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Nikon Unveils D300 and D3 DSLR

Great news for the professional level Nikon shooters out there. The Nikon D300 and Nikon D3 are here, and on paper, they are absolutely drool-worthy! The Nikon D300 is the highly anticipated replacement for the successful Nikon D200, sporting tons of advanced new features that makes me itch to upgrade mine. 12.3-megapixels CMOS sensor, Nikon [...]

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Nikon Updates D40 With 10.2-Megapixel D40x

It has only been about four months since Nikon introduced the entry-level D40 digital SLR. But Nikon’s updating it anyway with the new D40x. Differences: 6-megapixel to 10.2-megapixel Range of ISO setting starts at 100 instead of 200 2.5fps to 3fps 1/200 flash sync speed, down from 1/500 Looks like the slightly higher price than D40 won’t get you much of [...]

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Nikon Introduces D40 Entry-Level Digital SLR

Taking over Nikon D50’s spot as the Nikon entry-level digital SLR is the new 6-megapixel Nikon D40. Looks like the rumors were real! Compact, good list of features and with a bargain price tag, the D40 seems perfect for amateurs looking to step up into DSLR photography. Nikon D40 Nikon D50 3 autofocus points 5 autofocus points ISO 200-3200 ISO 200-1600 Auto ISO [...]

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Nikon D40, Could this be Real?

Blogger Allen George managed to spot german retailer website neckermann.de with pictures and specifications on a new Nikon D40 digital SLR camera before they took it down. Could this be real? Neckermann.de seems like a pretty highly-trafficked and reputable site. And it’s hard to tell if the pictures are results of elaborate Photoshop-jobs. Any eagle-eyed readers [...]

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Nikkor AF-S DX 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Lens

This new Nikkor lens comes as a kit lens for the Nikon D80. Looks like an improvement to the D70’s 18-70mm kit lens, in terms of zoom range and equivalent spacing between each focal length. But it has lost the useful distance scale. Image quality? Gotta wait for the pictures taken with it, the MTF [...]

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Nikon D80 Officially Out!

The curtains are finally drawn for the new Nikon D80 DSLR! Other than the exterior button changes and rearrangement that we’ve went through some time ago here, these are the rest of the features: 10.2-megapixel DX format CCD sensor (which means like D50 and D70, no metering with primitive lenses). 0.18sec start-up time. No big deal, just [...]

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Nikon D80 Pictures Unveiled

Remember the new Nikon DSLR that is expected to launch on August 9th? Looks like we found some real pictures of it, which seem to be leaked from their Nikon Europe website. The new model will be name Nikon D80, not the D90 (50, 70, 90, get the drift?) that some of you might have guessed. [...]

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New Nikon DSLR Camera In 20 Days

Check out Nikon Imaging Global website right now and you’ll be in for a little surprise. From the flash animation, it seems like Nikon has snuck up on us and will release a new DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera in 20 days from now. For those who can’t be bothered to watch the animation, it [...]

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Nikon Stops Producing Most of its Film Cameras

It looks like the end of film cameras is coming soon. Nikon has announced this week that production of most of its film cameras will cease, as the digital format has been very successful for them, accounting for 95% of their business. Thankfully, Nikon will still continue making its flagship film model, the Nikon F6. [...]

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