Monthly Archives: May 2010

Nikon sales by product: past (2010) vs. estimated (2011)

By [NR] admin | Published: May 12, 2010

Those are the “Sales by product” charts for Nikon’s financial year that just ended and the estimated numbers for the next year (March 2010 vs March 2011): Update: the percentage graph could be misleading – here are the actual numbers (March 2010/March 2011): I/L stays for Interchangeable Lenses, SLR-DSC is for SLR/DSLR and C-DSC stays for compact cameras. This [...]

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Nikon D4000

By [NR] admin | Published: May 11, 2010

D4000 The rumor is that one of the Nikon DSLRs to be released this year will be falling in between the D3000 and D5000 models. I am not sure what this will mean in terms of features/specifications, but I think the model will be called D4000. [NR] probability rating: 50%

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Nikon 24mm f/1.4 lens (imported) in stock now

By [NR] admin | Published: May 11, 2010

B&H has the Nikon 24mm f/1.4 lens IMPORTED (grey market) version in stock now: More info on what is “grey market”.

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Nikon’s financial results for the last fiscal year are out

By [NR] admin | Published: May 11, 2010

Nikon reported a net loss of Y12.62 billion, compared to a year-earlier profit of Y28.06 billion. Operating loss of Y13.85 billion against a profit of Y48.18 billion a year earlier. Sales fell 11% to Y785.50 billion from Y879.72 billion. Nikon’s digital camera business picked up, however, contributing to a 30% increase in operating profit from [...]

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Sony α900 is now officially discontinued

By [NR] admin | Published: May 10, 2010

Update: btw, talking about Sony - the new Sony EVIL camera just leaked (the official announcement is tomorrow). Already wrote about that on PhotoRumors.com, but I think that this is an important development and should be on NikonRumors as well: Sony α900 is now officially discontinued (Sony α900 was released 3 months before the Nikon D3x [...]

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