Nikon USA has suspended all product deliveries for 10 days

By [NR] admin | Published: March 30, 2010

Nikon USA has suspended all product deliveries to dealers for the next 10 days because of their yearly inventory count (March 31 is the end of the fiscal year for Nikon). This will also explain why the new 24mm f/1.4 lens was available in very limited quantities in the US (it was suppose to be released at the end of March). Expect many out of stock products to be available after this inventory count is over.

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Nikon rebates updated and extended till May 1st

By [NR] admin | Published: March 29, 2010

Update: The new Nikon rebates are restricted to either the D300s or D700. Same with the SB-900 – in order to get the $100 rebate on the flash you must buy either a D300s or D700. I will have the full details next week (Adorama and B&H are close for a week).

I just got a confirmation that the Nikon rebate program is now extended till May 1st, 2010 (US only). Nikon SB-900 flash will also be included with a $100.00 instant rebate. My source also said that a new $300 rebate will be introduced with the new 16-35mm f/4 lens when purchased with the D700. Some new limitation on the rebate program will be introduced.

I will have the full details later today.

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Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: March 26, 2010

I will be on the road the next few days with limited Internet access – here is the Nikon links section for this week:

  • Nikon UK will take part in The Gadget Show Live held at the Birmingham NEC from 7th-11th April.
  • By looking at a picture of a scene or location, 47 per cent of Britons can remember the scent associated with the photograph – this is according to an international study commissioned by Nikon (source).
  • Two image processing patents applications from Nikon this week: 20100074519 and 20100073523 are for color drift correcting, a saturation reduction and a color correcting.
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Nikon Switzerland investigated for antitrust practices

By [NR] admin | Published: March 25, 2010

Update: Nikon confirmed the investigation.

This just in: Associated Press reports that Nikon AG in Switzerland (subsidiary of Nikon Corp. in Japan) has been investigated for “preventing other companies from importing some of its photography products.”

Read the whole story here.

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Nikon SB-600 speedlight flash may be discontinued soon

By [NR] admin | Published: March 24, 2010

After a report from a reader that Nikon SB-600 may be discontinued at Staples, I decided to contact them and find out about the current availability (the SB-600 is currently listed as out-of-stock). The exact explanation given to me on the phone and during the chat session was that the SB-600 was “put on hold by the vendor” (Nikon) and the item is inactive in their system, which is unusual. Here is a portion of the chat session:

B&H and Adorama list the SB-600 as “temporary out of stock”, Amazon: “Usually ships within 1 to 2 months” has it in stock.

Nikon SB-600 was introduced back in January, 2004.

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ThinkTankPhoto backpack winner announcement

By [NR] admin | Published: March 23, 2010

The winner of the ThinkTank backpack giveaway is Tom V. from Iowa. Congratulations!

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I do not have any new rumors to report and I do not want to report questionable rumors. There has been some online chatter about a potential Nikon announcement in April, but at that point I do not know anything about it (last year Nikon announced the D5000 in April). We can all take a few days break, I can post other Nikon related stuff or I can do another giveaway. You decide:


In the mean time you can check LeicaRumors.com, PhotoRumors.com or NikonRumors Forum.

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Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: March 21, 2010
  • New wireless Yongnuo MC-36R 2.4GHz intervalometer for Nikon will be released soon. The device will allow you to remotely trip your camera’s shutter with intervals, self-timer delays or exposure times of up to 100 hours. Different models for Nikon DSLRs are available on eBay.
  • Some Nikon patent applications from last week:
    • Some images from the Nikon-Walkley Photographic Award: the most prestigious competition for press photographers in Australia (warning: graphic images):

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Nikon D700 replacement?

By [NR] admin | Published: March 20, 2010

Fuji S6 Pro?, originally uploaded by Dutchie2007.

Anonymous rumor about the Nikon D700 replacement (not related to the picture above):

“Basically it will be D700 with 12Mpix and HD video better then D3s and dual cards slots. It will be available first half of 2010 and will not be the only pro DSLR Nikon releases this year. There is also a strong connection to “another” company I don’t know which, but that another company will release some killer pro product with some connection to Nikon. I have only idea about Fuji, but don’t know why they would not make that info public on the Internet.”

I will rate this rumor @ 60% probability – the reason why I rate an anonymous rumor so high is because I have received some similar information in the past.

Last year Fuji said that they will not release a new DSLR in 2009. This indicates that Fuji may have plans to release a new DSLR later one (2010?).

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Reminder: Nikon instant rebate program will end in one week

By [NR] admin | Published: March 19, 2010

This is an official Nikon instant rebate program and will expire on March 27th, 2010:

  • Buy the 70-200mm with a DLSR and get $400.00 instant rebate
  • Buy the 24-70mm with a DSLR and get $300 instant rebate
  • Buy the 18-200mm VRII with a DSLR and get $250.00 instant rebate
  • Buy the 24-120mm with a DSLR and get $200.00 instant rebate
  • Rebates can be combined as well – scroll down to the end of this post for direct links

Adorama also offers the D3000 as part of the instant rebate program and they have also some rebates on the Nikkor 70-300mm lens. Complete list from B&H and Adorama (to be sure you get the final discounted price, please add the items to the shopping cart):

Adorama (listed by DSLR):

Nikon D3000 combos:

Nikon D5000 combos:

Nikon D90 combos:

Nikon D300s combos:

Nikon D700 combos:

Nikon D3s combos:

Nikon D3x combos:

There are few entries on Adorama that allows you combine one DSLR body with two lenses (24-70 & 70-200):

B&H (listed by lens)

Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VRII:

Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8:

Nikkor 24-120 f/3.5-5.6 VR:

Nikkor 18-200 DX VRII:

Combo kits – saving up to $700:

Here is another way to get to the different rebates options them: click on each of the models from the list below and then navigate to the “available kits” link for all the possible options:

To be sure you get the final discounted price, please add the items to the shopping cart.

Those are instant rebates, not mail-in rebates.

As far as I know, Amazon is not taking part of those instant Nikon rebates.

OneCall.com seems to have some of the rebates listed.

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The latest Nikon rumors

By [NR] admin | Published: March 18, 2010
  • A European Nikon reseller sent out a notification that the Nikon 85mm f/1.8D AF lens is taken out of Nikon’s catalog. The lens is currently available in all major US stores.
  • Another report from a store in Norway – they cannot order Nikon D700 from Nikon Norway any longer.
  • The new Nikon 24mm f/1.4 lens is shipping in the Middle East (source). It should be available in the US next week.
  • DigitalRev thinks that the next Nikon DSLR will have between 8MP and 10MP. I give 0.01% probability to this rumor:

“…but the latest information indicates a resolution significantly lower than the 16 to 18 megapixels range we predicted or even the 12 megapixels of the current models. Apparently in a move away from the expected, Nikon will be releasing a sensor with super high IQ and Dynamic Range but with a resolution between 8 to 10 megapixels. Completely sacrificing the higher megapixels expectations of some of the Nikon users, the new bodies with this sensor will be able to deliver unmatched results.”

  • Vincent Versace labeled one of his pictures on flickr as “This image was captured with a Nikon D-3 camera with a 70-300mm VR Nanocoated lens”. The rest of the pictures have the same comment but without “Nanocoated”. The current 70-300mm lens is not nanocoated. Could be a typo.
  • Nikon D90’s “out of stock” date in Best Buy is listed as September 7th, 2010. The Nikon D700’s out of stock date is August 3rd, 2010 – exactly two years since they got them in stock. Not clear if this is a standard procedure in Best Buy or they know when they will stop getting those models from Nikon:

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