Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR and 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lenses now in stock

By [NR] admin | Published: November 12, 2015

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The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens is currently in stock at B&H, Amazon and BestBuy.

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The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens is also currently in stock at Amazon and Adorama.

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Firmware update version 1.3 for the Nikon Coolpix P900 camera now available

By [NR] admin | Published: November 12, 2015

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Nikon released firmware version 1.3 for the Coolpix P900 camera that fixes the issue with some Points of Interest (POI) in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan not being displaying correctly.

A reader informed me yesterday that Amazon received a new P900 shipment that was user to fulfill existing pre-orders. Third party resellers (with US warranty) currently have arriving time between November 18-23 for the P900:

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Nikon, Sony and Canon sales comparison for last financial quarter

By [NR] admin | Published: November 11, 2015

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Interesting comparison from Amateurphotographer on the demand/sales between Nikon, Sony and Canon products for the last quarter:

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Nikon 1 Nikkor 9-30mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens patented in Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: November 11, 2015

Nikon 1 Nikkor 9-30mm f:3.5-5.6 VR lens patent
Nikon continues to actively file lens patents for their Nikon 1 mirrorless system (1″ sensor). The latest patent application is for a Nikkor 9-30mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens. Here are few more Nikon 1 lens patents filed in the past few months:

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New Tokina SD 14-20mm f/2 IF DX lens for APS-C cameras leaked online

By [NR] admin | Published: November 10, 2015

Tokina SD 14-20mm f:2 IF DX lens
The French magazine Focus Numérique published a picture of a new Tokina SD 14-20mm f/2 IF DX lens designed for APS-C based cameras. I do not remember seeing anything online about such lens – it will probably be a replacement for the current Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX (pictured below for comparison) and will be announced during the CP+ show in February 2016:

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Nikon also makes tripods

By [NR] admin | Published: November 9, 2015

Nikon-tripods

You learn something new every day – I did not know that Nikon is also selling tripods – few different models are available at B&H Amazon and Adorama. Those are probably produced by third party and just rebranded with the Nikon logo. The small compact 2-way version is currently $15 off (38%).

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What to expect next from Nikon

By [NR] admin | Published: November 9, 2015

Nikon Rumors
I don’t think there will be anything interesting happening in the Nikon world by the end of the year – several new products will be announced for the CES and CP+ shows in early 2016 (January and February). Until then, expect more guest posts and deals/price drops – Nikon has no new products and the only way to generate extra revenue this quarter is by offering better deals.

Nothing has basically changed since my last “what to expect” post from September, so I will just republish it here one more time:

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