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Another Nikon SB-600 being discontinued story

By [NR] admin | Published: March 31, 2010

CompUSA currently doesn’t have the Nikon SB-600 listed on their website. I called them up and the SB-600 is not listed in their inventory system. On the phone they could not confirm whether the SB-600 is discontinued or they just dropped it from their catalog. Here is a live support chat session that I found […]

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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 […]

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Nikon Coolscan update

By [NR] admin | Published: March 16, 2010

Update: RobertWhite lists the Coolscan 9000 ED as discontinued. In response to the numerous questions I received from readers about the Nikon Coolscan series in the past few months: In their recent newsletter Grays of Westminster wrote: “Most Nikon Coolscans have been discontinued” Nikon Germany lists the Coolscan IV, V, 4000 and 5000 in their archive section – […]

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Another report that Nikon D700 is no longer available

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

This is not the first time to report that the Nikon D700 is being phased out and and is no longer available for order in certain locations (see here and here). There is a another report from dpeview from few days ago about Cameta Camera not be able to order any new D700: “I struck up […]

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Nikon D700 is being phased out

By [NR] admin | Published: December 29, 2009

The rumor is that at least one Nikon distributor in the Middle East has semi-officially announced that the Nikon D700 has been “pulled out” because of the upcoming replacement that should be released in “the next few weeks”. I was told that stores cannot order the D700 from their supplier in that particular country. The […]

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Nikon D700 discontinued, price going up in China?

By [NR] admin | Published: November 24, 2009

Update: Translation by a native Chinese speaker (thanks Pat): “Facing the strong competitive pressure of Canon 5D Mark II, Nikon finally ceased production of their entry level full frame camera D700. At present D700 (body only) goes for 15300 in Chinese yuan, and further price hikes would be inevitable.” This rumor is coming from www.sina.com.cn. […]

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Nikon D3 almost gone

By [NR] admin | Published: November 9, 2009

B&H already lists the Nikon D3 as discontinued: Adorama lists the D3 as backordered for $4,899.00: Amazon still has some for $4,999.00. Ritz sells it for $4,999.95 and Calumet for $4,999.99.

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