Nikon Japan issued a notice informing D600 camera owners that the free sensor spots repair service will end on January 10, 2020. If you still have any spot issues with the D600 sensor, you have another 6 months to fix them. It is not clear if the same date is valid for all Nikon subsidiaries.
Previous coverage of the Nikon D600 sensor issues can be found here.
Update – the news is now also on Nikon USA website:
It seems that Nikon is doing some NPS (Nikon Professional Service) changes – click for larger view:
I mentioned about potential NPS changes a few months ago.
There is a new Nikkei article on the latest global camera market share – here is the recap: the digital camera market is down 22% for 2018, the top five companies hold 85.2% market share with a total of 20,290,000 units (-22.2%):
The latest Japanese camera market share is as follow – Canon 37.3%, Nikon 26.7%, Sony 13.1%:
As previously reported, Nikon reduced the price of the D5 and D810 DSLR cameras in the US. The D5 is now $500 off and the D810 is up to $1,600 off. Most US retailers offer different free accessories with each purchase, check the different listings for more information:
Update: the Nikon D850 is again $300 off: Adorama | B&H | Amazon.
The following refurbished Nikon deals are also still available:
The Topaz AI sale and Luminar July 4th pricing are ending next week.
→ All five Topaz AI applications are now over 40% off: DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, Gigapixel AI, JPEG to RAW AI and the brand new Adjust AI are all on sale for $249.99.
→ Skylum Luminar 3.1.2 released.
→ Skylum has a new special Luminar pricing for July 4th:
You can get an additional $10 off with promo code NIKONRUMORS.
→ Sony will challenge Canon and Nikon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Damien Roué visited the Nikon Tochigi Factory and published a photo essay about it. The article covers the different steps of production of a NIKKOR lens:
Just a few days after I reported the latest Nikon D6 rumors, the price of the Nikon D5 DSLR camera will drop by $500. You can see the new pricing at Adorama, B&H and Amazon this Sunday at 12:01 am EST.
The price of the Nikon D810 will also drop (currently $2,796.95):
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