Nikon Rumors

New Nikon Z instant rebates in Europe

By [NR] admin | Published: May 14, 2021

Nikon started new and aggressive instant rebates in Europe on Z cameras and lenses:

In the UK you can get up to £360 off on select Z cameras and up to £180 off on select Z lenses:

Park Cameras UK
WEX UK

See Nikon UK website for more details.

In Germany the sofortrabatt is up to €400 off on select Nikon Z cameras and lenses:

Calumet DE
Foto Erhardt DE

Check Nikon Germany website for more details.

The Nikon USA rebates include Nikkor Z and F mount lenses as well as $500 off the D850 and $300 off the D780 cameras:

Adorama
B&H Photo

The full list of discounted Nikon products can be found here.

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Nikon released their 2021 fiscal year financial reports

By [NR] admin | Published: May 13, 2021

Nikon released their financial results for the 2021 fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 – here is the recap:

Revenue ¥451.2B (down ¥139.8B)
Imaging Products revenue decreased by ¥75.0B
Operating Profit: -¥56.2B (down ¥62.9B)

Nikon sales in units by product category:

Summary for the year ended March 31, 2021:

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Nikon is slowly discontinuing more Nikkor F-mount lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: May 12, 2021

In addition to the AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens I reported a few days ago, Nikon has slowly retired several other Nikkor F-mount lenses – they are already listed as “old product” on the main Nikon Japan website or listed on the discontinued section of the website (see previous reports on discontinued Nikon products):

AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR

Nikon Japan: old product
Adorama: out of stock
B&H: out of stock

AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

Nikon Japan: old product
Adorama: out of stock
B&H: out of stock

AF-S NIKKOR 200mm f/2G ED VR II (previously reported here)

Nikon Japan: old product
Adorama: out of stock
B&H: out of stock

AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR

Nikon Japan: old product
Adorama: out of stock
B&H: out of stock

AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR

Nikon Japan: old product
Adorama: out of stock
B&H: out of stock

AF-S DX NIKKOR Micro 85mm f/3.5G ED VR

Nikon Japan: old product
Adorama: out of stock
B&H: out of stock

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Recommended lenses for the Nikon Z7/Z7II cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: May 10, 2021

Photographylife tested many (all?) Nikkor Z lenses – here is their lens recommendation for the Nikon Z7/Z7II cameras (above is the MTF performance of the three Z lenses I currently own):

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Interview with Nikon engineers on the Nikkor Z 14-24mm, 24-70mm, and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: May 10, 2021

Nikon USA published three new interviews with Nikon engineers on the Nikkor Z 14-24mm, 24-70mm, and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses:

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Nikon DX cameras and lenses are slowly disappearing

By [NR] admin | Published: May 9, 2021

Many Nikon DX DSLR cameras and lenses are out of stock in the US:

Most Nikon D3500 camera combinations are out of stock at Adorama and B&H
The same is the situation with the Nikon D5600: Adorama | B&H
Even the D7500 is not available in many configurations: Adorama | B&H
The Nikon D500 has been out of stock for months: Adorama | B&H

A Japanese website reported that the AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens is already listed as discontinued on the official Nikon website – this was the main kit lens for the D3500 and D5600: