New Nikon products now available for pre-order

By [NR] admin | Published: August 9, 2012

Nikon’s latest products are now available for pre-order:

Adorama

Amazon

B&H

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Nikon announcement: J2 and L610 cameras, 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, waterproof case WP-N1

By [NR] admin | Published: August 9, 2012

    

Nikon announced the Nikon 1 J2, Nikkor 1 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6  lens, underwater case WP-N1 and Coolpix L610 cameras:

Check Amazon for pre-orders or this post for more options.

Here is a comparison between the old 10-30mm and the new 11-27.5mm Nikon 1 mirrorless lens (thanks Mark):


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The Coolpix S800 will be the first Android based camera from Nikon

By [NR] admin | Published: August 8, 2012

Nikon will finally announce a new Android based compact camera. The model name will probably be Coolpix S800 (or S800c) as you can see in this Indonesian Communication Agency filing (filed on July 31, 2012):

The expected camera specs are:

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Nikon Q1 financial results: net profit fell by almost 50%

By [NR] admin | Published: August 8, 2012

Nikon announced their financial results for the first quarter of the year (ending March 2013). Here is the recap from Marketwatch:

  • Net profit fell 48.6% to 15.77 billion yen in this quarter
  • Sales increased 5.6% to 259.43 billion yen
  • Operating profit is down 36.7% to 23.37 billion yen
  • Nikon lowered  its earnings forecasts by 5 million yen for the 2013 fiscal year (ending March 2013)
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Nikon 1 J1 and V1 firmware update 1.20 is out

By [NR] admin | Published: August 8, 2012

Nikon released firmware update 1.20 for Nikon 1 J1 and V1 mirrorless cameras. The improvements for this version are:

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New high end Nikon Coolpix camera to be announced at the end of August

By [NR] admin | Published: August 8, 2012

New high end Nikon Coolpix camera with 28-200mm f/2-4 lens will be announced at the end of August. I am still not sure if this will be the P7200 or a new Coolpix product line. Few months ago there were some rumors that Nikon will announce a new compact camera with a large sensor to compete with the Canon PowerShot G1X.

The Nikon Coolpix P7100 was announced in August 2011 and is due for replacement this year.

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Nikon instant rebates for August: up to $450 off (incl. D800 and D4)

By [NR] admin | Published: August 7, 2012

The Nikon instant rebates for August offer up to $450 savings on DSLR + lens combo purchases. The new D3200, D800/E and D4 cameras are also included:

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