Nikon responds- "rapid deterioration in the market occurred and fiercer competition"

Do you have some sales numbers to show that Nikon is losing DSLR market share? The only articles I've seen are about P&S cameras. DSLR production is a small part of Nikon's business. The P&S market is being threatened by cel phones.

The D7100 is rumored to be announced very soon. The D300 replacement is likely to happen this year.

A Luddite version of the D800 is not going to happen. Nikon learned their lesson with the D700 being too close to the D3. If you need high fps rates you gotta pony up for the D4.

The left AF problems with the D800 are over. New cameras don't have it.

Lens rebates may have more to do with the falling value of the Yen than they do with QC problems.

Customers do not reward companies for admitting mistakes. Sales are company reputation fare better if they say nothing. When a company admits a problem, more people hear about it and remember it when they think of the company. If nothing is said, word spreads to fewer people. Not everyone reads dpreview. The media only picks it up if the problem kills people. Most company admissions and recalls are forced by governments.

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