Nikon Rumors

Nikon’s 3rd quarter financial results are out

By [NR] admin | Published: February 7, 2019

Today Nikon released their Q3 financial results for the year ending on March 31, 2019:

“High-end camera sales was brisk thanks to the new ML launch, but fierce competitions in the shrinking entry/mid-range DSLR markets
suppressed the volume largely in addition with the initial cost, resulting in revenue/profit reductions.”

Here is a recap by ZoetMB:

Nikon originally forecast Imaging Division Revenue of ¥320 billion and the new forecast is ¥305, down 15.44% from 2018.
They forecast Earnings of ¥29 billion, raised the forecast to ¥33 billion in August and the new forecast is ¥25 , down 17.22% from 2018.
They forecast 2.3 million DCIL units and the new forecast is 2.1 million, down 19.85% from 2018.
They forecast 3.4 million lenses and the new forecast is 3.2 million, down 20.2% from 2018
They forecast 1.8 million compacts and the new forecast is 1.6 million, down 36.25% from 2018.

Details on the latest Nikon financial results:

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New: Wooden Camera Nikon Z-mount to PL-mount lens adapter

By [NR] admin | Published: February 6, 2019

There is a new Nikon Z-mount to PL-mount lens adapter from Wooden Camera ($499):

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Nikon apologizes again for the shortage of the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens

By [NR] admin | Published: February 5, 2019

Nikon Japan issued another apology for the shortage of the latest Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens (see why – this is the second apology from Nikon for that lens):

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Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens to be announced next

By [NR] admin | Published: February 5, 2019

Nikon is rumored to officially announce their new Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S full-frame mirrorless lens soon. My guess is that we will have the announcement before the CP+ show that starts on February 28th. Here are the rumored details (for comparison, in the brackets you can find the specs of the current Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR F-mount lens):

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The “Depth of Field” event is now live

By [NR] admin | Published: February 5, 2019

You can now watch the B&H “Depth of Field” event live (check out also the Depth of Field show specials):

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December full-frame mirrorless camera market share in Japan – Sony: 66.4%, Canon: 17.5%, Nikon: 16%

By [NR] admin | Published: February 4, 2019

BCN ranking published a new graph on the state of the full-frame mirrorless market in Japan from August 2018 to December 2018 (when the latest Nikon and Canon mirrorless cameras were announced). The sales for December 2018 are – Sony: 66.4%, Canon: 17.5%, Nikon: 16%.