Several readers were able to buy the D7000 from Best Buy today. Many stores will get in trouble for not keeping their sells embargo (October 17th). I could not even see the camera in my local Best Buy and they had several in stock. I even talked to the manager and they told me to come back on Sunday.
Here are several unboxing pictures for those who did not get one today (thanks Larry N. and many others who sent in pictures):
More after the jump:
Taken at an unknown Best Buy store:
Again, don’t assume that you can walk into a Best Buy store today and buy one. They will be released for sale around October 17th or 18th, which are probably the embargo dates for all retailers. Some Best Buy stores may not have any, others may have only only 1-2 pieces.
As I mentioned few days ago, the first Nikon D7000 should start shipping any day now. Some BestBuy stores in the US already got their first shipment of D7000 cameras directly from Nikon few days ago in unmarked boxes with time sensitive dates on them (I believe this date is October 18th) – this is something like an embargo date for selling/displaying the camera.
Not sure how reliable this is, but someone mentioned on Amazon’s discussion board (user KevCon) that his/her camera was already shipped.
Hitler rant videos are always fun, especially when they mention NikonRumors (this is one was done by the same guys who created the Nikon lenses iPhone app, warning: graphic language):
Update: a reader who placed an order for a Nikon D7000 kit on Amazon on October 7th, got an estimated delivery time of November 22-26, 2010:
“We now have delivery date(s) for the order you placed on October 07 2010 (Order#xxx): Nikon D7000 16.2MP DX-Format CMOS Digital SLR with 3.0 Inch LCD and 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR ED Nikkor Lens
Estimated arrival date: November 22 2010 – November 26 2010“
Amazon US probably sold out their first Nikon D7000 shipment in pre-orders. Currently, Amazon US lists Novemeber 15ht as the release date for the Nikon D7000 kit:
The rumor is that all major chains in the US got their initial D7000 shipment and could start filling pre-orders as early as October 15th.
Update: this giveaway is now closed – I will announce the winner soon.
It has been a while since I held a giveaway on NikonRumors, so here we go:
What can I win?
Today’s giveaway will be a brand new ThinkTank Digital Holster 50 V2.0 (not yet available for sale) valued at $85:
The holster’s front is expandable. There are several small pockets on the outside and inside of the holster. Rain cover is included.
How do I win?
The rules are simple – just leave a comment to this post. One comment per person please. Don’t forget to add your email in the “Email” field – it will not be visible to the public and it will only be used to notify you in case you are the winner. I will close all comments in one week and will randomly pick the winner.
The best part?
I will ship this holster anywhere in the world.
Nikon D3000 and D5000
I got multiple reports from different countries that the Nikon D3000 and D5000 DSLR cameras are being phased out and will soon be discontinued. Some retailers were already told that there will be no future shipments of those models. The Nikon D90 and D300s will continue to be sold throughout the holiday season.
It is not clear if Nikon will introduce a new camera to replace the D5000 (it should basically be a D3100 with a swivel LCD display). Maybe Nikon will remove one of its DSLR models all together in order to free up some production capacity for a potential new model (EVIL?).
The D3000 was released in July of 2009, three months after the D5000.
From now on, I will try to have hands-on posts on all (ok, most) new Nikon products. They will be part of the new buying guide section that will combine the current price watch section. I will include also other reviews that are worth reading. First on the list is the new Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G lens which was announced over a month ago.
The 85mm f/1.4 lens has a huge front element
The new 85mm f/1.4 lens attached to a D700
