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I'm surprise it has taken this long. Personally I think Nikon is on its last leg. No so much that they aren't making money but the camera market is shrinking; the mirror less folks are grabbing a portion of the market with their nimble efforts and Nikon is one of the few camera businesses that depend on camera. Most of the other players have cameras as a hobby - they can survive a few lean years while they adjust (or perhaps decide to leave the market). What will Nikon do when the market is too dry to supporrt their operations ? And quite frankly (at least in usa) they have not been the most consumer friendly company - while not as bad as Mamiya - no where as friendly as Canon (i'm talking about support and repairs et all).