Monthly Archives: January 2009

Somebody oopsed today

Today I did see a new Nikon CoolPix announcement coming from CES. It was the S60 model, which has been in stores for few months now. I thought that I did not get enough sleep last night and I continued listening to the Blues Traveler band. There was an oops from Nikon – they announced […]

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Nikon UK prices – cannot back order for the old price

Update – and another price increase report: “Interfoto in Norway will increase their prices on January 15th.” Several readers informed me today that resellers across the UK already have the new pricing. The worst part is that buyers cannot back order any item for the old price: “I was at Jacobs in London today, and […]

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The Nikon BIG event at WPPI is a…

… free Blues Traveler concert – WPPI confirmed this in an email today: “We told you something BIG is coming to WPPI! Something so BIG that we had to rent out the MGM Grand Arena. We promised—and we delivered. Please join us for a private WPPI performance by Blues Traveler! This is a free concert […]

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Nikon UK to raise prices next week

The initial report was that Nikon prices are going up this Spring. Now it seems that this may happen earlier,  way earlier… like in 5 days, on January 12, 2009 (Monday). The source is an email sent from a major shop in the UK. There is also similar thread on flickr. If you are planning […]

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Nikon prices around the world

Nikon prices are falling in… Saudi Arabia. According to a NR reader, Nikon prices in Saudi Arabia were recently reduced. A Nikon D90, for example, sells for SR 4,949 = USD 1,321, Nikon D3: SR 18,749 = USD 5,007: FYI, Nikon D90 prices around the world: Germany: EUR 979 = USD 1,317 UK: GBP 768 […]

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How come Apple always gets the best rumors?

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

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Two new Nikon books

The Nikon’s Hands-on Guide to Creative Lighting DVD was a hit (unfortunately in the US only). Here is some very educational behind the scene footage: (source) Now, we also have a printed guide (by a different author) which hopefully will be available world wide: The Nikon Creative Lighting System: Using the SB-600, SB-800, SB-900, and […]

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