Monthly Archives: December 2009

Official response from Nikon Canada

By [NR] admin | Published: December 7, 2009

I just received an official statement from Nikon Canada regarding my previous post “Bad news if you are in Canada and want the Nikon D3s”: “Dealers are currently fulfilling orders of the D3s against deposits. We do not anticipate any shortages of the D3s with the possible exception of higher than anticipated sales through the […]

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Bad news if you are in Canada and want the Nikon D3s

By [NR] admin | Published: December 7, 2009

Update: please see the official response from Nikon Canada on this post. Nikon Canada informed their dealers that the the Nikon D3s will be in a very tight supply over the next six months. Units will be allocated to dealers that have accredited photographers which will be taking part in the Vancouver Olympics. It is […]

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Our own Nikon D700 replacement poll

By [NR] admin | Published: December 6, 2009

Tell Nikon what you want in the Nikon D700 replacement – based on the Nikon’s original survey – the more votes we get, the better chance someone will pay attention to this poll (you can select 4 choices only): What would be the most important improvements for you in the Nikon D700 replacement (check only […]

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Nikon 85mm f/3.5G DX Micro lens now available

By [NR] admin | Published: December 6, 2009

I just noticed that Amazon (US) also has listed the Nikon 85mm f/3.5G AF-S DX ED VR Micro lens in stock. B&H and Adorama also have it in stock.

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Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: December 6, 2009

The new 85mm micro lens is already available in Germany. Should be in the US next week. Another report that the NikonD700 is discontinued (from Dixons at Gatwick airport). Similar report came from China few weeks ago. Another dpreview post: “heads up from an inside contact” that Nikon 35mm f/1.4 is coming soon. Free online seminar […]

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Firmware updates coming in December according to Nikon Europe

By [NR] admin | Published: December 5, 2009

A NR reader emailed Nikon a couple of weeks ago to ask them about firmware updates for the Nikon D90. This is the answer he got: There are no FW-update to the D90 yet. We have been told that there will be several FW-updates to our cameras before Christmas. But we don’t know to which camera models […]

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Coincidence?

By [NR] admin | Published: December 4, 2009

Update: Nikon Germany also announced the system maintenance window. Nikon UK announced a system maintenance for the period of December 8th to December 10th, 2009: This maintenance time window coincidentally matches the scheduled Nikon Event in Slovenia on December 10th (maybe they are updating their website with new products which has been a common practice in the […]

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Maybe I was wrong: Nikon event on December 10th in Slovenia

By [NR] admin | Published: December 3, 2009

Maybe I rushed to judgement with my previous post “That was it for 2009” because I just received an invitation from Nikon Slovenia for a Nikon event on December 10th, 2009 (Thursday next week). The email invitation is legit and was sent to NPS members and journalists. Google translation of the invitation (updated): “Nikon Slovenia invites you to meet and have […]

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