Monthly Archives: December 2008

Nikon F6 R.I.P.

By [NR] admin | Published: December 16, 2008

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?

By [NR] admin | Published: December 15, 2008

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)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 14, 2008

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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Black Friday deals are back: Nikon D300 for $1,365.95 plus cheap memory cards

By [NR] admin | Published: December 13, 2008

Starting right now through December 28, Abe’s of Maine will be selling the Nikon D300 with a $100 off coupon (code: DS160X) plus a free 4 GB CF card and free shipping . Don’t forget to add the coupon “DS160X”. Total price: $ 1,365.95. Nikon D300 SLR Digital Camera body, $100 Off!. Use coupon code […]

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Nikon D3x vs. Sony A900

By [NR] admin | Published: December 12, 2008

See for yourself: Nikon D3x vs. Sony A900 (ISO100 to ISO6400 ISO samples accompanied with 100% cropped samples). This should put an end to the “Nikon D3x sensor – made by Sony, designed by Nikon” discussion.

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Suspicious Nikon ads

By [NR] admin | Published: December 11, 2008

Update: The good news is that the DSLR ad is real… the bad news: it is for the Nikon D80 (source – thanks for the link Daf): I guess they really did use that slogan. No info on the lenses… yet. Original post: This shot was supposedly taken from an advertising agency (submitted by a […]

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Nikon D400 specs

By [NR] admin | Published: December 10, 2008

I received this message anonymously (posted as a comment here): Nikon D400 MSRP $1,999.00 Key Features: New 14.8 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor effective 14.3 megapixel Self-cleaning sensor unit (low-pass filter vibration) ISO 100 – 6400 (with boost up to ISO 25600 and down to ISO 50) 14-bit A/D conversion Movie capture at up to […]

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