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Grey market Nikon Coolpix A camera for $659.99 on eBay

Contrary to all expectations, the US price of the Nikon Coolpix A camera has not dropped since the camera was introduced in March last year and is still at $1,096.95 (currently $999.88 on Amazon via J&R or $749.95 for a refurbished version). A grey market Nikon Coolpix A (no US warranty) is currently listed for $659.99 on […]

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Nikon Coolpix A camera price drop in the UK

A silver Nikon Coolpix A camera is listed for £386.44 on Amazon UK which is £613.55 (61%) off the original price of £999.99. In Germany the camera is currently listed for €599. In the US the Coolpix A is still selling for $1,096.95. The main Coolpix A competitor, the Ricoh GR, is currently selling for around […]

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Nikon Coolpix A camera review

The Nikon Coolpix A ($1,096.95) was announced in early March, 2013 and it was marketed as the world’s smallest compact camera with a DX sized sensor. A month later Ricoh announced their new GR model which is smaller (Ricoh GR: 4.6×2.4×1.4″/117x61x36mm; Coolpix A: 4.4×2.5×1.6″/111×64.3×40.3mm) and lighter (Ricoh GR: 8.6oz/244g; Coolpix A: 10.6oz/301g) and most importantly $300 cheaper. The shutter on the Coolpix […]

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Adobe Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4 released with support for D7100, P330, Coolpix A and more

Adobe released Lightroom 4.4, Camera Raw 7.4 and DNG Converter 7.4 with support and improvements for several Nikon cameras and F-mount lenses. Download links: Lightroom 4.4: Windows | Mac DNG Converter 7.4: Windows | Mac New camera support for: Nikon 1 J3 Nikon 1 S1 Nikon D7100 Nikon Coolpix A Nikon Coolpix P330

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Nikon Coolpix A at DxOMark

This has been a DxOMark week – another set of test results were published today for the Nikon Coolpix A compact camera. The smallest APS-C camera today outperforms many other compact/mirrorless cameras and comes close to the capabilities of the D5200 and D7100 DSLRs in terms of high ISO and dynamic range performance. DxOMark’s conclusion: “The Nikon Coolpix A […]

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Nikon Coolpix A camera now shipping, currently in stock *UPDATED*

The Nikon Coolpix A compact camera started shipping today and is currently in stock at Amazon and B&H. As of today there is no sign of the $200 price drop that published on BestBuy website two weeks ago.  This is the last product release from the multiple Nikon announcements that happened in the first three months of the year. 2013 started as […]

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What the Nikon Coolpix A camera should have been?

Several readers emailed me their ideas of what the Nikon Coolpix A camera should have been. If you have your own photoshopped concept of a mirrorless/compact camera, add it to the comments section (yes, you can upload images in the comments section). What everyone really wants is a Nikon S3 digital rangefinder:

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