Monthly Archives: May 2016

Weekly Nikon news flash #367

By [NR] admin | Published: May 16, 2016

→ Zeiss is currently offering up to $600 rebates on selected Zeiss ZF.2 lenses (for Nikon F mount). Both B&H and Adorama are eligible for those rebates (Amazon is not). This offer is valid till June 30th. Additional details can be found here or on the main Zeiss rebate page. → A perfect copy of the Nikon […]

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Many Nikon rebates, grey market and refurbished deals are now gone

By [NR] admin | Published: May 15, 2016

As previously reported many of the Nikon rebates were canceled yesterday in the US including the free battery grip offer that was just recently introduced. Here is an update on the current Nikon rebates: Currently available Nikon DSLR rebates (note that the D750 and D810 are both out of stock – probably the first consequence of […]

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The Nikon Museum in Tokyo

By [NR] admin | Published: May 14, 2016

The Nikon Museum in Tokyo by Jeff Lewis (Facebook): I visited the Nikon Museum in Tokyo a couple weeks ago – it’s situated in a large office block in Shinagawa. The museum had a lot of old and new gear as well as multimedia displays, scientific exhibits, etc.  they also sell nikon pins and some other […]

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Can’t find any good news in the latest Nikon financial results

By [NR] admin | Published: May 13, 2016

Nikon released their financial results for the 2016 FY (ending in March 2016). I could not see any positive signs except the fact that the company had a 20% higher overall net income compared to the previous year. For the Imaging Business net sales and operating income were both down and are expected to get even worse […]

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Second wave of Nikon D500 cameras now shipping

By [NR] admin | Published: May 12, 2016

Second wave of Nikon D500 cameras are now shipping in the UK (confirmed by at least one major photo retailer there). Expect the cameras to hit US stores in the next few days. Check Nikon D500 availability at: B&H Adorama Amazon BestBuy WEX Photographic (UK) Jessops (UK) Amazon (UK) Amazon Germany Amazon France Amazon Canada The Nikon […]

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Firmware update version 1.11 for Nikon 1 V3 released

By [NR] admin | Published: May 11, 2016

Nikon released firmware update version 1.11 for the Nikon 1 V3 mirrorless camera ($1,196.95) with one fix for the GP-N100 GPS unit ($94):

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Nikon to end many of the current rebates as a result of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes

By [NR] admin | Published: May 9, 2016

The free battery grip offer for Nikon D610, D750 and D810 cameras that was announced earlier this month will be canceled on May 14th (was initially set to last at least till the end of the month). Yesterday all Nikon 1 rebates also got canceled. Some of the Coolpix rebates will also be removed. The only rebates that will stay (for now) are […]

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Nikon Capture NX-D 1.4.1 and ViewNX-i 1.2.1 released

By [NR] admin | Published: May 9, 2016

Nikon released new version of ViewNX-i and Capture NX-D with support for the latest Coolpix cameras and few bug fixes:

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