Posted on 22 November 2008. Tags: Nikon, Thailand
photo: © George Mann Nikon photographers around the world need to dig a little deeper to keep the valued employees of Nikon Thailand on the payroll. All the Nikon Digital SLR cameras (and most Nikkor DX lenses) except the highest end Nikon D3 model are currently manufactured in Thailand. It makes sense that these high [...]
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Posted in Camera & Laptop Bags, Digital Image Storage, Nikkor DX format lenses, Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90, Think Tank Photo
Posted on 15 November 2008. Tags: Digital SLR, Nikon D40
Just remember to put an “Open Me First” card on the box and charge the camera battery before wrapping up the box. You also need to buy and install an SD memory card and if you want the recipient of your gift to get good Christmas pictures you might as well include the new Nikon [...]
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Posted in Amazon Digital SLR Deals, Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90
Posted on 08 November 2008. Tags: 70-300mm AF-S VR, Nikkor DX format lenses
Let’s face it this is going to be a low budget Christmas, but that doesn’t mean that we have to go completely without any new toys under our tree. The AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED will be a good addition to any Nikon DSLR photographer’s bag, whether he uses one of the DX models [...]
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Posted in Nikkor AF / AF-S lenses, Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90, Nikon FX - D3x / D3 / D4 / D700 / D800
Posted on 27 October 2008. Tags: 18-200 Nikkor super-zoom
If you like the speed, resolution and responsiveness of a Digital SLR, but don’t want to change lenses while you are traveling, then there is really only one lens for you. The AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED (11.1x). It really does not matter if you are using a Nikon D40 or a D300 [...]
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Posted in Nikkor DX format lenses, Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90
Posted on 04 October 2008. Tags: Nikkor 55-200 DX VR
I originally bought this lens to use on the Nikon D40 and D80 bodies but I have to admit that I almost never use those camera bodies any more, since I decided to start using the light-weight 55-200mm Nikkor on my Nikon D300 body. At first I though that the D300 was too heavy for [...]
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Posted in Nikkor DX format lenses, Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90
Posted on 04 October 2008. Tags: D200, D80, Firmware, Nikon
These updates may not be available in your region yet, but Nikon announced them at the recent Photokina in Germany. In both cases they are mainly addressing the blinking battery light issue, that may indicate that the camera battery is running low when it is in fact still charged. Nikon D200 – firmware upgrade version [...]
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Posted in Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90
Posted on 20 September 2008. Tags: Nikon D300, Nikon D90, Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90
Nikon has announced worldwide today that the Nikon D90 digital SLR will be ready for delivery by the end of September 2008 (some rumors are speculating on a September 19 release in some locations). Nikon wants everyone to know that the Nikon D90 is the world’s first D-SLR with movie functions and that it has [...]
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Posted in Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90