Amazon currently has a new $646.96 (22%) instant discount on the Nikon Df camera kit (sold and shipped by Amazon). This is the first significant price on the Df since the 10% rewards offer I posted yesterday.
Update: the above deal is gone, but you can now get the Nikon Df body only for $747 off (27% off):
DxOMark published their test results for the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.8G ED – the lens is “superb“:
I received some information from Germany that Nikon will reduce their warranty from 3 to 1 year. The German “Gewährleistung” will still remain 2 years:
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I already mentioned that since Nikon have not announced any new products in almost 6 months, they will try to make up during the holiday season with special deals. We already saw the price drop on the D750 and D810 cameras and the new lens pricing on top of the regular combo rebates. Today there is a new offer from B&H: 10% back in rewards on selected Nikon products (usually the rewards are from 0%-4%).
How it works: You will get a B&H gift card via e mail approximately 40-60 days after purchase. The reward can be used at B&H and expires 6 months after it was issued.
List of qualifying Nikon products can be found here (it includes the D610, D810, D750 kit and the Df). This is also the first significant price drop on the Nikon Df camera since it was announced two years ago.
Similar deal is also available for Canon and Sony products. More Nikon deals can be found here.
Nikon EU confirmed with “confidence” that the rumors about Nikon purchasing Samsung NX are not true (what I have been saying for almost a week now). Samsung had a similar response last week.
I have never heard Nikon commenting on a rumor before. Ever. Here is a quote from the Spanish website Quesabesde (Google translation):
→ The new Mastering the Nikon D750 book is now available. You can get 40% off the ebook version directly from rockynook.com with coupon code “PHOTORUMORS”.
→ Rare 1962 Nikkorex SLR camera listed on eBay for $30,000:
“Produced over 50 years ago by Nippon Kogaku, Nikkorex F is the second SLR camera produced after the Nikon F for use with the Nikkor series of lenses. It is a hybrid using an external light meter that is connected to the Nikkor lens setting guide operating the same as an internal light meter. The selenium powered light meter and camera does not use batteries.”
→ Top cameras on flickr for 2015 based on EXIF data: Nikon is 3rd with 16%. Only 3% of all flickr pictures were taken with a mirrorless camera.
→ Here is another graph: global interchangeable-lens camera market share.
→ I updated the list- see the latest Nikon deals here.
→ Nikon was the highlight of the Westlicht camera auction in Austria:
“The Auction’s highlight came from manufacturer Nikon, whose products drew a great deal of attention. A collector secured the famous Fisheye Nikkor 5.6/6.2mm SAP, one of only three ever produced, for 156,000 Euros (starting price: 20,000 Euros). A black Nikon S3M with 60,000 Euros (starting price: 26,000 Euros) and a Stereo-NIKKOR with 54,000 Euros fetched further surprise successes. Among the historical cameras a Luxus Megalethoscope by Carlo Ponti, c. 1865, stood out, which, having started at 15,000 Euros, was in the end sold for 45,600 Euros.”
→ See also the Nikon gear at the upcoming Bonhams auction. Check out also those weird/unusual cameras from the same auction.
A reader sent me a quick report on using the Nikon Coolpix P900 camera with the Raynox DCR-250 2.5x super macro lens:
