Black Friday: D300 for $1300, free CF & SD memory cards

US only deals for Black Friday – Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for being a NR reader!

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Nikon D3x ad – looks fake

Update: this one got busted – the original image can be found here.

I am not sure if this is real:

Source

Thanks N.

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All Nikon Europe sites are down

The following sites are currently down:

nikon.no
nikon.at
nikon.de
nikon.se
nikon.dk
nikon.fr

http://www.europe-nikon.com/home/en_GB/homepage/broad/site.html

Let’s see what the update will bring us! Let the search begin…

Those are the updates I could find on Nikon Japan from November 27th:

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BREAKING NEWS: IT’S HERE!!!

Update: the images were removed from the site aprox. 45 min after my post…

http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Digital-SLR/25442-Nikon-D3x/Views/353_25442_D3x_front.jpg

What is that lens?

http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Digital-SLR/25442-Nikon-D3x/Views/353_25442_D3x_back.jpg

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Hidden gems – D3x almost official!

Update: I just need to clarify this post, because some readers are confused: yes the web server will redirect any link, important here is the product number 25442 and the landing page for that product number (now already removed). As you can see from the screenshot this was not a normal redirect, because the page title and the breadcrumbs indicated D3x. If someone can get a redirect with those two labels on the page for a random, not existing model I would like to know.

Just go http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Digital-SLR/25442/D3x.html

Do you see what I see? D3x on Nikon’s official site! Now they just have to add the pictures and specs and change the URL. Note also the top label reads D3x from Nikon. The product# for the D3x is 25442 (25446 is for the D90).

My guess is that because of the Holidays in the US, Nikon USA updated their website in advance.

I am sure they will take it out soon, so here is the screenshot:

Do we still have non-believers?

Thanks E.

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Nikon GP-1 GPS price revealed

J&R and Adorama has listed the Nikon GP-1 GPS Unit for $209.99 (Adorama takes pre-orders):

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Nikon D3x – what do we have so far

Few days left until the potential release date. This is what we have so far:

  • Everything started with a D3 firmware update back in April that revealed a new 6048×4032 24.4 MP option (source).
  • Nikon has scheduled several events world wide for December 1st (see here, here and here).
  • Few weeks ago Nikon Germany created a placeholder on their web site called Nikon D3_2. After we reported it, the folder was promptly removed.
  • Then we have leaks/hints from a Nikon tester, Thom Hogan and jeff-c and Iliah Borg.
  • The price of Nikon D3 dropped significantly to $4,200. There was also a rumor that retailers could not place D3 orders anymore.
  • In the past few months we had a bunch of products “designed” for D3x: Delkin, Sea& Sea, SanDisk and a HoodCap (yes! – what should we do without it). Maybe this is all just sloppy marketing.

I also received about a dozen of emails from around the world about the D3x coming on December 1st (mainly from retailers). That’s all we have for now. Nothing solid, but sufficient for me to still believe that there is a 90% chance we will see a D3x on December 1st (hopefully with a Kodak sensor – this is my own speculation).

Now the latest rumor from dpreview:

“D3x is what’s expected, but also to be announced:

80-400 AF-S version

35mm 1.8 AF-S

135mm 1.8 AF-S”

And now… RED again:
Red is suppose to have an even bigger announcement on December 3rd – the only reason I am mentioning this is because Red cameras can also be used with Nikon lenses. Red called their last announcement “insignificant”. If they come up with a DSLR-like camera and a reasonable price tag, Nikon (and every other big DSLR manufacturer will be in serious trouble). Via PhotographyBay.

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