Weekly Nikon related news/links

• 15 years ago
• Categories: Weekly Nikon News Flash

• Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM price announced: US: $669.00 | UK: £649.99, expected to ship within 1 to 2 months.

• Nikon Coolpix L18 camera survives 1,100 miles ocean trip to Florida.

• Official press release from Nikon: Nikon equipment to be used in the Russian segment of the International Space Station. New orders received for Nikon D3S and D3X digital-SLR cameras as well as NIKKOR interchangeable lenses. More Nikon & NASA news available here. And if you have missed our previous discussion, this is how a Nikon DSLR looks like before it goes to space.

• Nikon France announced new rebates – Nikon D700: 200 EUR off, D300s: 150 EUR off, D90: 100 EUR off (valid until July 31st).

• Sony NEX adapter for Nikon mount released by Rayqual.

• Sigma has a service notice for several telephoto lenses.

• Nikon Formulates Medium Term Management Plan for Fiscal 2011/3-2013/3 is out. Presentation material can be found here. Nikon expects to have 35% DSLR market share in 2013 (up from 34% in 2010). Research and development expenses will be increased. Some quotes: “Create markets through development of next- generation products and new business territories’ products” and  “Add the innovation, originality, and fun to brand image.

• DSLR Magazine says that Nikon will have two DSLR cameras by the end of the year and a new 35mm 1.4 lens. They may be getting their info from here.

• On Assignment: Nikon D3S at New York Fashion Week.

• Nikon Corp eyeing 5% revenues from India.

• A small update on the Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZF.2 lens – a reader emailed Zeiss and this is the response he got:

“Our new released Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZF.2 is optically identical with the Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZF/ZK/ZS version. Because of its very good value for money this lens is one of our most popular SLR lenses. So we decided to offer it also in the ZF.2 version with electronic interface.”