Monthly Archives: October 2011

B&H discounted some grey market Nikon lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: October 10, 2011

Today B&H discounted several grey market Nikon lenses, probably as a result of the new Nikon price policy that will take effect on October 16th. The best deal seems to be the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G lens for $1,689 ($310.95 discount, regular price of US version is $1,799.00). The rest of the discounted grey market Nikkor […]

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Nikon SB-900 speedlight listed as “deleted” at BestBuy

By [NR] admin | Published: October 10, 2011

More on the Nikon SB-900 speedlight being discontinued story: in BestBuy’s internal inventory system the Nikon SB-900 flash is already listed as “deleted” which usually means this product will no longer be available for sale: The Nikon SB-900 is still available for sale on BestBuy website.

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Next Nikon rebate program will include again pro DSLRs and lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: October 10, 2011

The next Nikon instant rebate program will start on October 16th, 2011 and will again include pro lenses like the 24-70 f/2.8 and 70-200 f/2.8. You will be eligible for instant savings if you purchase a lens and a new Nikon D7000, D300s, D700 or D3s body. Few months ago Nikon removed all pro level […]

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Nikon D800 specs recap

By [NR] admin | Published: October 9, 2011

This week I had three separate posts on the rumored Nikon D800 specs. Here is a quick recap. This is the list of “confirmed” specs for the Nikon D800 (there are some new updates). My confidence on those is above 90%: The name will be Nikon D800 36MP sensor 100% viewfinder coverage Improved AF with face recognition – […]

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Clarification on my last Nikon price increase post

By [NR] admin | Published: October 9, 2011

Several readers have emailed me about my post from Friday on the upcoming Nikon price increase starting on October 16th. I just want to clarify that Nikon will not be raising their prices. They will just start enforcing their MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) policy which will lead to a price increase for certain products in […]

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Nikon’s patent for a 800mm f/5.6 lens

By [NR] admin | Published: October 9, 2011

Nikon filed a patent 2011197413 in Japan for a 800mm f/5.6 lens: Patent publication: 2011-197413 Patent release date: October 6th, 2011 Patent filing date: March 19, 2010 Focal length: 800.00mm Aperture: 5.61 Image height: 21.60mm Lens design: 16 elements in 14 groups Internal focus Image stabilization The longest telephoto in the current Nikon arsenal is the […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #131

By [NR] admin | Published: October 8, 2011

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED VR lens now in stock. Two new rumored Distagon lenses from Zeiss: 16mm f/2.8 and 25mm f/2. Winners of the 37th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition were announced. US press release: Nikon Continues To Help Emerging Photographers Gain Valuable Career Experience At Barnstorm XXIV. Nikon’s Thailand plant under […]

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Another Nikon price increase in the US?

By [NR] admin | Published: October 7, 2011

Read also my update to this post. So far, I have received two separate emails from two different major US retailers indicating a price increase on all Nikon products starting on October 12th (or 16th), 2011. I have removed the store names in order to protect my sources. If you have planned to buy something […]

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