Nov 17
Electronista is reporting that Nikon killed hopes of a camera press event this week. For more details, check out the story on Electronista.
Nov 10
Nikon Rumors is reporting a 90% certantity that Nikon will release the D3x by the end of this month. For more info, check out the NIkon Rumors post.
Aug 27
Nikon D90
Nikon today announced the release of their newest DSLR, the D90. They also released the GP-1 GPS Unit which will bring GPS Geotagging to the DSLRs they offer. For more details about each announcement, visit our Cadco Photography blog:
Aug 18
Kari Kuukka shot a 360 degree high resolution panorama image of the photographer’s corral about 30 minutes before the start of the men’s 100m final at Beijing National Stadium. An about equal distribution of Canon and Nikon gear. Its starting to look like more Nikon than Canon though.
360 Degree Olympic Panorama
Aug 07
Nikon just announced their new line of COOLPIX point and shoot digital cameras. Some of the specs are staggering. the COOLPIX S60 boasts a 3.5-inch touch-screen LCD! And to compete with Canon, Nikon finally released the G9 killer called the P6000 which features a 14 megapixel sensor, built-in GPS, fully programmable and manual modes, and NEF (RAW) format support. For complete details about all cameras released, check out the Nikon Press Releases on our Cadco Photography blog.
Aug 01
Nikon announced a memory upgrade for their flagship D3 DSLR body. This memory upgrade increases the continuous shooting buffer from 16 to 36 shots when shooting in 14-bit lossless NEF raw format files. The cost is approximately $500 plus tax in the USA. You can contact your local Nikon repair center for more information. Here is a link to the info from Nikon and the matrix showing all the shot increases depending on file format used:
Nikon D3 Buffer Memory Upgrade
Jul 26
I’ve been playing and shooting with the new Nikon D700 FX full frame sensor DSLR and SB-900 Speedlight today. This full frame sensor is amazing! I finally can use all my AF-S f/2.8 glass as it was intended without the crop factor. I love the fact that the D300 and D700 share the same MB-D10 Multi Power Battery Pack/Vertical Grip. This is very useful if you have a D300 as a spare body as I do. The MB-D10 makes the body feel more sold and better in your hand. Similar to the feel of a D3 but does add weight. This gives both the D300 and D700 up to 8 fps (frames per second) when using rechargeable AA batteries (NiMH).
Since the D700 has a larger view finder, the top facing LCD is about 25% smaller than the D300. But it doesn’t matter as the LCD on the back now shows even more information and quick access menu icons. I also notice that the shutter release is quicker and stronger sounding. More so than the D300. Its similar to the sound of the Nikon F5 film body.
The SB-900 is massive. Much bigger than the SB-800 but then again, its doing so much more also. Build quality is top notch. Great carrying case also. Stay tuned for more. So far I am very happy with this new body and more info will come as soon as I shoot more photos with it.
Jun 30
This evening, Nikon released the anticipated FX full frame sensor DSLR, the D700. Its basically a lighter version of the D3 workhorse. They also released two PC-E Micro lenses and the SB-900 AF Speedlight. You can see the details of the release at the Cadco Photography site.
Jun 03
Powerful Tools for Quick and Easy Photo Editing
TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of the exciting new Capture NX 2 photo editing software. An evolution of the original award-winning Capture NX software released in 2006, Capture NX 2 makes it even easier to make quick and powerful photographic edits so you can spend more time making photographs and less time editing them on the computer.
The original Capture NX software introduced the world to direct on-image editing. This revolutionary new development was the basis of the Color Control Point tool which enabled photographers of all levels to easily adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, color and warmth on specific elements of a picture such as sky, skin, grass, etc. This made it possible to choose any area of a photograph for editing without the need for complicated selections or masking techniques.
Capture NX 2 introduces the all-new Selection Control Point tool, which allows users to carry out nearly any image adjustment to a specific area with just a point-and-click to make the selection. Whether applying an Unsharp Mask to just the eyes in a portrait, a Gaussian Blur to only the background of a photograph or D-Lighting to open up the shadows, the Selection Control Point makes it easy to do. What once was a complex and tedious task now takes just a fraction of the time.
The newly developed Auto Retouch Brush allows you to simply apply a few mouse strokes to clear away spots, blemishes or other unwanted distractions that appear in a picture. Photographers can quickly and effectively achieve the results they are looking for without having to learn all new methods and skills.
The Capture NX 2 interface has been updated by adding “Workspaces” to optimize the screen layout. Four preset Workspaces such as “Browser” and “Edit” can be selected as well as a number of user-defined workspaces that optimize single or multiple monitors for the ideal screen layout. The Edit List has been reorganized to allow easier access to most settings. Further, it maximizes the picture display area while simplifying the editing process by allowing multiple edits to be viewed simultaneously.
With this range of impressive tools many shooters will find Capture NX 2 to be a great stand-alone photo editing solution, while others will discover that it’s a remarkably effective addition to their existing photographic editing workflow and process.
For more details, check out Nikon’s link.
May 28
According to Photography Bay , Nikon has filed for a new patent (US Patent Application Publication No. US 2008/0084484) for a new viewfinder technology that incorporates an electronic display screen within the optical viewfinder. The photographer could then switch back & forth between the optical (TTL) image and the digital display.
Read the entire story at Photography Bay.
