Monthly Archives: June 2009

Nikon D3 successor in autumn

I received this tip two weeks ago and was waiting and hoping to receive some more information before posting, but unfortunately I did not get any – hopefully this post will spark a new wave of rumors: Nikon D3 successor will appear on Autumn. It will still contain 12 mp but with dust removal system. The tipster mentioned […]

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Nikon AF DC Nikkor 135mm f/2.0D lens discontinued

As reported last week, Nikon Canada has several pages (lenses) that are down for maintenance. One of them was the Nikkor 135mm f/2.0D lens: Today the same lens is labeled as “Discontinued” @ B&H: Adorama has this lens as “out of stock due to a back order situation”. Amazon has only 1 left in stock. The […]

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Nikon related news/links

Delayed: ControlTL for Nikon to be Available in the Fall. Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.6 now supports Nikon D5000. Nikon to buy Belgium’s Metris for 69.3 million Euros (source). You can now see the results of the 360 degrees “surround sound” MTV Awards pictures (initially reported last week). More on this type of photography can […]

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Nikon websites maintenance continues across the world

Update: The 300mm f4 lens is out of stock in all major retailers (see B&H, Adorama and Amazon). Two more Nikon sites are down for maintenance in Canada: AF DC Nikkor D 135mm F/2 and AF DC Nikkor D 105mm F/2 (all of the down sites in Canada are for really old lenses). nikon.de and nikon.at were […]

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Nikon D300 price drops

Amazon is currently selling the D300 for $1,551.89 I also received some reports from Best Buy clearing up their D300 stock, but only in certain stores. Nikon Service Point Munich is selling new D300 directly on eBay as “final sale” for EUR 1.379,00 Reports I received from stores and supplier indicate that a D300 replacement is coming soon.

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Nikon D300 listed as NEW – D300s coming soon?

Update: the “New” label was removed from the Nikon D300 site. I got reports that several Nikon websites around the world are being updated (for example Japan is updating theirs today). Here is the link: http://www.europe-nikon.com/family/en_GB/categories/broad/318.html Why is the D300 listed as NEW? Testing the new D300s template?

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