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Nikon Corporation owns the .nikon top-level domain name

By [NR] admin | Published: May 19, 2016

Just like Canon, Nikon also owns the .nikon top-level domain name. Nikon Corporation already has a live website at http://nic.nikon. More information on top level domain names can be found here.

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Deal of the day: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED lens (open box) now $500 off

By [NR] admin | Published: May 18, 2016

B&H has few open boxes of the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED lens and they are selling them for $500 off from the regular price ($1,499 vs. $1,996.95). They also have Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens open box for $169.95.

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Nikon D500 lens kit is currently in stock *UPDATED*

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

As I reported last week, a second wave of Nikon D500 cameras has reached US stores. The D500 lens kit is currently in stock at B&H. It seems that even the second shipment was not sufficient to fulfill all existing pre-orders. Future D500 shipments could be delayed even further due to the impact of the recent Kumamoto earthquakes […]

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Great news: you can now repair some Nikon grey market cameras at third party US repair facilities

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

The D7100, D610, D800, D810 and D4s DSLR cameras were recently added to Nikon’s list of bodies that are authorized for repair in the USA by Nikon authorized third party repair centers. This means owners of grey market bodies now have a means for servicing them in the USA. A reader already checked with the two […]

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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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