Missing Nikon lenses product numbers

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2010

A good list of missing Nikon product numbers (lenses) can be found here.

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Broken link on Nikon Norway

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2010

A reader just emailed me about a broken link on nikon.no website: the link is in the lower right corner and it reads “Important Message” (Viktig melding). If you click on it, it will bring you back to the main page. Not sure how long this link has been there.

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I don’t know anything about a surprise

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2010

I got more than 20 emails this morning asking me what will be Nikon’s surprise at PMA. I have no information about a potential surprise. Of course everything is possible, but I will not go into speculations at that point. The only report about a surprise was from Hiroshi Takashima and I think he is referring to the rumored Nikon EVIL system that is expected @ Photokina.

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Six new Nikon Coolpix cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2010

This is the final list of the new Coolpix cameras for tonight:

  • Nikon Coolpix L22
  • Nikon Coolpix S3000
  • Nikon Coolpix S4000
  • Nikon Coolpix S8000
  • Nikon Coolpix L110
  • Nikon Coolpix P100
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The waiting game

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2010

11:09 pm – I guess that’s it for today. There should be more, in few days.

11:05 pm – Coolpixes announced.

9:52 pm – Nikon Norway again: in the Press Room the new 300mm 2.8 VRII and the teleconverter are listed twice – maybe a placeholder for the upcoming two new lenses?

9:32 pm – A good list of missing Nikon product numbers (lenses) can be found here. Let’s see if we will fill some of those up tonight.

9:24 pm – A reader just emailed me about a broken link on nikon.no website: the link is in the lower right corner and it reads “Important Message” (Viktig melding). If you click on it, it will bring you back to the main page. Not sure how long this link has been there.

8:32 pm – nothing yet. I say check your local Nikon site and your favorite online retailer and look for something new and unusual (broken links, blank pages, down websites, etc.) Something must show up! Now is the time.

10:20 am – I got more than 20 emails this morning asking me what will be Nikon’s surprise at PMA. I have no information about a potential surprise. Of course everything is possible, but I will not go into speculations at that point. The only report about a surprise was from Hiroshi Takashima and I think he is referring to the rumored Nikon EVIL system that is expected @Photokina.

9:35 am – This is the final list of the new Coolpix cameras for tonight:

  • Nikon Coolpix L22
  • Nikon Coolpix S3000
  • Nikon Coolpix S4000
  • Nikon Coolpix S8000
  • Nikon Coolpix L110
  • Nikon Coolpix P100

8:43 am – I will do things a little bit different today: this post will stay on top and will be updated throughout the day with the latest info. I will also create a separate entry for every update that will be listed below – that way all RSS, email, Twitter and Facebook subscribers will get the latest updates and direct blog readers will be able to have a discussion in one thread (if we have problems with the server, the latest info will be available on multiple sites).

I expect the official announcement to be today @ midnight EST (in the past we had also announcements @ 11pm).

All timestamps are EST (UTC/GMT – 5 hours).

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“In few days”

By [NR] admin | Published: February 1, 2010

After spending almost an hour trying to translate the few cryptic sentences I received, the final word on the lenses release date is “in few days”. We know for sure that Nikon has a press events scheduled in multiple countries on February 3rd, 2010. We also know that the new Coolpixes will be announced on that event. This means that all Nikon websites will be updated with the new products around midnight on February 2nd (tomorrow). I am still not sure if this will be the event for the new lenses or there will be a separate release date – the time frame “in few days” doesn’t tell us much (unfortunately, I do not have any contact info on that source).

Anyway, the lenses are coming for sure before PMA.

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Correction

By [NR] admin | Published: February 1, 2010

Sorry, I am on the road and those updates are coming from my iPhone.
The two new lenses will be released in few days (Google translation sucks). Tomorrow is a “Coolpix day”. As previously expected, Nikon will have two press conferences. Not sure about the exact day. I will know more later.

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