The van transporting the gear for the Dublin NPS roadshow was stolen on Saturday night near The Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland. The van contained Nikon equipment valued at £100,000 ($156,000) including the brand new D4 and D800 demo cameras.
Her is a list of the stolen equipment with serial numbers, please spread the word:
| Serial number | Product Name |
| 2027872 | SB-700 |
| 2000776 | SB-910 |
| 2112783 | SB-R200 |
| 2112784 | SB-R200 |
| 2007201 | SB-N5 |
| 2053595 | SU-800 |
| 204369 | AFS50/1.4G |
| 211305 | AF14/2.8D ED |
| 2102538 | AFS35/1.8G DX |
| 203912 | AFS35/1.4G |
| 205138 | AF105/2D DC |
| 300048 | AF135/2D DC |
| 200382 | AFS300/4D IF |
| 200661 | AFS300/2.8G ED VR2 |
| 200606 | AFS200/2G VR II |
| 205164 | AFS 600/4G VR ED |
| 302920 | AF16/2.8D FISHEYE |
| 2069545 | AFS105/2.8G VR MICRO |
| 201187 | 24/3.5D PC-E ED |
| 2009455 | AFS60/2.8G ED MICRO |
| 201222 | 45/2.8D PC-E ED Micro |
| 2024655 | AFS85/3.5G DX ED VR |
| 2023900 | AF-S DX MC40/2.8G |
| 231352 | AFS17-35/2.8D |
| 227817 | AFS17-55/2.8G DX ED |
| 333216 | AFS14-24/2.8G ED |
| 478320 | AFS24-70/2.8G ED |
| 212444 | AFS24-70/2.8G ED |
| 33403012 | AFS DX 18-105/3.5-5.6G VR ED |
| 225558 | AFS16-35/4G VR ED |
| 20002656 | AFS70-200/2.8G II VR ED |
| 52002585 | AFS28-300/3.5-5.6G VR ED |
| 203336 | AFS200-400/4G VRII ED |
| 62001211 | AFS24-120/4G VR ED |
| 42291832 | AFS18-200/3.5-5.6G VRII DX ED |
| 2102647 | AFS55-300/4.5-5.6G DX VR |
| 438805 | AFS TC-14E II |
| 216917 | AFS TC-20E III |
| 1110036401 | 1 NIKKOR 10 F/2.8 White |
| 1050077906 | 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30 F/3.5-5.6 Black |
| 1310000816 | 1 NIKKOR VR 10-100 F/4.5-5.6 PD |
| 1250003010 | 1 NIKKOR VR 30-110 F/3.8-5.6 Black |
| 2000419 | FT1 MOUNT ADAPTER |
| 6001003 | D90 |
| 6056018 | D7000 |
| 6018500 | D5100 |
| 5000718 | D3X |
| 2017340 | MB-D11 BATTERY PACK |
| 43001267 | COOLPIX S8200 WHITE |
| 44001624 | COOLPIX S6200 PINK |
| 40111099 | COOLPIX AW100 BLACK |
| 62005091 | NIKON 1 V1 White |
| 64004157 | NIKON 1 J1 Silver |
| 65006660 | NIKON 1 J1 Red |
| 4001235 | WT-4 |
| 106780 | NIKON 1 V1 GPS UNIT GP-N100 BK (BLACK) |
| 200169 | 400MM F2.8G AF-S VR IF-ED NIKKOR BLACK |
| 200733 | 500MM F4G AF-S VR IF-ED NIKKOR BLACK |
| 0000155 | MB-D12 MULTIPOWER BATTERY PACK |
| 1001109 | ME-1 stereo microphone |
| Serial number | Product Name | Serial number | Product Name |
| 2053595 | SU-800 | 2000193 | Sample D4 |
| 204369 | AFS50/1.4G | 2000382 | Sample D4 |
| 211305 | AF14/2.8D ED | MPT 2038 | Sample WT-5 |
| 2102538 | AFS35/1.8G DX | MPT 2043 | Sample WT-5 |
| 203912 | AFS35/1.4G | MPT1088 | Sample D800 |
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247 Comments
Um… is this a Nikon Rumor?
No, it’s a fact.
This is outrageous, It makes me so very angry!!!
Oh, as a side issue, I am switching to Canon & have to sell all my gear. I have a D800 & a D4 which has only been lightly used and a shit load of brand new lenses in perfect condition as well as multiple flashes (I don’t have any boxes, I threw them all out . . ooops).
The only problem with the gear is that my nephew who was visiting on the weekend, went through and scratched the serial numbers off everything (I was very upset). I am happy to offer a small discount to reflect this omission.
@Angry Oak
Do you still have the front caps ?
hahaha. its a joke.
Nothing gets by you….
Hi Captain Obvious!
Lol. My nephew does that too
You have the same nephew i guess.
I feel soo happy
Now I see why Olympus brought an armored vehicle to CES. Nikon should have taken notes on that.
Nice jokes, everyone!
But time to get serious! Anyone around who sells a HUGE camera bag? I came in Frankfurt via Dublin this morning, and my trolley just broke down!
This is BAD by any means, because many of us in Europe will have a chance to see and test the gear later. And of course: it sounds almost stupid: this is a great marketing desaster! Being in the press with negative news … all the D4 D800 announcements were the positive – … really bad
to all who bid: I offer my FE-2 against the D800 – lighter and runs 5000 shots without battery…
> And of course: it sounds almost stupid: this is a great marketing desaster! Being in the press with negative news … all the D4 D800 announcements were the positive – … really bad
Negative news are better for marketing than no news and the mainstream media was already done with the D800…
Indeed. Besides, this is not at all ‘bad’ for Nikon as a brand as they didn’t do anything wrong or disgraceful (olympus
).
They learned from Apple and the forgot-in-the-bar iPhone fiasco. I think Apple patented that trick. Wouldn’t be surprised if they sue Nikon over this
+1!
Your spelling is a DISASTER.
For all Germans it’s a DESASTER…
I think nikon have an insurance for this vehicle which transport such material
An insured £100K is cheap to get your name in the papers and all over the web again.
yes! u r right. that’s cheapest advertising….
Sad thing is the chimps that did this probably have no idea what they stole….
yeah … right
all they wanted was a van to go to belfast
now back to your cage
Presumably, if it was the NPS Roadshow, the Van was in Nikon livery? So asking for it to be stolen. Dublin is infested with not only “DOC” (decent ordinary criminals) but also several different strains of republican terrorists who need regular infusions of funds.
Whoever left such a waggon parked in the open needs urgent help.
And I think just the opposite: I think it was an inside job. That doesn’t necessarily mean a Nikon employee, but someone familiar with Nikon’s operation or someone from the hotel/exhibition center where the event was taking place or the transportation company.
Some years ago, my company had just bought new computers for use in a booth and the airline shipping cases hadn’t arrived yet so we were still using the computer shipping cartons (the show was local to our office). I closed down the show, packed everything up and turned it over to the exhibit company who in turn turned it over to FedEx, but the cartons may have been handled in-between by union workers at the exhibit hall. When the cartons got back to the office, there were no computers in the boxes: they were filled with tossed promotional material from the show.
In the ten years I was with that company and the hundreds of shows we attended, that was the only time anything was stolen, but it still made me very upset. And of course, no one wanted to take responsibility: each party blamed the other.
faaa out, time to hop on to 2nd hand website like chewy (gum) -tree and looking for “fxxking brand new but dirt cheap” gear. First in first serve too.
I guess Nelson Muntz would say HA HA!
Woah… they could open a well-equipped studio with those gear. LOL
On wheels!
hahahahahahahahahahah-!!!! This is PRICELESS!!
Oh, wait… It isn’t!!
Anyone in the market for a D800 or D4? Just so happens I have one for sale.
shame on people , stealing like this from nikon degrades the perception of the photography profession
Just because niche equipment is stolen does not mean it was pulled off by a photographer. It could be anyone for any reason. So next time a train car gets robbed filled with microwaves it looks bad for people who cook?
I am just frustrated the d800 is missing cause judging by Nikons release and delivery resume this could be the first run.
Isn’t this a marketing stunt from Nikon? To see all those lenses…And all of them to the facile price of 100 000 £. The price of two minutes of commercial air time. And this great lens shelf! Imagine having one of those…Funny, but I suddenly experience this craving to go out and buy some Nikon glass.
the van has been returned. chuck norris just wanted to take a look, stay tuned for a huge nikon-all-system review coming up this friday at 11 o hundred
My associates decided they had enough of crappy AF system… oh wait…
Guess this is what happens when Nikon makes us wait so long to get our new gear we ordered?
Sure the value is approx $150 000
But for Nikon I wonder what the real replacement cost is excluding markup.
$2000 of equipmet stolen? Lol
This is hardely tragic and is really just more amusing.
I dont see the d800 release having much value in a private collection if it ends up in some blackmarket sale to shady collecters ( similiar to those who own stolen paintings). Now if Nikons new film camera prototype got stolen I think that could have more value.
Where can i buy some stolen quipment at a lower price?:))
Hello,
We have received new release date information related to the order you placed on February 06, 2012 (Order# 105-xxxx). The item(s) listed below will actually ship sooner than we originally expected based on the new release date:
”Nikon D800 36.3 MP CMOS FX-Format Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)”
Previous estimated arrival date: January 04, 2013 – January 08, 2013
New estimated arrival date: March 23, 2012 – March 27, 2012
If you want to check on the progress of your order, take a look at this page in Your Account:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/css/summary/edit.html?orderID=105-xxxxxx
We hope to see you again soon!
Sincerely,
Customer Service Department
http://www.amazon.com
NIKON D800 from 1 march 2012…. price: 3 289,00 €
:-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
http://www.bl2.it/fotocamere-digitali-cinema/838-nikon-d800-digital-slr-camera-body-ue-0018208922055.html
Quite a take. They got all the lenses on my wish list.
This is blackmail thing. In a couple of days we’ll hear that the van was “accidentally” found unharmed.
I heard this went down 4 months ago. Nikon is just now releasing the information, but it almost went down 6 and 8 months ago. Due to natural disasters and unforeseen issues it was delayed.
If someone asks you to buy some new Nikon gear from the back of a truck, don’t buy it.
haha nice
!!!!!
hay i can purchase all cameras hayyy thef contact me hahahah
It’s interesting that there wasn’t a D300s in their collection. D90 and D7000. Does that mean that the lower D hundred are done?
someones just got a sweet setup
I hear Gizmodo has the equipment and they are looking for the original owners, who ever they are.
In the meantime they are taking it apart and photographing the equipment, to know, to help them find out who the owners are.
Expect the all new Yikon D801 from china in the next few weeks, 36mp full frame body, $1400!!!