Nikon Archives
Nikon D90 and D3x August 17, 2008 - Although these rumors are going on for some time, I expect both camera’s to be announced before Photokina in September 2008. Both these camera’s are expected to be announced August 27th. The D90, which was already expected as successor of…
Nikon D700 announced July 1, 2008 - Ok it’s for real now, a D3 in a D300 body. A full frame sensor, the high ISOs and even a few extra features like a dust shaking sensor and a flash. A few things have been ripped of so…
Nikon D700 in a magazine June 30, 2008 - After the previosu D700 images were identified as fake by engadget, we get another spyshot. D700, compared to the D3, with a slightly slower frame rate and 95% frame coverage….
Nikon D700, what's in a name June 19, 2008 - It seems that Nikon is making room between the numbers. The current prosumer flagship, the Nikon D300 is, is accompanied by the D700 FX. It looks like it is the exact same as the D3 in a D300 body or…
Nikon D3x Rumors April 16, 2008 - Althougn a Nikon D90 is expected before this summer as a successor to the Nikon D80, there aren’t many rumors found. The only things popping up is the fake D90 as shown here. The rumors for the Nikon D3x…
Nikon Coolpix P80 April 11, 2008 - Nikon has announced a new camera, the Coolpix P80. As a former Coolpix 5700 user, this camera looks interesting. It has a whopping 18x zoomlens with VR and a 2.7” LCD on the back. What I like is the…
Nikon D60 January 29, 2008 - Today Nikon announced the new D60. If you showed me that cam I would have guessed it was a D40 or D40x. I do not see a difference!. If you ask me, the D40x had to be called D60 from…
Nikon 90 years October 19, 2007 -
DPReview Nikon D3 Handson Preview September 22, 2007 - As expected, DPReview has published the Nikon D3 preview. It took an additional two weeks over the D300 preview and people started to wonder if Phil was allowed to preview the camera or if he even had it! THat…
DPReview Nikon D300 Handson Preview September 10, 2007 - DPReview has published the Nikon D300 preview. A few things are clearly shown in the preview: The amazing high resolution 3inch LCD display with a clear difference between the 640 x 480 of the Nikon D300 and a 320…
Nikon D3 and D300 announced September 3, 2007 - Yes, I know, I missed this by a week or so… Just happened to be on holiday when the 4 most important camera’s of 2007 were announced. Nikon announced its two top of the line camera’s the new Nikon…
NIKKOR SLR Lenses 40 Million and Counting July 31, 2007 - “Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that production figures for our NIKKOR SLR interchangeable lenses surpassed the 40 million mark this month.” — Nikon Well there are some lenses that would nicely fit in my bag……
Life, a journey through time June 13, 2007 - Frans Lanting’s current project shows fantastic photographs.Mostseemto be made on… yes Film! Using a Nikon F6….
List of Nikon D3 rumors June 10, 2007 - I guess something is happening really soon from now — looking at all the rumors. We can expect an announcement within the next 2 months and expect availability within the next four months. It will be a Nikon D3 with…
Nikon Story June 6, 2007 - An old story about a presentation nikon and canon had, in which a representative from each company was given the chance to say why should a person choose them. The Canon representative loaded up the best gear gave an…
Nikon Coolpix 360 concept May 30, 2007 - A Nikon concept camera designed to take 360 degree photos. It has a camera which rotates the full 360 degrees. I have no clue how the designer would like to operate it and how you can set it up…
Nikon D40x review May 30, 2007 - The Nikon D40x review is up on DPreview. The hi-lights: Dynamic range is two stops better then the D40, it has a usable ISO 1600 setting and although 60% more pixels it is able to record 37% more detail from…
Picture Town May 21, 2007 - What’s the difference between Georgetown (South Carolina) and Sommelsdijk (South Holland). Well — except from the fact that the places are 7500km apart — the people of Georgetown got 200 Nikon D40’s to play with. Nikon did an amazing…
Nikon Coolpix P5000 review May 17, 2007 - Finally an interesting review on DPReview. Phil posted the review of the Nikon Coolpix P5000. This camera is for me the successor of the Coolpix 5400 — this is the camera I wanted to buy but I came home…
Nikon Full Frame April 7, 2007 - Nikon explains its full frame policy. This is the same story Nikon is telling for almost two years now (may 2005)….
Nikon Universcale March 31, 2007 - A nice flash animation which shows things into perspective on a Universal scale from atom to galaxy….
Nikon D40x March 6, 2007 - “The most compact Nikon digital SLR ever, featuring intuitive controls and ergonomics designed for everyone” Only four months (November 16, 2006) after Nikon introduced “The most compact and lightweight Nikon digital SLR ever, combining outstanding picture quality with a…
Nikon PMA 2007 rumors March 1, 2007 - ‘Reliable sources’ say that there will be one out of two Nikon DSLR announcements. We get a Nikon D40x! This is the replacement/addition to the line where the current 6 mpix sensor is replaced by a 10 mpix sample of…
Coolpix Rebranding February 20, 2007 - The Coolpix Brand Today Nikon has re-branded the Coolpix range of cameras. After 10 years of Coolpixes, a new more premium logo has been revealed to hi-light the more elegant curves of the newer designs. The old logo had a…
You have panos and Panos February 5, 2007 - An amazing panorama of the Apollo 1 mission and some more available on one of the best panorama sites! Although Nikon equipment was available on this mission, I guess this was shot with Hasselblad equipment…
Nikon top sales in Japan!? December 22, 2006 - According DPNow Nikon has overtaken canon in sales in Japan. Although Canon still has the best selling 400D at first position with 27% market share. 1. Canon EOS 400D ——————- 27.3% 2. Nikon D80 ————————— 16.3% 3. Nikon D40 —————————…
Phil's review of the Nikon D40 December 22, 2006 - Have a look at dpreview’s Nikon d40 25 page review……
Nikon announces the Nikon D40 November 16, 2006 - “The most compact and lightweight Nikon digital SLR ever, combining outstanding picture quality with a design that’s easy for everyone” — Nikon The new Nikon D40 seems to be the replacement of the Nikon D50. It gains some techniques…
No Nikon D60 but a Nikon D40 instead November 4, 2006 - The Nikon D60 was assumed to be announced on 2 november. Unfortunately — no camera! Now the dust has settled down we get various previews of the Nikon D40. This — very small (BxHxT: 94x126x64 mm)— camera seems to…
Fujifilm S5 pro announced September 25, 2006 - “Fujifilm today announces the development of the FinePix S5 Pro, the keenly-awaited successor to the acclaimed FinePix S3 Pro. In a DSLR market that is much more competitive and dynamic than the one its predecessor was launched into, the…
Nikon D80 on dpreview September 24, 2006 - DPReview has release “The full Nikon D80 review” on its website. They have released the review just before Photokina starts as promised. It includes interesting comparisons with the Nikon D70s to see the difference of 6 and 10 mpix….
Nikon experimenting with Full Frame!? September 17, 2006 - Looking at this picture, we think that Nikon is experimenting with a Full Frame sensor. As we all know, the crop factor is absent with the full frame sensor. So we need to compensate this with longer lenses. This…
Fuji D200 S5 Pro September 16, 2006 - The rumours are that FujiFilm is coming out with a new S5 pro. It is supposed to have a Nikon D200 body with a Fuji senso at the inside. This should be announced 25 September 2006 — a day before…
Nikon announcements August 27, 2006 - Nikon announced a series of Coolpixes just before Photokina. Namely the: Nikon Coolpix L5 , Nikon Coolpix L6 , Nikon Coolpix S7 , Nikon Coolpix S7c , Nikon Coolpix S8 , Nikon Coolpix S9 and the Nikon Coolpix S10….
Nikon D80 August 9, 2006 - Ok, no surprises for today. The Nikon D80 is announced as expected. Unfortunately the teaser on nikonimaging.com did not change to something spectacular when it hit the ‘zero’ days. My price guestimate was probably a little bit optimistic also….
Nikon D80 announced tomorrow! August 8, 2006 - Here is a scan from one of the brochures as found by Pocket-Lint. The camera is supposed to have: 10.2 megapixel CCD sensor 11 area wide autofocus 0.94x viewfinder a 2.5inch LCD screen 3 frames per second continuous shooting…
Nikon Teaser for the D80? July 28, 2006 - Eight days ago, Nikon put up a teaser for a forthcoming 10mpix camera. We assume that this is a marketing stunt to keep people away from the Sony α. The difference with this camera seems to be the missing…
Nikon Firmware June 14, 2006 - Nikon has announced that it will release formware upgrades for the Nikon D2X, Nikon D2Hs and Nikon D200, fall 2006. The D2X and D2Hs will get the features of the just released D2Xs. The D200 will only get the…
Nikon D2Xs June 1, 2006 - By surprise Nikon released a minor upgrade to the Nikon D2x, namely the Nikon D2Xs. Hardware changes are the a new 2.5 inch LCD with a 170-degree wide viewing angle and significantly increased battery life. In software they implemented…
Nikon TIPA Awards April 19, 2006 - Nikon wins three TIPA awards related to SLR technology. Two awards for DSLRs: Best D-SLR Entry Level: Nikon D50 Best D-SLR Expert: Nikon D200 And one award for the Best Professional Lens: AF-S VR Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED….
And Phil Askey's Nikon D200 review February 25, 2006 - The 32 page Nikon D200 review is ready! The management summary is that it is not as good as the Canon 5D but the different is not worth paying almost twice the amount of money. “It’s one of those cameras…
7 new coolpixes February 21, 2006 - Nikon releases 7 new Coolpixes atPMA 2006, namely the: Coolpix L2, L3, L4 — 6, 5 and 4 mpix entry level cameras with 2inch LCD. Coolpix P3, P4 — 1/1.8-inch CCD which offers 8.1 effective megapixels and a body with…
Nikon confirm D200 banding February 11, 2006 - Nikon has confirmed the banding issue on the Nikon D200. The issues seems to be solved by changing the output levels (of the sensor?). According to Nikon it is only visible if the image is zoomed beyond 100% and does…
Zeis Manual Focus on Nikon January 18, 2006 - Today Zeis has officially announced two new manual focus lenses for the Nikon F-Mount. The first two ZF lenses will be the Planar T* 1,4/50 ZF and the Planar T* 1,4/85 ZF. The 50mm lens was rated as the world’s…
Nikon D200 review January 18, 2006 - The nikon D200 review is out by Bjørn Rørslett. It is a suppurb review and includes also the infamous striping problem which happened after 9000 shots. “The Nikon D200 establishes itself firmly as the much longed-for ‘digital’ F100.” — Bjørn…
Nikon stops with FILM January 11, 2006 - “As a result of the new strategy Nikon will discontinue production of all lenses for large format cameras and enlarging lenses with sales of these products ceasing as soon as they run out of stock.” It seems that Nikon…
Nikon D3h specs January 5, 2006 - On the French Chasseur d’Image forums there was a posting on of the supposed Nikon D3h specs. It also included some fake images of the Nikon D3x camera (obviously a re-badged D2x) which is supposed to be full frame and…
Thom's Nikon 2006 predictions January 4, 2006 - Thom’s 2006 predictions are online. For Nikon he expects only one new DSLR but no clue what it will be. Feel free and choose from: Nikon — the rumor persits — FM3D, Nikon — new entry level — D30, Nikon…
Zeis lenses for Nikon? December 28, 2005 - There is currently a rumor going on that Zeis will release lenses with the famous Nikon F-mount. It will be revealed on New High Power Lenses from Carl Zeis page. more information will be revealed on the site on January…
Nikon Coolpix S6 leaked December 27, 2005 - Engadget got information about the Nikon Coolpix S6 — a 6mpix WiFi enabled 802.11b/g camera with 3inch LCD!…
Nikon Software Updates December 14, 2005 - Nikon has updated Nikon View and Nikon capture. Although I thought Nikon View is replaced by PictureProject, they have it upgraded version 6.2.7. It is now able to process RAW (NEF) files for the Nikon D200. It also supports Mac…
What if Nikon goes Full Frame? November 28, 2005 - According to various rumors, Nikon is now developing a Full Frame camera which could hit the shelves mid/end next year — possibly late 2006 at Photokina. This means they finally can make a sensor for an affordable price. So Nikon…
Nikon D2x and D2Hs firmware 1.01 November 8, 2005 - Today Nikon has release a firmware upgrade for the Nikon D2x and Nikon D2Hs cameras. It improves AF performance and fixes a problem with AF assist with certain Speedlights. White ballance is corrected for Incandescent, Direct sunlight, Cloudy, Shade, and…
Nikon D200 announcement. Surprise (NOT)! November 1, 2005 - Nikon(R) Unveils the New D200(TM) Digital SLR Camera ” 10.2 Megapixel D200 Digital SLR Delivers Outstanding Image Quality With Blazing Speed, Rugged Construction and Intelligent Features”…
Nikon D200 body October 26, 2005 - The Nikon D200 is shown to the public — well not really as these images are grabbed from one of the Nikon sites. Not sure what the number of mpixes is. The guesstimates are 10.x or 12.4 mpix. I…
Nikon AF-S 18-200 G ED DX October 26, 2005 - The new Nikon D200 can be equipped with the new 18-200 DX lens which covers 28-300 in normal35mmfilm range….
Nikon issues service advisory for D2H, D70 October 11, 2005 - Wednesday, 28 September 2005 — Nikon issues service advisory for D2H, D70 Tuesday, 4 October 2005 — Fuji USA issues service advisory notice Thursday, 6 October 2005 — Canon issues advisory notice Friday, 7 October 2005 — Sony CCD…
Nikon D2x compared to film (35mm and medium format!) October 6, 2005 - Michael Clark reviews the Nikon D2x against the Nikon F5 loaded with Fuji Provia 100F film at ASA 100 and with a Hasselblad and 120 film (Provia 100F). To his surprise, digital was better then 35mm film and comparable with…
Nikon's complete (D)SLR History October 3, 2005 - A complete list of all Nikon Cameras…
Nikon D200 and Sony Sensor September 10, 2005 - Now Sony has announced the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 with a professional 10.8 mpix APS-C sized sensor, everyone in ‘Nikon land’ wonders if this is the supposed sensor in the Nikon D200. Especially because this sensor is the first large…
Any color you like September 2, 2005 - So the Nikon Coolpix P1 is also available in black…. …also is the Nikon Coolpix L101….
CoolPix day September 1, 2005 - Today was CoolPix day. Nikon announced 5 new cameras in the Coolpix line. That was not all as also two new camera lines were introduced. First the P-line, this offers WiFi to upload images to PictureProject from the camera. The…
Nikon Coolpix P1 and P2 September 1, 2005 - “Two new digital compact cameras combining higher image quality and closer control with revolutionary Wi-Fi capability.” The Nikon Coolpix P1 and P2 is a new range in the Nikon Coolpix Line. These are the consumer camera series which support…
Nikon Coolpix L1 September 1, 2005 - “The compact digital camera delivering higher quality, 5x optical zoom capability, and an impressive array of functions.” The Nikon Coolpix L1 is a strange thing. I have no clue where to pisition this camera or camera-range — assuming there…
Nikon Coolpix S4 September 1, 2005 - “The compact digital camera with 10x zoom performance and a swivel design that covers all the angles.” Another S-series camera announced is the Nikon S4. I expected this to be the water-proof version of the Nikon S3. However this…
Nikon Coolpix S3 September 1, 2005 - “A Nikon digital achievement blending high shooting power, higher quality and slim, attractive style.” First the Nikon S3. This is just an minor update to the S1. The Nikon S3 now offers a 6mpix senser instead of the 5mpix…
Nikon D200 announced September 1st? August 30, 2005 - Digital Weekly has an F6 like camera on the front. Question is if they know more or if they are just speculating like everyone. Various sources say the camera is to be announced in september and available in november….
Leaked specs of Nikon D200 are fake? August 19, 2005 - Someone found the specs of the new Nikon D200 by changing the Nikon D2x url on the Nikon Imaging site to D200. The resulting URL http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/digitalcamera/slr/d2x/index.htm seemed to have contained the specs before Nikon removed them. As leaked specs come…
Nikon D200 competition is 'announced' August 11, 2005 - Just now Nikon has registered the Nikon D200 Trademark and people start to speculate what specs the camera will have, information about a new Canon has leaked on the internet. Canon will potentially deliver a little brother to the 1Ds…
For my Scuba Diving Colleagues July 24, 2005 - Underwater Camera Housing for the Nikon D70…
Nikon D50 review July 24, 2005 - DPReview’s Nikon D50 review was released this saturday. It starts with a comparison with the D70/D70s which shows some nice enhancements like an additional AF mode which switches automatically to continuous mode. Also using the command dial for image…
Nikon D200 July 14, 2005 - On July 14, 2005, Nikon finally filed a trademark application for the D200. It can be found on United States Patent and Trademark Office. Speculations can start about the amount of mpix. Please add your best guess: 6 mpix as…
Stolen Photo Used for Nikon's Camera Ad July 4, 2005 - In an Korean Internet ad for the D50, a stolen photo was used. Even worse, the camera image shown on the ad was not taken with a Nikon product, but with a Canon 300D. According to the agency, the image…
Nikon D50 compared to D70s and Canon 350D June 10, 2005 - Digital Review compares the Nikon D50 with the Nikon D70s and the Canon 350D. Out of camera the D50 wins on all fronts. When post processed with Photoshop the D70s wins on sharpness because of its better lens. Looking into…
Nikon D2x Review June 2, 2005 - Nikon D2x Review is posted on DpReview. This is quite fast I must say, as I didn’t expect it yet. Phil has definately put some extra efford in it to get it there on time. The 30 page review…
Longhorn will support camera RAW June 1, 2005 - Today Microsoft announced that it will enable consumers to easily work with RAW files in current and future versions of Windows. Microsoft plans to deliver native support for digital camera RAW images for digital imaging industry leaders including Adobe Systems…
Nikon Coolpix S2 May 18, 2005 - Nikon has announced the S2, a companion camera to the recently released S1. A few images of the camera we’re already floating around on the internet. The camera is a bit heavier and is rain proof. For the rest it…
Interview Nikon General Manager, Digital SLR Systems May 10, 2005 - Engadget has an interview with Steve Heiner, Nikon’s general Manager of Digital SLR Systems. He doesn’t say much interesting but it got serious when Engadget asked about Nikon adopting DNG. The PR assistant available immediately stopped the conversation saying: “The…
Thom's D2X review May 6, 2005 - Thom Hogan has reviewed the Nikon D2x. He was quite happy about it but I think he rated is slightly less because of the current discussions on internet about the encrypted NEF white ballance information. “Nikon delivered something very close…
Nikon 7900 review April 26, 2005 - The Nikon 7900 review is posted on dpreview! This review took a bit longer then I expected. When the Canon SD500 was reviewed on the 17th of April, the photos were compared to the Nikon 7900! Therefor I expected…
Nikon reacted... April 23, 2005 - Nikon reacted to the White Balance encryption hysteria on the net with an “Advisory”…
Nikon D50 and D70s officially announced April 20, 2005 - Today the Nikon D50 and upgrade to the D70 — the D70s — are officially announced. On dpreview a first preview of the D50 is shown. Also there is good news for D70 users as a lot of then…
Nikon Lens types April 20, 2005 - When the Nikon F came first on the market in 1959 it did not have any lenses and the lenses of Nikon rangefinder cameras were used with an adapter. AF - Auto Focus After a first try in 1983 with…
Nikon encrypts white balance data April 19, 2005 - According Thomas Knoll in the Adobe forums, Nikon encrypts the white balence data on its D2x and D2Hs camera’s: “No, Nikon has never disclosed proprietary NEF data to Adobe. However, Nikon made a significant change with the Nikon D2X and…
Nikon D50 and new lenses April 19, 2005 - This looks like the new Nikon D50. It will be there in black and silver body. Together with this camera, two new lenses will be available. First the AF-S 18-55DX f/3.5-5.6G and an also new lens, the AF-S 55-200DX…
Nikon apologizes April 16, 2005 - Nikon apologizes for the unofficial release of news about new products that has recently appeared on the Internet and will officially announce the products 20th of April. “News of our new digital SLR cameras is currently being prepared ahead of…
Nikon confirms D50 March 31, 2005 - Nikon has uploaded the users manual of the new D50. It was found minutes after it was uploaded. The D50 is the new consumer entry camera. It has a 6.1mpix sensor, depth of field preview and 5 auto focus…
Nikon D70s March 31, 2005 - “We are now developing a full range of new models from the top-end to popularly-priced models, but we can’t say anything more now” — Susumu Enomoto Nikon has not confirmed the existence of another new digital SLR called the…
PictureProject InTouch March 26, 2005 - Now you can share your memories with friends and family using PictureProject In Touch. NikonNet has launched a new member to the PictureProjec family of tools. As I had never used PictureProject — still using NikonView — I though of…
Nikon D100 dead pixel remover March 18, 2005 - For people who have found dead pixels on their Nikon D100 there is good news! There is a utility — Q50ImageAdjust — described at Mathias Pohl’s log that is able to remap the CCD. I think this might be very…
New stylish Nikon Coolpix S1 March 17, 2005 - The new Nikon Coolpix S1 has been announced. It took quite some time before Nikon created a competitor for Canon Ixus range. It has some — new to Nikon — nice features like a 2.5” LCD display and folded…
Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro review March 16, 2005 - Phil’s review of the S3 pro has just been posted. The S3 Pro has Fujifilm’s SuperCCD SR sensor which should have much more dynamic range. Every pixel has two photosites. The camera is based on a Nikon F80 body….
The next Nikon D3 March 13, 2005 - So the D2x is out and it seems up to the expectations. Now we only have to wait for phil’s review. In the meantime we can dream up specs for the D3. Some rumors say that it will be announced…
Nikon Face-priority AF March 7, 2005 - Nikon has introduced a new gimmick in the Coolpix line of cameras: “Face-priority AF”. It is primarily intended to get sharp portrait images. It looks like Nikon is using the Coolpix line to introduce new and advanced firmware to distinguish…
Stop whining about digital noise March 2, 2005 - “Personally, I get tired of hearing about and folks whining about noise (what, you had grain free film?). It is what it is and it’s part of the digital experience.” — Moose Peterson A quote from Moose Petersons D2X…
First Nikon D2X Review February 25, 2005 - The first — long awaited — Nikon D2X review has been published today. Bjørn Rørslett has published the review just after midnight after the Non Disclosure Agreement had finished with Nikon. I haven’t delved through all the details but the…
Nikon D50 is very likely February 21, 2005 - This because Nikon filed a trademark registration on the “D50” at February 8, 2005. No sign for the d80/90/200 yet……
Nikon D2Hs February 21, 2005 - I have been away for more then a week without much internet access. I just have found out a new Nikon pro body; namely the D2Hs. I’m not impressed with this as it seems to use the same 4.1…
2.5 gigapixel panorama February 6, 2005 - TNO in the Netherlands has created the biggest panorama picture of 2.5 gigapixels. The photo was created in Delft by a Nikon D1x with a Nikkor AF VR 80-400mm lens. On digital this compares to 600mm. About 600 photos were…
Magazine fancies Nikon D90 January 26, 2005 - German Digital Photo magazine grabs photoshopped Nikon D90 from the internet and has published it for real: Sorry that they made another mistake with the frames per second to be 1.5…
Bjørn is tired of... January 24, 2005 - getting emails about the D2x… “This announcement is meant to halt the current flood of e-mail requests and speculation regarding the new camera. I won’t answer any of them and it has become quite tiring to ward them off. I…
More about the D2x sony sensor January 14, 2005 - An interesting article about the 12 mpix Sony CMOS sensor powering the new Nikon D2x is in Nikkei Electronics Asia (a weekly business magazine). “The new imager is generally viewed as an announcement by Sony that it will be replacing…