Ari Saarto writes: > OHMYGOD! > >>I was shocked to read on www.wetpixel.com that Nikon is >>discontinuing the >>Nikonos V underwater camera. > > Letīs have all a minutes silence for the late glorious > Nikonos. I have never seen better & almost shockproof > camera body. With a good lens. > > Cheers, > Ari - Finland > Here is the official announcement: http://www.nikon-image.com/eng/news_release/2001/nikonos-v.htm Quoting from the press release: "In light of relatively low sales volumes for this niche product in an age of growing operating cost-consciousness...Nikon determined that it could not continue to justify the cost and effort of specialized production required to manufacture it in small quantities.... "Although the company has no current plans to introduce new underwater photography products, we will continue to stay abreast of the market for next-generation underwater cameras." Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Dec 12 2001 - 11:27:01 PST
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