Monthly Archives: May 2018

B&H no longer sells Nikon 1 cameras and lenses

A quick update on my post from a few days ago about the Nikon 1 system being semi-officially discontinued: B&H no longer sells Nikon 1 cameras (see attached screenshots) B&H currently has only one Nikon 1 lens in stock (Nikkor 32mm f/1.2) At Adorama the situation is similar – only three Nikon 1 lenses are in stock Adorama […]

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The Vello BG-N19 battery grip for Nikon D850 is now $30 off

The Vello BG-N19 battery grip for Nikon D850 is currently $30 off at B&H: Update: as a reader already noticed, it seems that Vello will be coming with a new version BGN192 battery grip for the Nikon D850 – see the new product listing at B&H. Vello BG-N19 battery grip additional information:

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World’s first gigapixel photoshoot of the London skyline was done with a Nikon D850 (7.3 billion pixel photo)

The world’s first gigapixel photoshoot of the London skyline was done with a Nikon D850. The result was a 7.3 billion pixel photo: From CNN:

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Rumors: new Nikon price increase coming to the UK in June

Nikon is rumored to announce a new prices increase in the UK next month (June, 2018) and this time it is expected to be a significant one. If you are planning on buying a new Nikkor lens, now it is probably a good time to pull the trigger. I was told that even the new Nikkor AF-S […]

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Report: Nikon 1 semi-officially discontinued in Canada

A reader sent me a link to a dpreview thread describing a conversation with a Nikon rep at a recent trade photo show in Canada:

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More fake news: “Internal Fujifilm document predicts 50% market share decrease for Canon and Nikon within 2021”

Today you will find a lot of fake news and made up rumors reported on some websites. Of course, the information is always carefully crafted so you cannot really verify the validity at a later time. The only purpose of those “rumors” is clickbait and I usually don’t report them here, but I saw a post […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #470

→ New ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5 coming in June. → Classic camera review: the original Nikon F. → Sigma Mother’s day deals. → Video review: Mcoplus vertical multiple function battery grip for Nikon D850. → Inside Nikon’s Hikari glass factory:

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Nikon pulled out of the 2018 NRA’s annual meeting

Nikon will not be part of NRA’s annual meeting this year – here is a quote from Bloomberg:

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