Nikon D90 “In Stock” at Ritz

Ritz Camera is now listing the Nikon D90 as “In Stock”.  If you pre-ordered, hopefully, you’ll be getting yours in a day or two.
If you’re looking to get yours out the door from Ritz on Monday, you might want to get your order in.  Here’s the link.
Sorry, but Amazon and Adorama are still showing up [...]

Nikon MX Format

Nikon currently operates with two sensor formats in its DSLRs, DX and FX.  Practically speaking, the FX format is the same size as the old 35mm film frame.  The DX is smaller, which results in a “crop factor” of 1.5x when compared to the 35mm “full frame.”  Thus, a 50mm lens appears to have the [...]

Nikon D700 Review at PhotographyBLOG

PhotographyBLOG has posted a review of the Nikon D700.
Is it worth the asking price? Well that depends on your own would-be use and needs. For the amateur there are more affordable alternatives, but for the professional needing full frame capability it can be considered a steal.
For the latest Nikon D700 news and reviews, be sure [...]

Nikon D90 Available for Pre-Order at Ritz

I just received an email that the Nikon D90 is now available for pre-order from Ritz Camera for $1299.99 with no sales tax and free shipping.
[Ritz Camera - Nikon D90 w/ 18-105mm VR lens]
UPDATED: Nikon D90 is also available for pre-order from:
Amazon.com:

Nikon D90 (Body Only) - $999.99

Nikon D90 with 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S VR DX [...]

Chase Jarvis RAW: Advance Testing the Nikon D90

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Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

Along with the new Nikon D90 comes the kit lens for the D90, the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, which by all standards appears to be the ultimate kit lens at first blush.

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Nikon D90 Officially Announced

As expected, Nikon announced their new prosumer Nikon D90 digital SLR. The D90 features some very impressive specifications. The most significant feature in the new Nikon D90 is the ability to record HD video thought camera.
The camera is available with the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens at a kit [...]

SanDisk Extreme III SDHC 30MB/s Edition - For Nikon D90 Video

Rob Galbraith has a nice summary of the need and limitations of these new 30MB/s SD cards from SanDisk.  He points out that the cards were designed to compliment the D90’s need for speed and will only function in other DSLRs as 20MB/s cards (the cap for SDHC).
SanDisk’s press release details further:
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Nikon D90 - Pre-Order at Circuit City

Circuit City is a day early on their pre-order page for the new Nikon D90; however, they’ve got all the goods up and ready to go.
The almost-official specs are what we all expected:

12.3-megapixel CMOS sensor: This Nikon D90 camera body features a DX-format CMOS image sensor that provides the highest level of performance. Its integrated [...]

Nikon D90 - Official Images Leaked

Remember the Target listing for the Nikon D90?
Well, these photos were up on the site briefly. The entire listing is now gone and you get redirected to a general “digital cameras” page.

At least we finally get to see what the whole camera looks like. The anticipated announcement date is this Wednesday. So [...]