Monthly Archives: August 2016

New Nikon N1546 camera registered at the Indonesian Communication Agency

A new Nikon camera was registered at the Indonesian Communication Agency under the code name “N1546”. The camera will be manufactured in China which means this will most likely be a Coolpix or another low end model.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #379

→ The price of the Nikon P900 dropped to $529 and $499 for refurbished (still $559 at B&H, Adorama also has the refurbished deal). → Sigma released firmware update for Nikon D500 camera owners that fix inaccurate exposure for the following 4 lenses: Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art – Nikon mount Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM | Contemporary […]

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Video of a Nippon Kogaku optics factory from the 1940s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PE7KKeYTek&feature=youtu.be This video footage is made up of excerpts taken from a Japanese war-time film. The film has a patriotic agenda and is titled ‘Ichiban Utsukushiku’ (The Most Beautiful). Directed & written by Akira Kurosawa (regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema), the footage shows what an early Nippon Kogaku (NIKKO/Nikkor/Nikon) […]

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High Iso portraits from the Omo valley in Ethiopia with the Nikon D5

High Iso portraits from the Omo valley in Ethiopia with the Nikon D5 I am Albi, a German photographer based in Paris. I work with Nikon since many years, up from the D1 till now the D5. I also have a photo blog since 6 years: pictures-by-albi.com; I consider myself as an Amateur. All pictures […]

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Nikon Q1/2017 financial report: profit is up, sales are down

Reuters: “Nikon Q1 profit soars; sees higher profit in FY” Net income 176.2 percent higher than last year Earnings per share are 28.92 yen, higher than 10.46 yen last year. Net sales declined 8.9 percent Nikon released their financial results for the Imaging Products Business for the first quarter of the year ending March 31, 2017:

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Deal of the day: open box Nikon D5 for $6,100

B&H is selling an open box Nikon D5 DSLR camera for $6,100 (XQD model with full warranty and free shipping, regular price: $6,496.95).

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Grey market Nikon D500 for $1,799, new refurbished deals

Grey market Nikon D500 cameras are now selling for $1,799 on eBay (regular price: $1,996,95). There are also few new refurbished deals on Nikon gear: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G lens: $1,299 (savings: $500.95/28%) Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II: $1,699.95 (savings: $419.05/20%) Nikon 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G lens: $199.95 (savings: $100/33%) Nikon 50mm f/1.8G lens: $159.95 (savings: $57/26%) Nikon 50mm f/1.4G lens: $359.95 (savings: […]

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for July 2016

          These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for July, 2016:

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