Monthly Archives: December 2008

Nikon D3x on eBay

Update (12.21.08): the price is now up to USD 7,300 with 36 bids. I did not expect it to go that high. Another day of bidding left. Cameta Camera is currently selling a D3x on eBay. The starting bid was 99 cents. The current price is USD 5,000. I guess they are testing the water […]

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Nikon D3x is out

The news of the day: Nikon D3x is out. So far, no black dots or other nasty surprises. I could not find any interesting reviews or test shots yet (besides another Alpha 900 and DX3 raw file noise comparison). There was a small D3x registration problem on Nikon’s website and that’s about it. A reader […]

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Nikon GP-1 GPS unit finally in stock

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Nikon D3X worldwide release this Friday

As previously reproted, Nikon D3x should be available this Friday, December 19th 2008. Via CrunchGear

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National Geographic + Nikon D90 + Microsoft = Apple ignorance

From National Geographic: “The Statue of Liberty, the Lincoln Memorial, and Midnight Lightning at Yosemite. Three amazing subjects seen best in rich three-dimensional spaces, stitched together to create a 360 degree view! National Geographic is partnering with Nikon to present American Wonder…three iconic locations at your fingertips with Microsoft’s Photosynth application.” Very cool right? Now, […]

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Nikon F6 R.I.P.

According to this post at photo.net Nikon have stopped producing their legendary Nikon F6 film SLR. Few months ago Michio Kariya (Nikon Corp. President) said that Nikon will concentrate on high-end digital SLR cameras. Adorama currently does not have the Nikon F6 listed on their web page. B&H has it in stock for $1,999.95. Amazon: […]

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Nikon UK also to increase prices in January 2009?

I read this post on dpreview (sorry, I lost the link) – Nikon UK is planning to increase prices in January 2009 because of the weak pound. I read also a similar post about Leica price increase in the UK. I month ago Nikon Canada increased their prices already – you can see the screenshot […]

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Nikon advertising in Germany (no rumors here)

Few images from Nikon advertisement in Germany. The first one is from Nikon’s official web site in Germany (main front page): I don’t know where this one is from but it is also in German: Again, the third Nikon ad is not for corporate surfers – open at your own risk. Do you think those […]

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