Nikon Speedlight SB-500 flash orders temporary suspended, Speedlight SB-5000 available for purchase

By [NR] admin | Published: August 5, 2022


Nikon Japan issued a new press notice indicating that orders of the Speedlight SB-500 flash are temporarily suspended. The Nikon Speedlight SB-5000 flash should be available for purchase.

Most Nikon Speedlight flashes have been for a while and are currently out of stock in the US (check Adorama and B&H).

As I already mentioned last year, I think Nikon is done with developing flash units for their cameras and has already outsourced that task to third-party manufacturers:

Nikon’s collaborations with Nissin and Profoto: I think Nikon will no longer develop lighting product

Here is the Google translated notice from Nikon Japan:

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Adorama expected the Nikon Z9 to be in stock on August 11

By [NR] admin | Published: August 4, 2022

Update: it seems that this was a mistake and Adroma has updated their Z9 listing.

Adorama has updated their website and now they expect the Nikon Z9 to be in stock (or to start shipping if ordered today) on August 11:

FYI: B&H Photo is currently shipping Nikon Z9 pre-orders placed in January 2022.

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Nikon’s first quarter financial results of the year ending March 2023: revenue and profits are up

By [NR] admin | Published: August 4, 2022


Nikon reported its first quarter financial results of the year ending March 2023. Both revenue and profits are up. Here is the Q1 financial results summary:

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35 Nikon Nikkor F-mount DSLR lenses discontinued

By [NR] admin | Published: August 3, 2022



In the past few months, I have been reporting about all the discontinued Nikon F-mount products. AP has been tracking the availability of Nikkor F-mount (DSLR) lenses and concluded that over the last three years Nikon has discontinued 35 F-mount lenses. Here is the list:

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Nikon rebates for August

By [NR] admin | Published: August 3, 2022


With the new US price increase, there are only a few Nikon rebates available this month (August):

The latest Nikon Europe offers:



Other US deals and offers:

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June 2022 CIPA numbers

By [NR] admin | Published: August 3, 2022


CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2022, black: 2021, blue: 2020):

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Nikon released firmware updates for Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.2, 24-70mm f/2.8, and 105mm f/2.8 mirrorless lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: August 1, 2022


Nikon just released firmware updates for three mirrorless lenses (Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.2, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8, and Nikkor Z 105mm f/2.8) adding linear focus ring rotation and updating the focus/control ring roles in the menu:

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