Monthly Archives: November 2012

Nikon SB-400 Speedlight discontinued

The retail chain Mediamarkt in Germany currently has the Nikon SB-400 Speedlight listed as discontinued in their inventory system. In the past four years Nikon did update the SB-600 (with the SB-700) and SB-800 (updated twice already with the SB-900 and SB-910), but the SB-400 remained untouched since its introduction back in 2006. There is a very good chance that […]

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Nikon D5200 announcement tomorrow

This week Nikon will announce the new D5200 DSLR camera. I believe that for all US readers the news will come online at midnight (EST) today or tomorrow – because of the different time zones, I am not sure if the official announcement will be on November 6th or 7th. Here again are the expected D5200 […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #187

Canon EOS 1Dx gets DxOMarked: almost as good as the Nikon D3s (yes I know, it’s just a test score, nothing else). Nikon 1 J1 ranked #6 at the BCNranking top 10 best selling mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras in Japan for October, 2012. Cameta Camera still has refurbished Nikon D800 cameras for $2,549.95. Update: refurbished Nikon D800E in stock […]

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Sample images from the new Zeiss Distagon 55mm f/1.4 lens

The guys from PCH were able to snap few images with the new Zeiss Distagon 55mm f/1.4 lens attached to a Nikon D800E during the 2012 Photokina show. The new high-end lens from Zeiss is specially designed for high resolution (over 30MP) full frame DSLR cameras like the Nikon D800 and D800E. Shipping is expected to start […]

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Nikon rebates for November (US and UK)

The Nikon instant rebates for November remain unchanged in the US and still include the D600, D800 and D4 cameras, some f/2.8 lenses and Speedlights. The new rebates are valid till November 17th, 2012. Check also the latest Sigma and Tamron rebates. Nikon UK also announced a new cashback promotion (see also the current offers from Jessops):

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Nikon’s financial results for the first half of the year are out

Today Nikon released their financial results for the first half of the year ending on September 30, 2012. Here are the details for the Imaging Company: Net sales: 381 billion yen (up 56.5 billion yen from same period previous year) Operating income: 41.8 billion yen (down 5.6 billion yen from same period previous year) Nikon sold a total of: 3,450,000 […]

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for October 2012

        These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for October 2012: Breaking: Nikon 70-200mm f/4 lens with next generation VR to be announced next week Nikon D5200 DSLR camera to be announced next Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR vs. 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II specs comparison DX format is not dead yet Nikon […]

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