Nikon rebates in France

By [NR] admin | Published: June 14, 2009

nikon-rebates-franceAfter Australia and Canada, Nikon has also a rebate program in France valid till june 30th.

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Nikon D90 rebate in Australia

By [NR] admin | Published: June 13, 2009

UPDATE: this rumos is busted, in Australia the rebate is only valid for the D5000. No rebate for the D90.

Just a small update: the rebate program in Australia will include also the Nikon D90. It should be official on Monday.

NR rating: 85%

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Nikon D300s rumor update

By [NR] admin | Published: June 12, 2009
  • Nikon pulled the site with the Nikon D300s LCD screen image few hours after my post. Today all images from the histogram article were replaced with D5000 LCD screenshots.
  • It appears that the Nikon D300s will have a new histogram zoom feature (selects only certain area of the frame and displays the histogram) which is obvious from the rest of the Nikon D300s screenshots from the same site which I did not publish yesterday:

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  • All leaked Nikon D300s LCD screenshots seems to be in 16:9 ratio. It is hard for me to believe that the actual LCD screen will be with a 16:9 ratio (maybe it can be set to display in 16:9 mode or the images are just cropped that way) – here is the current histogram from a D5000 from the same site for comparison:

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Nikon D300s LCD screen leaked?

By [NR] admin | Published: June 11, 2009

Should I say BREAKING NEWS: I just received this – a picture of Nikon D300s LCD screen?

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The image was taken from an official Nikon USA site. Note also the date: May 14, 2009 – this picture is new!

Update: note also the SD card logo on the lower left side of the screen – dual card support (the initial Nikon D300s specs were correct).

Here are some screenshots of the actual Nikon D300 LCD screen – it clearly says D300, not D300s: dpreview & digitalreview

Let’s see how long it will take Nikon to remove this picture.

What do you guys think? I say Nikon D300s release probability just jumped to 99%.

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Nikon D300 sold out @ Nikon Service Point Munchen

By [NR] admin | Published: June 11, 2009

Nikon Service Point Munchen is sold out of Nikon D300 (Ausverkauft = sold out):

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They used to sell them on eBay as “final sale”, but now everything is gone.

Update: Nikon D40 and D60 are also labeled as “final sale”.

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Nikon rebates (Australia & Canada)

By [NR] admin | Published: June 11, 2009

I got some information about an upcoming Nikon D5000 rebate in Australia (valid: June 15 – July 30, 2009):

D5000 Body Only : A$ 100
D5000 + any AFS lens:  A$ 150
D5000 + 18-55VR +55-200VR:  A$ 200

Nikon D5000 was released less than two months ago.

There is also a report that the Nikon D5000, D3 and D3x prices were reduced in Canada at the beginning of this month:

Nikon D5000 + 18-55VR +55-200VR for C$ 999 (C$ 60 less than the original price)

Nikon D3 and Nikon D3x:  C$ 250 rebate

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Beware: stolen Nikon equipment serial numbers (UK)

By [NR] admin | Published: June 11, 2009

“Tens of thousands of pounds worth of top-of-the-range Nikon cameras have been stolen from a UK camera dealer” (source). Here is a list of the stolen serial numbers:

D3x 5011228
D3x 5011232
D3x 5011229
D3x 5011223
D3 2082564
D3 2086984
D3 2082270
D3 2080220
14-24mm 264476
14-24mm 263414
14-24mm 261634
14-24mm 263409

If you are in the UK (or even Europe), beware – this equipment will probably hit eBay or your local camera shop at a very good price. If you see any of the listed equipment please call Robert White at 01202 723046.

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Nikon D3 successor in autumn

By [NR] admin | Published: June 10, 2009

I received this tip two weeks ago and was waiting and hoping to receive some more information before posting, but unfortunately I did not get any – hopefully this post will spark a new wave of rumors:

Nikon D3 successor will appear on Autumn. It will still contain 12 mp but with dust removal system.

The tipster mentioned also the  possibility of a 24 mm f/1.4 lens. I will not comment on the source, but I have a reason to believe that it is reliable.

I still have the feeling that the D300 and the D3 will be refreshed at the same time (they were released at the same time) with some minor updates (see potential Nikon D300s specs).

Nikon Rumors rating system: 60%

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Nikon AF DC Nikkor 135mm f/2.0D lens discontinued

By [NR] admin | Published: June 9, 2009

As reported last week, Nikon Canada has several pages (lenses) that are down for maintenance. One of them was the Nikkor 135mm f/2.0D lens:

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Today the same lens is labeled as “Discontinued” @ B&H:

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Adorama has this lens as “out of stock due to a back order situation”. Amazon has only 1 left in stock.

The question is: gone forever or being replaced? This lens was introduced back in 1995.

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Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: June 6, 2009

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Posted in Weekly Nikon News Flash| 48 Comments