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Nikon D800

Nikon Digital SLR Camera D800/D800E Specifications Type Type Single-lens reflex digital camera Lens mount Nikon F mount (with AF contacts) Effective pixels Effective pixels 36.3 million Image sensor Image sensor 35.9 x 24.0 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format) Total pixels 36.8 million Dust-reduction system Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (requires optional [...]

Nikon D4 Product tour

Nikon D4 specs: 16.2MP, 11 fps, 12,800 native ISO, XQD memory card

Nikon D4 specs: 16.2 MP 11 fps Correction: 100-12,800 102,400 native ISO range, expandable to 50 and 204,800 CF + XQD memory card slots! That’s right, the Nikon D4 will have the new Compact Flash XQD memory card slot. Compatible with the new Nikon WT-5 wireless transmitter Integrated Ethernet in the camera Face detection/recognition function [...]

New Nikon Speedlight SB-910

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 improvements are smoother operation, greater illumination precision, and the [...]

Canon EOS C300

Cinema EOS Camera, More than just a camera, the C300* and C300 PL* cameras mark the beginning of a whole new system for the motion picture industry. Form factor, ergonomics, image processing and lenses – re-imagined to tailor the experience of shooting to the needs of professional cinematography crews. C300 Features: New Canon Super 35mm [...]

New Canon Digital SLR Camera Under Development

TOKYO, November 4, 2011/HOLLYWOOD, California, November 3, 2011—Canon Inc. today announced that the company is developing a new-concept EOS-series digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. Incorporating an enhanced version of the video-capture capability offered in the current EOS-series lineup, the new camera will be ideally suited for cinematographic and other digital high-resolution production applications. The model [...]

You Built What?! A Six-Foot-Long Camera That Shoots Enormous Photos

This DIY (if you’re an expert) camera uses x-ray film for stock By Gregory Mone Posted 10.24.2011 at 10:20 am Darren Samuelson had just taken his last photo of Manhattan when the police arrived. He and his father had been working from an empty dock across the Hudson River, and the authorities wanted to know [...]

Millions of lenses by Nikon and Canon

Total Production of NIKKOR Lenses for Nikon SLR Cameras Reaches Sixty-Five Million October 17, 2011 TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that total production of NIKKOR interchangeable lenses for Nikon SLR cameras reached sixty-five million at the beginning of October 2011. In 1959, Nikon (then Nippon Kogaku K.K.) released its first SLR camera, the [...]

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

October 20, 2011 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 enjoy using my Picturetown, Nikon’s online image sharing and storage service, with their iPads and iPhones. In [...]

Adobe enables 3D games with Flash Player 11 and Adobe Air 3

Adobe is finally enabling 3D games inside its Flash media player and its Adobe Air software with the next release of its technology coming in October. If it works right and becomes popular among game developers, then it could help developers create eye-popping 3D graphics for consumers on smartphone, tablets, and online game platforms. The [...]

AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G

Key Features A fast, single-focal-length lens with normal 50mm focal length Large maximum aperture of f/1.8 Newly developed optical system employing an aspherical lens element Silent Wave Motor (SWM) realizes quiet AF operation Two focus modes are available — M/A (quick switching from AF to MF) and M (manual focus) Specifications Focal length – 50mm [...]

Nikon Corporation filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Japan

Nikon Corporation (KIMURA Makoto, President, Tokyo, hereafter referred to as “Nikon”) filed a patent infringement suit against Sigma Corporation (hereafter referred to as “Sigma”) to Tokyo District Court on May 25, 2011. Nikon’s lawsuit seeks an injunction against Sigma’s manufacture and sale of infringing interchangeable lenses with vibration reduction for single lens reflex cameras, along [...]