October 26th is 9 days away and so far I have not received any information on any scheduled Nikon press events for next week. It will be highly unusual for Nikon to announce the D800 without any major press gathering – maybe they have chosen this path to prevent any leaks.
Today Nikon announced that as of the beginning of October 2011 they have produced a total of 65 million Nikkor lenses (as of April 2011 that number was 60 million): TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that total production of NIKKOR interchangeable lenses for Nikon SLR cameras reached sixty-five million at the beginning of October 2011.
Worth watching – Japanese Nikon commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s: Via Tokyocamerastyle
$75 rebate on the Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD AF lens (Nikon mount). Tokina 17-35mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro FX lens (Nikon mount) is now in stock. Samples can be found here. This free iPhone/iPod app provides a simple and easy way to browse NikonRumors.com and other photography blogs. Nikon 1 J1 and V1 […]
The current Nikon instant rebates on the D7000, 5100 and 3100 will probably be extended till November 19th. The rebate program after November 19th will depend on the situation in Thailand. Here are the details on the new Nikon instant rebates that will start on October 16th and will end on November 19th, 2011. Keep […]
I just received this internal email from a major US retailer about the new Nikon pricing policy (few sentences were removed in order to protect my source): New Nikon Pricing Policy Nikon has announced a new Unilateral Pricing Policy on many cameras and lenses for the entire retail market. This should clean up the marketplace from discounting and non-authorized sellers. […]
More info regarding the new Nikon lenses that might be announced with the D800: The new DX lens will be replacing one of the current superzooms (not a pro-level lens). The FX lens will be an update to one of the current AF-D prime lenses and probably will not be wide angle. If this is correct, […]
Since B&H will be closed till the weekend, it seems that they already updated their prices according to the new Nikon policy. You can get a feeling of the new prices on their website. Here are few examples: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 is $2,399.95 at B&H, currently $2,159.96 at Amazon. Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 is $1,889.95 at B&H, currently $1,700.96 […]
