Nikon Rumors

Nikon announcement this week

By [NR] admin | Published: March 4, 2013

A quick update: the March 14 date is the actual Nikkor AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR release date for Japan. I expect the shipping date for the two new Coolpix cameras also to be before the end of March. This means that the official announcement should be this week – probably on Wednesday or Thursday (for some reasons Nikon prefers to introduce new products in the middle of the week). The quick availability of the newly announced products makes sense – Nikon wants to sells as much as possible before the end of this quarter (March 31). This is also probably the reason why the Nikon D7100 will be available a week earlier (March 14th). The Nikon instant lens rebates were also extended till March 31st.

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Nikon Coolpix P330 and Coolpix A to be announced soon

By [NR] admin | Published: March 4, 2013

The new Nikon compact camera with DX sensor will most likely be called Coolpix A and will be priced at ¥120,000 (around $1,200, US prices will be lower). Two different colors will be available: silver and black. In addition, Nikon will also announce the rumored Coolpix P310 replacement – the P330 will be priced around ¥45,000. Both models are scheduled to be released in March – I think the announcement could be as early as this week.

Via Digicame-info

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NIKKOR AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens to be released on March 14? UPDATED

By [NR] admin | Published: March 4, 2013

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The current Nikon AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED lens ($1,348 after rebate)

Update: after a brief email exchange with Digicame-info, the March 14 date is the actual release date in Japan, not the announcement date. This means that the official announcement will be this week – probably on Wednesday or Thursday.

Digicame-info reports that Nikon will announce the Nikkor AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens on March 14. This lens has been long overdue for replacement – numerous patents were filed in the past and the lens had a designated internal number for years. My guess is that Nikon had this lens ready for a long time, but their current financial situation pushed them to release in now (together with the D7100 and the new DX compact camera) in order to meet their financial goals. The expected price is ¥275,000 (around $2,900, US price will be lower).

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Nikon booth at the 2013 Focus on Imaging show

By [NR] admin | Published: March 3, 2013

Few images of the Nikon booth at the 2013 Focus on Imaging show in the UK that started today and will be ongoing till March 6th, 2013. The full schedule of Nikon’s seminars during the show can be found here (photos credit: Mark Payne).