Thom Hogan explains why Nikon’s late entry to the mirrorless market could actually be a good thing

By [NR] admin | Published: July 8, 2017



 

Continuation to my post from earlier today: there could be multiple reasons why Nikon is still not releasing their mirrorless solution. All previously announced mirrorless cameras from other companies were not perfect and they all had some serious disadvantages. Just in the past year, we started seeing mirrorless cameras with improved EVF (Leica SL), dual memory cards (Fuji X-T2), better battery life (Sony a9) and other improvements. Maybe Nikon is simply waiting for the tech to mature and to see what works on the expense of other company’s R&D budget and then jump in with the perfect mirrorless solution? A few days ago Thom Hogan made a very good commentary on this topic here on [NR] – it’s worth the read:

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Nikon’s president confirms new mirrorless camera in an interview

By [NR] admin | Published: July 8, 2017


Last week the Japanese newspaper Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun published an interview with Nikon’s President Mr. Kazuo Ushida. In the interview Mr. Ushida hinted again (see also this post) that Nikon will be releasing a new mirrorless camera – see the Google translation of the article (fourth paragraph):

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The Nikon “lens-only” rebates are coming back this weekend

By [NR] admin | Published: July 7, 2017


As I already reported, this weekend Nikon will bring back the popular “lens only” rebates for a new set of Nikkor lenses (rebates will go live tomorrow, Saturday, at midnight):

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There is no new Nikon EN-EL15 battery recall

By [NR] admin | Published: July 7, 2017


Several websites reported today about a Nikon EN-EL15 battery recall. Please note that this is an old recall from 2012 and Nikon Japan recently just updated their website with some additional information (reported here last month). Nikon USA was probably late with the translation and just recently updated their website here. As far as I know, nothing has changed in the recall, but you can still check your batteries here.


BTW, the new Nikon EN-EL15a battery is also compatible with older cameras – see the full list here.

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Nikon D810 replacement rumored to be announced on July 25

By [NR] admin | Published: July 6, 2017


The Nikon D810 replacement is rumored to be announced on July 25 – on the exact day of Nikon’s 100th anniversary.

I still cannot confirm this date because Nikon will definitely have a press release on that day and one can easily mistake a press release for a new product announcement.

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Chasseurs d’Images interviews the president of Nikon France *UPDATED*

By [NR] admin | Published: July 5, 2017


A few weeks ago the French magazine “Chasseurs d’Images” published an interview with Benoit Dieuleveult, President of Nikon France. After some readers helped me with the translation (thanks), here are the most interesting parts of the interview:

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The latest Nikon rebates

By [NR] admin | Published: July 5, 2017


The Nikkor lens-only rebates are now gone. The currently available Nikon rebates can be found at Adorama and B&H (the Nikon D500, D750 and D810 now come with a free third party battery grip: Watson EN-EL15).

Nikon should introduce new lens-only rebates at the end of this week. I will post the details once I get them.

For our Canadian readers:

  • Nikon Canada is now offering free battery grips with the purchase of D810 and D750 cameras (D500 is not included)

For our EU readers:

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