Monthly Archives: December 2013

Nikon Japan reports shortage of Df cameras

Nikon Japan reports short supply/strong demand for the retro-styled Nikon Df DSLR camera: The “Df”, announced after the date of November 5, 2013, state that received a reservation more than expected, production can not keep up with your order has continued. I am sorry to have to apologize for the inconvenience to our customers. Because we will […]

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Eye candy: Nikon FA limited edition gold film camera

Check out this Nikon FA limited edition gold film camera listed on eBay for $12,000. The camera has never been used, it’s plated with 24K gold and decorated with lizard skin. Only 2000 pieces were produced. There are also several cheaper FA gold listings priced between $1000-$2000. Additional images and information:

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Recall: Nikon CF-DC6 case for Df cameras

Nikon Japan issued a warning about the semi-soft case CF-DC6 for not fitting properly on the Nikon Df camera. Nikon will replace the defective cases for free. I have not seen any CF-DC6 cases in US stores except on eBay where it sells for around $300. In Europe the price seems to be lower (159 EUR)

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Phottix Strato TTL flash trigger for Nikon is now available

The Phottix Strato TTL flash trigger for Nikon cameras that was announced at the 2012 Photokina show is now shipping and is currently in stock. More information after the jump:

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Where is the Nikon 1 AW1 underwater camera?

The Nikon 1 AW underwater mirrorless camera was announced on September 19th, started shipping on October 14th and was in stock on October 28th. Today the AW1 is still hard to find and is currently out of stock at Amazon and Adorama while B&H has very limited availability of only few configurations.

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Deal of the day: refurbished Nikon D7000 for $549

Because of Nikon’s strict price enforcing in the US, we hardly get any good deals on cameras and lenses. There is a new low price on refurbished Nikon D7000 cameras: $549 from rakuten.com (the former buy.com) with free shipping. This deal is valid till 12/12/2013.

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Nikon D5300 trivia: the body is made out of a new carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastics and you can now change the aperture in live view

Nikon D5300: new carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastics body Nikon listed on their website that the new D5300 ($796.95) is made out of a “newly developed monocoque structure with carbon fiber reinforced plastic material“, similar to the material used in Formula 1 race cars and in the new Boeing Dreamliner 787. The new material is called Sereebo carbon […]

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