Read also my update to this post. So far, I have received two separate emails from two different major US retailers indicating a price increase on all Nikon products starting on October 12th (or 16th), 2011. I have removed the store names in order to protect my sources. If you have planned to buy something [...]
Canon reported a drop in their profit for Q1 and lowered their sales forecast. Expect similar results from Nikon when they publish their financial results on May 12, 2011 @3:00pm Japanese time. Nikon prices continue to rise in the US while inventory continues to dry up (see previous price checks on March 23rd and March [...]
Nikon prices continue to rise in the US since my last post a week ago: Nikon D300s body only B&H: $1599 (was $1529.95 a week ago) Adorama: 1699.95 (was $1599.00) Amazon: $1529.95 (was $1449.00) Nikon D700 body only B&H $2699.95 (unchanged) Adorama: $2699.95 (was $2599.00) Amazon: $2649.95 (was $2399.95) Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VRII lens B&H: [...]
I received several reports that the prices of some Nikon equipment went up in the last few days. Few of the mentioned items are: Nikon D300s body only (current prices: B&H $1529.95, Adorama $1599.00, Amazon $1449.00) Nikon D700 body only (current prices: B&H 2699.95, Adorama $2599.00, Amazon $2399.95) Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VRII lens (current prices: B&H: 2299.00, [...]
Bloomberg reports that Nikon will revise its US Dollar and Euro foreign exchange estimates: “The yen has gained about 19 percent against the euro and 5 percent against the dollar this year. Nikon, which earned more than 80 percent of its revenue outside Japan in the 12 months ended March 31, is using currency hedging [...]
Update: this price decrease is basically an adjustment based on the exchange rate. For our fellow Canadians – the rumor is that Nikon Canada will decrease their prices on Monday. If true, I will have the new Nikon price list online on Monday (November 16, 2009). NR rating system: 75% probability
