January 2010
Nikon Power Pros →
New Addition to the Family - Nikon BS-2
So what happened when you shoot under the rain with your hot shoe exposed? “No problem for the D300s”, claimed the NPS folks at Nikon. “But you may witness a premature oxidization of the hot shoe. That’s all. It will not short-circuit as some folks believe”.
Well, I am not about to wait for that chance to happen. The Nikon BS-2 is built solely for that purpose....
Fun's Over...Malaysia Next
OK. Just when I thought I am done with Malaysia last year, I got a notification to go round my clients’ six offices to audit their business infrastructure and execute the newly deployed collaboration platform for her staff…
Hmm…turning reactive companies to a proactive entity, an undertaking that’s fast becoming a top agenda for many of my clients in 2010.
Bring it on!
Nikon in 2010: “We plan to surprise the market” →
From an interview with Hiroshi Takashima (General Manger of Imaging Division at Nikon) at Photofair:
Q: What can we expect from Nikon in 2010?
A: We plan to surprise the market. We will…
I think I know →
Nikon will have only one press conference on February 3rd, 2010 (the actual announcement could be on February 2nd, depending on your time zone). I never got any information about a second press…
Flashback: Possible Nikon D3s sighting in... →
Remember this report from Barcelona before the Nikon D3s announcement. Yes, this was a D3s. Take a look at the last picture – the model with the black dress. Now, watch the video:
Replacement Updates for Nikon Accessories
To date, I have lost quite a few accessories, broke some other and has not been replacing them until yesterday. Among items replaced are the Nikon SW-13H Dome Diffuser for SB-900 and CA10 cable for the Nikon GP-1.
O yes, a new accessory Nikon BR-2A was also purchased for some macro experimentation with my Nikkor 50mm F/1.8D.
More Tips When Shooting
Now, if you are one of those who encountered a memory card “Full” incident when well knowing it’s not, you are not alone. As like a hard drive, the routine cycle of storing, deleting images right from your card literally fragments the file system of the card, causing camera and computers alike not to efficiently identify the total amount of usable space on that card.
The...
ViewNX 1.5.2 released →
Download link.
This issue should be fixed for Mac users now.
What’s new after the break:
Windows:
Compatibility with 32-/64-bit versions of Windows 7 Home Basic/ Home Premium/…
Nikon D700x makes its debut on TV with a price tag... →
Credit: CNBC (click on image for larger view)
This one is weird.
On “The Suze Orman Show” (CNBC) from Jan. 23, 2010, a lady called in during the “Can I Afford It” segment. She…
Upcoming Shoot - Singapore Air Show 2010
Well, its definitely my first with the boys but should be a nice ground to catch some flying metal in action!
Lens in Action - Nikkor 10-24mm and Nikkor 70-300mm
Bodies in Action - D90 and D300s
Support Accessories in Action - Manfrotto Video Monopod 558B
Advice for Shooting D90 or D300s or DSLRs
Shoot in RAW and process them on your computer into JPEGs whenever possible and not bake your images into JPEG right in the camera. I found that the color rendering and conversion takes place more “holistically” with View NX or Adobe Lightroom than on the camera.
Trust me…
(But you will lose FPS when you shoot in RAW on this two cameras)
Let's Do D90!
Yeap! The D90 has, since the acquisition of the D300s, been taking a different role altogether, filling the niche to shoot family and stuff, while giving me an alternative as a light weight second backup body.
But, still, as it has been proven, the D90 continues to squeeze out commendable shots no matter how little effort I put in to take each shot.
Intrigued with Reverse Mounting Technique
Been hearing and reading about this for a while now, and have actually seen some seriously good images with this technique coupled with the Nikon BR-2A kit. And since the day I got my second 50mm, has resulted in the Nikkor 50mm F/1.8D spending a large part of her life in the dry cabinet.
Why not put it to better use and learn something fun?
Nikon related news/links →
Underwater housing update: Ikelite has released several new underwater housing models for the latest Nikon DLSR cameras:
Nikon D3000 Nikon D5000 Nikon D300s
Remember…
New Addition to the Family - Nikkor 10-24mm...
OK. So, I admit I am a sucker for Nikkor lenses. And the new addition of this ultra wide lens somewhat completes my collection of lenses at my disposal, to shoot really wide. It simply eats landscape, interiors for breakfast.
Though, blurry at extreme corners under the magnifying glass, has proven to shoot to my amateurish standard. As mentioned earlier, I have zero intention to employ constant...
Busted! →
The Nikon D700x sensor and Nikkor AF-S 18-50 f/3.5-4.5G lens rumors got busted. Busted because those images were published in the Japanese magazine CAPA and are not part of an upcoming Nikon…
Just In Case If You Are Wondering...
As with my little tradition since I begin shooting with Nikon, I still don’t believe in post processing (even though I now possess Adobe Lightroom 2.5 and Photoshop. Blame it on one of my friend) my photos except to convert them to JPEGs from my RAWs, while resizing them for easy uploading to Tumblr.
And this last business trip into China was made with only two lenses - Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D...
Landed and Ready to Go Again!
While I eat and breathe Tumblr for the next two weeks in Singapore, I hope I can keep up with the routine of uploading my shots for those places I have visited. It’s now quite mind boggling to remember every of those 15 cities I worked in for the last six months.
And the workload is not getting any lighter…
Anyway, welcome back!
More rumors from China (Nikon D700x and Nikkor... →
Two more interesting images appeared on xitek.com from the same user in the past hour (Google translation). The first looks like a larger crop (but a tiny image) of the previously reported…
Battery for Nikon D900, this time in print →
In the past, we went through a list of products compatible with Nikon D900. Some of them could be a typo or just an easy way to get Internet traffic. Today, a NR reader sent me those pictures of…
This may be the Nikon D700x sensor →
Just got this picture with questionable quality of a Nikon D700x sensor from xitek.com (Google translation) – it seems to be the same sensor used in the Nikon D3x:
Can anyone give…
Official response from Nikon on the 70-200mm... →
I said already that I will not cover this issue anymore, unless there is an official word from Nikon. The official word came yesterday from Nikon Europe:
“The 70-200mm f/2.8G ED AF-S VRII lens…
Interview with Tetsuro Goto →
Mr. Tetsuro Goto is the Director of Laboratory Research and Development at Nikon Japan. Focus-Numerique just published a lengthy and very interesting interview with him (in French | Goole…
All I got is some Coolpix specs →
From what I hear, there will be no “serious” Coolpix camera announced this time:
Coolpix S8000 will be the slimmest 10x zoom with HD video available to date
Coolpix P100 has a back-illuminated…
Nikon Coolpix S3000 and Coolpix S8000 will also be... →
In addition to the P100 and L110, Nikon will also announce Coolpix S3000 and Coolpix S8000 cameras. I am still expecting more details in the next few days.
I am sorry I keep bringing up compact…
Capture NX v2.2.4 for Mac almost released →
For now, the new Mac version of Capture NX v2.2.4 is available only on Nikon Asia website.
What’s new:
Compatibility with Mac OS X version 10.6.2 has been added.
Specifications have…
Nikon Coolpix P100, Coolpix L110 expected →
Nikon Coolpix P100 (P90 replacement) and Coolpix L110 (L100 replacement) are expected on February 3rd. Those will not be the only Coolpix cameras that will be announced.
I will rate this…
PopPhoto’s crystal ball →
Crystal Ball, originally uploaded by deanfotos66.
Popular Photography named the Nikon D3X as its camera of the year for 2009. In the same article they mentioned:
“Our…
Nikon press conference scheduled for February 3rd,... →
Nikon press conference is scheduled for February 3rd, 2010 – I am saying this with 100% confidence. As I mention before, this time I will not specify the country and location. This date…
Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III is also listed →
Same “typo” for the Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E II:
Good timing on updating those teleconverters before the 2010 winter Olympics.
Posted by NikonRumors.com Get a FREE…
The new Nikon TC-17E III teleconverter →
Just a clarification on the Nikon TC-17E III teleconverter: this rumor is not based on the Nikon website listing that could be a typo (two typos in two sentences?):
I received the…
New Nikon Coolpix cameras on February 2nd →
I know many readers here do not care about Coolpix cameras. I expect that Nikon will deliver at least one unique and innovative point and shoot camera – maybe built-in GPS, email, etc. – they have…
Nikon related links/news/rumors →
A little bit of everything. First some rumors that I did not post before since I do not have any confirmations from other sources:
Rumor: new Nikon TC 1,7 teleconverter should be released at the…
