens that probably will be released soon: Tokina SD 70-200 F4 (IF) FX. The lens data sheet includes: Focal length 70-200mm Brightness F4 The minimum shooting distance 1.0m Greatest dimension 80mm Length 168mm Weight Undecided Remarks Ultrasonic motor, built-in camera shake correction mechanism. Kudos Tokina! Source: Tokina website Related posts: Tokina announces 16-28mm F2.8 lens for Nikon Following up an announcement ... Related posts:

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Extraordinary Losses Due to the Flooding in Thailand

MC — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:14:36 +0000

Japanese February 3, 2012 In the Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter ended December 31, 2011, Nikon Corporation (“Nikon”) has recognized extraordinary losses as described in the following. Extraordinary loss The flooding happened in October, 2011 in Thailand caused water damage to Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a consolidated manufacturing subsidiary of Nikon in the Rojana Industrial Park in ... Related posts:

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Digital Compact Camera Nikon COOLPIX S9300/S9200/S6300/S4300/S3300/S30

MC — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:56:33 +0000

February 1, 2012 Six new S-series cameras, including one with a built-in GPS function and high-power 18x optical zoom utilizing thin optics, one with an effective pixel count of 16.0-million pixels for superior image quality, and one that can be used by the entire family TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of six ... No related posts.

D400 and D800 may be released very soon! D300s, D700 and D90 are officially discontinued

MC — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:20:12 +0000

Finally Nikon D300, Nikon D700 and Nikon D90 are officially discontinued. See here on Nikon website. This is a very strong sign that the release of Nikon D400 and Nikon D800 is at the door. It is the time… D300 has been launched back in 2007 and D700 in 2008. Regarding D800 there are a lot ... No related posts.

Improved version of a popular lens: Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX II

MC — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:36:12 +0000

A very good news for DX users: Tokina announced a new version of their very popular 11-16mm f/2.8 lens. The updated lens includes an aspherical element, new coating for improved performance and a Silent Drive-Module autofocus motor. Now one can use this lens even with Nikon DSLR cameras that don’t have an integrated AF motor ... Related posts:

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Good news for owners of AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED: Fotodiox Pro Filter Adapter (145mm)

MC — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:05:08 +0000

According the manufacturers’ website, this adapter is made with high standard, specifically for the Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens to utilize UV, Circular Polarizing, ND4 and ND8 filters while providing increased protection to the front lens element. The filter Kit includes three parts assembled to enable a 145mm x 1mm thread. It is beautifully ... Related posts:

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Why does the Nikon D4 have just 16 million pixels?

MC — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:39:19 +0000

According TechRadar, at CES 2012, Nikon Europe’s Lars Pettersson explained that the manufacturer had two targets for the new sensor, the first of these being to boost pixel count to allow greater scope for cropping. However, the company also wanted to increase the signal to noise ratio so that the D4′s images would be cleaner ... Related posts:

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5th Notice on the damage from the flood in Thailand

MC — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:07:03 +0000

Japanese January 10, 2012 This is to advise you of the latest situations of Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a consolidated manufacturing subsidiary of Nikon Corporation in the Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province located in Central Thailand, which is suffering damages from the flood. Latest situations Operations at the Nikon Thailand had been suspended since October 6. After completion ... Related posts:

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Digital SLR camera Nikon D4

MC — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:23:20 +0000

January 6, 2012 The next-generation flagship Nikon digital-SLR camera with the ultimate in versatility and functionality TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Nikon D4, a Nikon FX-format camera that serves as the new flagship model in Nikon’s lineup of digital-SLR cameras. Nikon will be exhibiting the D4 at the 2012 International ... Related posts:

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AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G

MC — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:23:22 +0000

January 6, 2012 A fast, medium-telephoto fixed focal length lens with a focal length of 85 mm and a maximum aperture of f/1.8 compatible with the Nikon FX-format TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G, a fast, medium-telephoto fixed focal length lens with a focal length of 85 ... Related posts:

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4th Notice on the damage from the flood in Thailand

MC — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:15:15 +0000

Japanese December 1, 2011 This is to advise you of the latest situations of Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a consolidated manufacturing subsidiary of Nikon Corporation in the Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province located in Central Thailand, which is suffering damages from the flood. Latest situations Water pumping-out by the Rojana Industrial Park authority around Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ... Related posts:

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Nikon Speedlight SB-910

MC — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:09:17 +0000

November 30, 2011 A high-end Nikon Speedlight offering simple and smooth operation TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Speedlight SB-910, the new high-end Nikon Speedlight. The SB-910 is a high-end Speedlight for advanced amateur to professional photographers that offers a number of improvements over its predecessor, the Nikon Speedlight SB-900. Among these ... Related posts:

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Five Nikon products receive the "iF design award 2012"

MC — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:09:06 +0000

November 10, 2011 Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that its 3 digital cameras and 1 Digital Microscope System have been awarded the “iF design award 2012: iF product design award” and its 1 digital camera has been awarded “iF design award 2012: iF communication design award”. The iF design award is globally prestigious award sponsored ... Related posts:

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3rd Notice on the damage from the flood in Thailand

MC — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:02:46 +0000

Japanese November 4, 2011 This is to advise you of the latest situations of submersion at Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a consolidated manufacturing subsidiary of Nikon Corporation in the Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province located in Central Thailand. Damages The 1st floor of all buildings at the premises continues to be submerged. Operation of the factory has been ... Related posts:

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Understanding manual focus lenses from Nikon

MC — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:24:04 +0000

Have you ever been in confusion with the terminology used to describe the old type of lenses that are with manual focus? If you are like me you would be very excited to see how great many of these old gems are performing on the ultimate DSLR’s from Nikon. This glass is so good that ... No related posts.

2nd Notice on the damage from the flood in Thailand

MC — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:57:24 +0000

Japanese October 21, 2011 This is to advise you, following our first notice of October 11, of the latest situations of submersion at Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a consolidated manufacturing subsidiary of Nikon Corporation in the Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province located in Central Thailand. Damages The 1st floor of all buildings at the premises are presently submerged ... Related posts:

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Nikon launches the free my Picturetown Pad application for iPads and iPhones

MC — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:39:55 +0000

October 20, 2011 Support for playback of data recorded using the new Motion Snapshot function built into Nikon 1 J1 / V1 TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that its free my Picturetown Pad application for iPads and iPhones is available for download from Apple’s App Store. The my Picturetown Pad app allows users to ... Related posts:

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