This is a guest post from a reader in Japan: I had dropped by a couple of camera stores in Japan yesterday (Yodobashi Camera and Bic Camera) to get some supplies and had some observations there that I’d like to share: The DSLR corner is devoid of any entry-level models – for the APS-C range only the D7500 and D500 are on display, and for the FX range the D780, D850, D6 are on display. Quite a bit of emphasis was put on the mirrorless corner – there were multiple bodies of each model (Z50 all the way to Z7ii), all the lenses were available for testing (including the 58mm f/0.95, and boy this lens is really heavy!). Current campaigns in Japan: Nikon usually runs a cashback campaign in Spring and another in Fall, and this time around the campaign is only exclusively for Z5 and the Z lenses. You can have a look at the list here. Concurrently with the Nikon campaign, Yodobashi is running its own campaign with the Z50 – offering discounts for accessories (filters/memory cards/batteries) with the purchase of any Z50 body or kit. An email was sent out from Nikon a few weeks back alerting us about clearance sales of older discontinued lenses, and the AF-S 16-35mm f/4G VR lens was freshly added to the list. The list of clearance sales lenses can be accessed here. With these observations, this is my speculation: The Nikon Z6II and Z7II are selling pretty well, and the original...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 18 April, 2021