Weekly Nikon news flash #367

By [NR] admin | Published: May 16, 2016

Zeiss rebates
Zeiss lens rebates
→ Zeiss is currently offering up to $600 rebates on selected Zeiss ZF.2 lenses (for Nikon F mount). Both B&H and Adorama are eligible for those rebates (Amazon is not). This offer is valid till June 30th. Additional details can be found here or on the main Zeiss rebate page.

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→ A perfect copy of the Nikon S2 rangefinder camera listed on eBay.

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→ YongNuo released the Nikon version of their highly-anticipated YN685 Speedlite flash (check pricing and availability).

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→ It seems that many readers have missed my post from a month ago where I reported that the The Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon F mount is now available.

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Many Nikon rebates, grey market and refurbished deals are now gone

By [NR] admin | Published: May 15, 2016

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As previously reported many of the Nikon rebates were canceled yesterday in the US including the free battery grip offer that was just recently introduced. Here is an update on the current Nikon rebates:

I also noticed that many of the previously available refurbished and grey market deals are now gone (or the prices were raised).

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The Nikon Museum in Tokyo

By [NR] admin | Published: May 14, 2016

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The Nikon Museum in Tokyo by Jeff Lewis (Facebook):

I visited the Nikon Museum in Tokyo a couple weeks ago – it’s situated in a large office block in Shinagawa. The museum had a lot of old and new gear as well as multimedia displays, scientific exhibits, etc.  they also sell nikon pins and some other novelties:

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Can’t find any good news in the latest Nikon financial results

By [NR] admin | Published: May 13, 2016

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Nikon released their financial results for the 2016 FY (ending in March 2016). I could not see any positive signs except the fact that the company had a 20% higher overall net income compared to the previous year. For the Imaging Business net sales and operating income were both down and are expected to get even worse in 2017 (the Kumamoto Earthquake was also mentioned again):

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Second wave of Nikon D500 cameras now shipping

By [NR] admin | Published: May 12, 2016

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Second wave of Nikon D500 cameras are now shipping in the UK (confirmed by at least one major photo retailer there). Expect the cameras to hit US stores in the next few days.

Check Nikon D500 availability at:

The Nikon D5 has been in stock for a while.

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Firmware update version 1.11 for Nikon 1 V3 released

By [NR] admin | Published: May 11, 2016

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Nikon released firmware update version 1.11 for the Nikon 1 V3 mirrorless camera ($1,196.95) with one fix for the GP-N100 GPS unit ($94):

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Nikon to end many of the current rebates as a result of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes

By [NR] admin | Published: May 9, 2016

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The free battery grip offer for Nikon D610, D750 and D810 cameras that was announced earlier this month will be canceled on May 14th (was initially set to last at least till the end of the month). Yesterday all Nikon 1 rebates also got canceled. Some of the Coolpix rebates will also be removed. The only rebates that will stay (for now) are the camera+lens combo discounts.

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