Nikon USA just raised the prices for some of their refurbished DSLR cameras (I am not sure about lenses). Some examples: Nikon D3s refurbished price went up from $4,159.96 to $4,679.96 (new D3s costs $5,199.95) Nikon D3x refurbished price went up from $6,399,96 to $7,199.96 (new D3x costs $7,999.00) Nikon D700 refurbished price went up from $2,150 to $2,429.96 (new D700 costs $2,699.95)
Let’s first start with the Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 II EX DC HSM lens (Nikon mount) – discontinued: I am not sure why, but Amazon Germany doesn’t sell the Nikon D3x any longer: I got few reports that some smaller dealers in Europe have also removed the D3x from their catalogs. In the US, the D3x [...]
Update: btw, talking about Sony - the new Sony EVIL camera just leaked (the official announcement is tomorrow). Already wrote about that on PhotoRumors.com, but I think that this is an important development and should be on NikonRumors as well: Sony α900 is now officially discontinued (Sony α900 was released 3 months before the Nikon D3x [...]
Crystal Ball, originally uploaded by deanfotos66. Popular Photography named the Nikon D3X as its camera of the year for 2009. In the same article they mentioned: “Our crystal ball tells us the D3x’s 24.5MP sensor is likely to show up in a consumer model soon.” Not sure how accurate their crystal ball is.
Nikon D700 A/B 1.0.2 Nikon D300S A/B 1.0.1 Nikon D3 A/B: 2.02 Nikon D3x B:1.01 The main fixes/additions are improved white balance, support for 64 GB memory cards, some GPS changes.
I got some information about an upcoming Nikon D5000 rebate in Australia (valid: June 15 – July 30, 2009): D5000 Body Only : A$ 100 D5000 + any AFS lens: A$ 150 D5000 + 18-55VR +55-200VR: A$ 200 Nikon D5000 was released less than two months ago. There is also a report that the Nikon D5000, [...]
