
Some quotes from a recent AP interview with Dirk Jesper, Product Manager for Professional Products and Product Planning at Nikon Europe (quick recap: the tsunami did not stop the D400, Nikon 1 is still alive, the Samsung deal was a “hoax”):
Some quotes from a recent AP interview with Dirk Jesper, Product Manager for Professional Products and Product Planning at Nikon Europe (quick recap: the tsunami did not stop the D400, Nikon 1 is still alive, the Samsung deal was a “hoax”):
Koreatimes has a new article today about Samsung denying (again) speculations about selling its imaging technologies to Nikon:
→ Various Nikon USB flash drives available on eBay. → Topaz Labs is offering 35% off on all Topaz products with coupon code ‘TOPAZ2015‘. → The Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 limited edition lens for Nikon F mount will start shipping next week. → Price drop: the Nikon MB-D12 battery grip for Nikon D810 is now $309 at Adorama, Amazon and B&H.
Nikon EU confirmed with “confidence” that the rumors about Nikon purchasing Samsung NX are not true (what I have been saying for almost a week now). Samsung had a similar response last week. I have never heard Nikon commenting on a rumor before. Ever. Here is a quote from the Spanish website Quesabesde (Google translation):
Just a quick update on my Samsung post from yesterday: Samsung officially denied all rumors about Nikon buying their NX mirrorless technology to AmateurPhotographer. If you have ever worked with a PR person/agency you know that this doesn’t mean much, but I am still surprised because the standard response to such inquiries is usually “no comments” or “we […]
Rumors about Nikon acquiring all or a portion of Samsung imaging business are nothing new – they started on Russian forums and dpreview and I even speculated about it a month ago: Update: Samsung officially denied all rumors about Nikon buying its NX technology I have also received email tips on this topic but never found them […]