Nikon D7000 availability update

By [NR] admin | Published: October 12, 2010

Update: a reader who placed an order for a Nikon D7000 kit on Amazon on October 7th, got an estimated delivery time of November 22-26, 2010:

“We now have delivery date(s) for the order you placed on October 07 2010 (Order#xxx): Nikon D7000 16.2MP DX-Format CMOS Digital SLR with 3.0 Inch LCD and 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR ED Nikkor Lens

Estimated arrival date: November 22 2010 – November 26 2010“

Amazon US probably sold out their first Nikon D7000 shipment in pre-orders. Currently, Amazon US lists Novemeber 15ht as the release date for the Nikon D7000 kit:

The rumor is that all major chains in the US got their initial D7000 shipment and could start filling pre-orders as early as October 15th.

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Nikon Rumors giveaway #9 (ThinkTank Digital Holster 50 V2.0)

By [NR] admin | Published: October 11, 2010

Update: this giveaway is now closed – I will announce the winner soon.

It has been a while since I held a giveaway on NikonRumors, so here we go:

What can I win?

Today’s giveaway will be a brand new ThinkTank Digital Holster 50 V2.0 (not yet available for sale) valued at $85:

The holster’s front is expandable. There are several small pockets on the outside and inside of the holster. Rain cover is included.

How do I win?

The rules are simple – just leave a comment to this post. One comment per person please. Don’t forget to add your email in the “Email” field – it will not be visible to the public and it will only be used to notify you in case you are the winner. I will close all comments in one week and will randomly pick the winner.

The best part?

I will ship this holster anywhere in the world.

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Nikon D3000 and D5000 to be discontinued

By [NR] admin | Published: October 10, 2010

Nikon D3000 and D5000

I got multiple reports from different countries that the Nikon D3000 and D5000 DSLR cameras are being phased out and will soon be discontinued. Some retailers were already told that there will be no future shipments of those models. The Nikon D90 and D300s will continue to be sold throughout the holiday season.

It is not clear if Nikon will introduce a new camera to replace the D5000 (it should basically be a D3100 with a swivel LCD display). Maybe Nikon will remove one of its DSLR models all together in order to free up some production capacity for a potential new model (EVIL?).

The D3000 was released in July of 2009, three months after the D5000.

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Weekly Nikon related news/links #79

By [NR] admin | Published: October 10, 2010

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Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G lens hands-on review

By [NR] admin | Published: October 9, 2010

From now on, I will try to have hands-on posts on all (ok, most) new Nikon products. They will be part of the new buying guide section that will combine the current price watch section. I will include also other reviews that are worth reading. First on the list is the new Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G lens which was announced over a month ago.

The 85mm f/1.4 lens has a huge front element

The 85mm f/1.4 lens has a huge front element

The new 85mm f/1.4 lens attached to a D700

The new 85mm f/1.4 lens attached to a D700

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Nikkor AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens could be released next

By [NR] admin | Published: October 7, 2010

Several readers asked me about the replacement of the current Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR lens. I searched trough my old emails and I found this list of lenses that was sent to me back in October of 2009. I did not publish this online, but it seems that everything was spot on, except the AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6:

  • AF-S 24mm f/1.4
  • AF-S 35mm f/1.4
  • AF-S 85mm f/1.4
  • AF-S 16-35mm f/4.0
  • AF-S 24-120mm f/4.0
  • AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6
  • AF-S 200-400mm f/4

Based on this list, I can speculate that a new Nikkor AF-S 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 will be the next lens to be announced by Nikon.

Few months ago, Nikon filed for a patent on a new 80-400m f/4.5-5.6 lens:

FYI: Nikon already announced a record number of lenses this year: nine, compared to six lenses per year from 2007- 2009.

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The publisher of the Nikon D800 book insists on a March 2011 release date

By [NR] admin | Published: October 6, 2010

A French speaking reader contacted Dunod, the publishing company that listed the Nikon D800 book, and they insist that the book will be released in March of 2011 – here is their answer, for whatever it’s worth:

“Bonjour,
Il s’agit d’un livre qui va normalement paraître en mars 2011. Voir le lien ci-après: http://www.dunod.com/loisirs-essais-bien-etre/loisirs-scientifiques-techniques/audio-photo-video/photographie/obtenez-le-maximum-du-nikon-d80“

which translates to something like:

“Hello,
This is a book that will normally be available in March 2011. See link below: link“

In an even more bizarre development, the Amazon UK listing is now also updated with a publishing date of March 9, 2011 (it was February 9th, 2011 yesterday):

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