Weekly Nikon news flash #99
- Memory cards deals: Lexar CF 32GB for $119, Lexar SD 16GB for $40/95, SanDisk 32GB SD card for $159.95, SanDisk 16GB SD card for 79.95, Sandisk 8GB SD card for 39.95.
- This new product from Japan keeps the moisture out of your lenses and cameras – the cartridges have silica gel inside and attach to both sides of the lens or the body..
- The new Coolpix cameras should be released on March 18th in Japan except for the Coolpix S4100 that will be delayed till May, 2011.
- Nikon will have a brand new stand at the Focus on Imaging photography show which will be held in Birmingham from March 6th – 9th, 2011. Canon pulled out of the show in the last moment.
- Nikon D3100, recipient of Germany’s iF Product Design Award, goes on to win the iF Communication Design Award.
- Sign up for 2 GB of free storage at Mypicturetown and you could win a Nikon D3100 camera.
- NikonSmallWorld competition deadline is April 30th, 2011. In addition to images, they are now accepting movies as well.
- Howard Stern seems to be a Nikon fan – he purchased a Nikon D7000 from Adorama.
- Several websites are selling Nikon D400 batteries (again).
- Nikon India expects 125% growth in the current FY 2010-11.
- A series of patents (2010-249956 throuhg 2010-249959) for the the 10-24mm DX lens were filed jointly by Nikon and Tamron:
The design of both lenses is identical:
The Nikon version costs $809, while the Tamron version costs $449 (after $50 rebate).
