→ The new Nikon D500 guide is now available on Amazon.
→ A rare Nikkor-C reflex 2000mm f/11 mirror lens is listed on eBay for $31,000.
→ Nikkei brief: for the full year, Nikon sees operating profit down 25 pct to 46 billion Yen. Nikon corp will likely report a group operating profit of roughly 9 billion Yen ($84.5 million) for the April-June quarter.
It’s 6:00am in downtown Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) and the people that are part of my travel photography group are complaining boisterously about the Monsoon rains that are in full force outside. They all want to stay in the hotel and wait it out, siting equipment concerns, wind, flooding, and so on.
From time to time I lead photography tours and teach groups around the SE Asia area when I need a break from the commercial and PJ photography world that is my life. This is just such a tour.
47 years ago the Lunar Module ‘The Eagle’ landed on the moon…
When Apollo 11 slowly lifted skyward from Cape Kennedy on its lunar flight, spewing violent clouds of smoke and flame in its wake, more cameras than pairs of eyes seemed to be aimed at the launch pad.
The prospect of being able to record history while-it-was-being-made was too great a temptation to the thousands of newsmen and newswomen at Press Site 39. Every reporter who owned or could borrow a camera seemingly put aside his or her typewriter and notebook and turned photographer to record the spectacular event on film.
Some new Nikon deals from Adorama that will expire at the end of the month (use coupon code SOOOGOOD at checkout):
I received the same rumor from multiple sources: the Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 lens will be replaced by the end of the year. Prototypes are already being tested out in the field. The current 70-200mm version was announced back in 2009 and is currently selling for $2,096.95.
Here is an updated list on what to expect next from Nikon:
The first out of five new Samyang lenses announced: Xeen 135mm T/2.2
Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens to be announced next week
Another Nikon price increase is coming to the UK on August 1st because of the falling value of the British Pound against the Japanese Yen:
From what I understood the price increase will be across the board and will include all Nikon products. The last Nikon price increase in Europe was just few months ago.
If you need a new camera or lens, it’s a good idea to order it before the end of the month. Check out the latest Nikon prices and availability at Wex Photographic, Jessops, Calumet and Amazon UK.
Update: the price increase will be officially announced in the UK on August 1st and will take effect on August 15th.
