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Saturday, September 16, 2006

Weekend update: More research links from the week

This was a busy week with work so I didn't get to post much (not that I found much to post, either).
The links collection is small this week, too, so not categorized:

  • NFL Team Valuations , from Forbes. Part of the "Business of Football" link from last week.
  • Criminal Victimization, 2005, latest stats from BJS.
  • Big-City Wireless Use Study from Verizon, ranks Miami #1 in cell phone use.
  • Campaign Network, new politics site from C-Span and CQ.
  • Northern Light: the journal search engine hasn't really gone away, now offers a free business search and several Market Intelligence Centers, for example: Telecom. Searches are free but most articles require subscription to read ($4.95 day pass available).
  • The Net Democracy Guide, help with political and activist campaigns from Center for Democracy and Technology.
  • Orange County, CA Civil Court search.
  • The Royal Society Archive of scientific study is now online, with free access to over 60,000 journal articles going back to 1665. Free until December.
  •, now with current info and polls on this fall's races.
  • ARDA Assn of Relgious Data Archives. Lots of stats on denominations, surveys, etc.; includes Religious Survey Quickstats. Link to Data Archive.
  • Election Results Archive, from Center on Democratic Performance at Binghamton.

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Merrill Lynch Study Finds 72 Percent of People Over the Age of 50 Want to Work in Retirement

Americans Find Later Life Without Work to be Impractical and Undesirable

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 4:00 pm EDT

Public Company Information:

"This study confirms that as people live longer and healthier lives, they’ll continue to find satisfaction from work even after they retire from their primary career"

A new landmark study from Merrill Lynch, conducted in partnership with Age Wave, finds that nearly three out of four (72 percent) pre-retirees over the age of 50 say their ideal retirement will include working – often in new, more flexible and fulfilling ways. And with already half (47 percent) of current retirees having worked or planning to work during their retirement years, it will become increasingly common for people to seek work during this stage of their lives.

Based on a nationally representative survey of more than 7,000 respondents, “Work in Retirement: Myths and Motivations” is a comprehensive study exploring and challenging commonly held beliefs about work during retirement – a phenomenon driven by longer life expectancy, the elimination of most employee pensions, financial need and the reimagining of later life. The study also offers lessons learned from more than 1,800 working retirees surveyed about their own experiences – including tips to help prepare for a successful retirement career.

“This study turns conventional wisdom on its head,” said Andy Sieg, head of Global Wealth and Retirement Solutions for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “By embracing these new realities and attitudes toward work in retirement, everyone from policy makers to employers and the financial industry will be better equipped to help people pursue their goals.”

“The New Retirement Workscape”

Results from the study indicate previous generations viewed retirement as a permanent end of work followed by continuous leisure. However, modern-day reality for many pre-retirees and retirees is a dynamic future that the study defines as “The New Retirement Workscape,” represented by four different phases:

  • Pre-retirement – Five years before retiring, 37 percent of pre-retirees who want to work in retirement will have already taken some meaningful steps to prepare for their post-retirement career; this rises to 54 percent among those within two years of retirement.
  • Career intermission – Most pre-retirees do not seek to go directly from pre-retirement work to retirement work. They want a break, a sabbatical: they need some time to relax, recharge and retool. More than half (52 percent) of working retirees say they took a break when they first retired. These career intermissions average 2.5 years.
  • Reengagement –The study found that, on average, this phase lasts nine years and includes a new balance of work and leisure. Compared to those in their pre-retirement careers, people working in these “FlexCareers” are nearly five times more likely to work part-time (83 percent vs. 17 percent) and three times more likely to be self-employed (32 percent vs. 11 percent).
  • Leisure – In the fourth phase of retirement, people welcome the opportunity to rest, relax, socialize, travel and focus on other priorities. Working retirees expect health challenges (77 percent) or simply not enjoying work as much (61 percent) to be the most likely causes of their stopping work permanently.

“This study confirms that as people live longer and healthier lives, they’ll continue to find satisfaction from work even after they retire from their primary career,” said Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., founder and CEO of Age Wave. “For many, work is an enriching experience that may not end at the age of 65 or even 70. Whether it’s continuing to do what they love, pursuing a long-desired interest or simply seeking to remain socially engaged, there’s a revolution brewing. People have come to realize that retirement doesn’t necessarily represent the end of an active life, but rather the beginning of new and exciting chapters.”

These realities are helping to debunk four myths about working in retirement as revealed through the study, including:

  • Myth 1: Retirement means the end of work. Reality: During prior decades, workforce growth in the U.S. was driven by the influx of younger workers. During the last seven years, however, workers age 55+ accounted for virtually all workforce growth1. Today, 40 percent of people age 55+ are working2 – a level among this age group not seen since the 1960s. And, according to this new study, 80 percent of working retirees say they’re doing so because they want to vs. because they have to (20 percent).
  • Myth 2: Retirement is a time of decline. Reality: A new generation of working retirees is pioneering a more engaged and active retirement. Eighty-three percent of retirees agree that working in retirement is a kind of antidote to aging because it helps people stay more “youthful,” while 66 percent say that when people don’t work in retirement, their physical and mental abilities decline more rapidly.
  • Myth 3: People primarily work in retirement because they need the money. Reality: While a large number of retirees are definitely working for the money to pay the bills, many more are motivated by nonfinancial reasons. When working retirees were asked what they feel is the most important reason to work, they were twice as likely to say “staying mentally active” (62 percent) as they were to say for “the money” (31 percent).
  • Myth 4: New career ambitions are for young people. Reality: Nearly three out of five (58 percent) working retirees transition to a different line of work in retirement, and are three times more likely than younger workers to be entrepreneurs – or “retire-preneurs” as the study describes. Most retirees who moved into a new line of work did so to have a more flexible (51 percent) career with more fun and less stress (43 percent).

The study also defines – for the first time – the four types of working retirees, each with distinct priorities, ambitions and reasons behind why they choose to work during retirement:

1. Driven Achievers (15 percent of working retirees) tend to be workaholics, even in retirement, and feel they are at the top of their game so why slow down.

2. Caring Contributors (33 percent) are motivated primarily by their desire to give back and make a difference, either through volunteering or working for pay.

3. Life Balancers (24 percent) have discovered a less-stressful, more flexible way of working that allows them to keep their valued social connections, while maintaining much needed income.

4. Earnest Earners (28 percent) generally need the income and have far more frustrations and regrets about working at this time in their lives.

When working retirees were asked to share their best advice for people who want to work during retirement, more than anything they said “be open to trying something new” (76 percent) and “be willing to earn less to do something you truly enjoy” (73 percent). Other tips to help prepare for a successful retirement career include keeping up with technology – with seven times as many working retirees citing the importance of this vs. trying to appear younger as a means of improving their ability to work in retirement.

“Baby boomers are once again redefining a life stage,” said David Tyrie, head of Retirement and Personal Wealth Solutions for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “They’re blazing a new path through retirement that is more fulfilling, stimulating, and financially viable for themselves and their families.”

To download “Work in Retirement: Myths and Motivations,” visit www.ml.com/retirementstudy. This report is the third in a series of in-depth studies focusing on seven life priorities, as defined through the new Merrill Lynch Clear program. Merrill Lynch Clear is a pioneering framework designed to connect people’s lives to their finances and help them live their best life in retirement. To explore additional content and resources related to these seven life priorities, visit www.ml.com/retire.

1Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007Q1 to 2014Q1
2Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014; Munnell A, “What Is the Average Retirement Age?”, Boston College, 2011

Age Wave
Age Wave is the nation’s foremost thought leader on population aging and its profound business, social, healthcare, financial, workforce and cultural implications. Under the leadership of founder and CEO Dr. Ken Dychtwald, Age Wave has developed a unique understanding of the body, mind, hopes and demands of new generations of maturing consumers and workers and their expectations, attitudes, hopes, and fears regarding retirement. Since its inception in 1986, the firm has provided breakthrough research, compelling presentations, award-winning communications, education and training systems and results-driven marketing and consulting initiatives to over half the Fortune 500. For more information, please visit www.agewave.com. Age Wave is not affiliated with Bank of America Corporation.

Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management
Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth management and investment services for individuals and businesses globally. With more than 13,700 Financial Advisors and $1.9 trillion in client balances as of March 31, 2014*, it is among the largest businesses of its kind in the world. Within Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management, the Private Banking and Investment Group provides tailored solutions to ultra affluent clients, offering both the intimacy of a boutique and the resources of a premier global financial services company. These clients are served by more than 150 Private Wealth Advisor teams, along with experts in areas such as investment management, concentrated stock management and intergenerational wealth transfer strategies. Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management is part of Bank of America Corporation.

*Source: Bank of America. Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management (MLGWM) represents multiple business areas within Bank of America’s wealth and investment management division including Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (North America and International), Merrill Lynch Trust Company, and Private Banking and Investment Group. As of March 31, 2014, MLGWM entities had approximately $1.9 trillion in client balances. Client Balances consists of the following assets of clients held in their MLGWM accounts: assets under management (AUM) of MLGWM entities, client brokerage assets, assets in custody of MLGWM entities, loan balances and deposits of MLGWM clients held at Bank of America, N.A. and affiliated banks.

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management makes available products and services offered by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), a registered broker-dealer and member SIPC, and other subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”).

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Head of Support Services at Danish Refugee Council 125 views1 applications

DRC is the process of scaling up and emergency programme in Nigeria focusing on responding to the huge humanitarian needs and challenges in the North East of Nigeria. Nigeria’s northeast is currently experiencing a significant humanitarian crisis, which has been the result of the ongoing-armed conflict between Boko Haram, the Nigerian military and the Multi-National Task Force in the north-east. An estimated 10 million people are affected by the conflict, this has led to a state of emergency being declared in three north-eastern states and spill-over effects into neighbouring countries. High insecurity in the region has made access for humanitarian actors extremely difficult and further exacerbating the situation.

DRC operations will initially focus on Borno and Adamawa States where DRC focus on meeting the basic needs (protection, WASH, food security and shelter) of urban caseloads and displacement camps, as well as establishing access to affected areas that have opened in recent months.

The Role

The Head of Support Services will offer overall direction and management of all support services in DRC Nigeria. The Head of Support Services will ensure the consolidation of effective and efficient support services in the areas of finance, administration, IT, human resources, procurement and logistics. He/She will play a key role in developing and implementing country specific strategies as well as devising, implementing and improving operational systems, processes and policies in support of DRC’s mission in Nigeria, in line with DRC international and regional operational standards and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure DRC and donor financial regulations, procedures and documentation requirements are adhered to in DRC country operation.
  • Provide overall financial planning support to Head of Nigeria Programme, advise on spending and financial spending strategies, provide accurate financial outlook of the programmes on a regular basis.
  • Ensure inputs to budget development and guidance on overall financial management support to the budget holders.
  • Check the integrity and robustness of financial procedures, possible mismanagement and suggest corrective actions to minimise losses.
  • Provide training and mentoring to finance staff to develop capacity in the country offices.
  • Implementation of a functioning, real-time master budget tool to Senior Management Team, and programme managers.
  • Regulation and monitoring of the overall spending in the programme, cost sharing and administrative cooperation between projects and personnel.
  • Active engagement as a member of the senior management team once suspecting or having discovered any signs of budgetary disparity, fraudulent activity, or administrative problems.
  • Ensure implementation of NAVISION financial management system at country level.
  • Ensure timely and accurate financial and administrative reporting to external parties, and to the headquarters.
  • Management of transparent and effective interaction with banks and other financial institutions, and agreements with authorities favourable to DRC and its beneficiaries.
  • Monitoring and regulating the movement of cash, liquidity management, the bank transactions and transfers, and the other personnel involved, beyond the set of internal controls.
  • Ensure that all necessary agreements, permits and licenses necessary for DRC‘s operations (including VAT exemption) are in place and keep updated on national Administrative rules and regulations pertaining to the activities of DRC.

  • Administrative leadership over effective implementation of the relevant aspects of the country strategy, ensuring procedural and system compliance, and paving way to organisational growth.
  • Direct management of administrative and finance personnel at manager level, indirect management of the officers in field offices, and monitoring the conduct of other staff in relation to the rules and policies of DRC.
  • Ensuring a timely and quality delivery of administrative and financial operations and services, through sound recruitment, firm internal controls and reporting, effective coordination between projects and personnel, will be essential.
  • Facilitation of continued learning and improvement through training, coaching, and communication amongst personnel, and organising sessions for self-evaluation and goal-setting.
  • Ensure that effective HR policies are in place and implemented that are in line with DRC international and regional procedures and Nigerian labour law.
  • Upholding and championing of the Code of Conduct among the personnel at country office and in field locations through personal example.
  • Ensure a proper management of the payroll system Homère compliant to DRC regional HR policies is in place.
  • Ensure a well-functioning staff complaint reporting and handling mechanism is in place.
  • As a member of senior management team, ensuring that agreed measures for safety and security are in place and adhered to by all staff, including but not limited to the upkeep of MOSS standards, security and evacuation plans, and staff movement.

Logistics and Procurement:

  • Provide supervision to country procurement and logistics inclusive of related information management and maintenance, requests for quotations, quality control and ensuring the set procedures are followed.
  • Supervise country procurement and logistics personnel, and ensuring logistics team’s close cooperation with the admin/finances, human resources and programme departments to facilitate rapid delivery of appropriate relief items.
  • Monitoring procurement procedures and ensuring that items are accounted for and quality/quantity controlled in stock reports and asset inventory management system.
  • Providing support to the Nigeria Logistics Manager in timely management and updating of all logistics reports and information as required by the organisation.
  • Ensure proper guidance to Nigeria Logistics Manager in establishing vehicle and equipment maintenance/repair schedule and value-for-money services to the vehicle fleet/equipment.
  • Ensure maintenance, dissemination of procurement and logistics reports on observations concerning staff conduct/performance and use of organisation’s assets; and DRC/DDG monthly reports on fuel, inventory, and equipment maintenance/repair and in stock reports.
  • Take a leading role, with the regional office, in the application of DRCs new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool to be piloted in 2017 and launched in 2018

  • Ensure standardization and compatibility of all DRC Nigeria IT and communications equipment to ensure effective management and control and the minimum requirements for launching the ERP tool

  • Develop a network with other INGOs on support system related topics and ensure a proactive communication with all relevant stakeholders.
  • Share and coordinate administration and finance related information with the Head of Programs and other staff, and attend any internal coordination meetings.
  • Liaise with donors and government officials, especially as relates to issues of compliance, registration and audit.
  • Ensure timely communication with Regional Office and HQ, Project Managers and Sector leads in Nigeria concerning all issues related to finance, administration, HR, procurement and logistics.

Reporting Lines

  • Reports to the Country Director, Nigeria, and technical supervision from the RLPA and RHoFA from Regional Office in Abidjan
  • Manages the Support Service Managers (Finance, HR and Procurement)

About you

  • 7 years INGO or other international agencies experience in finance or operations management in international humanitarian programmes, including a demonstrated ability to set up operational management systems in a large programme and direct experience of delivery of humanitarian programme in an emergency response.
  • Excellent knowledge in reviewing major international donor reports and knowledge of major donor rules including UNHCR, WFP, ECHO, EC, DFID, DANIDA and USG.
  • Possess strong analytical and conceptual skills.
  • Proven management and leadership skills.
  • Strong accounting and analytical skills.
  • Excellent communication skills in English is required.
  • Post graduate degree in Business Administration, finance or accounting professional qualification such as ACCA or CPA, Procurement and supply chain management is desired.
  • Proven commitment to accountable practices. Knowledge Navision financial software will be an added advantage.
  • Previous experience in setting up systems in a new country programme is an asset.
  • Knowledge of working in challenging and insecure environments.
  • Proven ability to manage large varied workloads and deal constructively with stress and periods with long hours.
  • Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with limited supervision.
  • Proactive, stable and robust character and a good team player.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations at all levels.
  • Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework into the work of DRC

  • Availability: As soon as possible
  • Duty station: Maiduguri and then possibly Abuja (to be confirmed)
  • The position is a non-family duty station, however if the position is relocated to Abuja the possibility of a family duty station could be discussed according to budget and only if relocated.
  • Contract: 2 years contract dependent on both funding and performance. Salary and conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Global Expatriates (available under Vacancies). This position is graded as A10

How to apply:

How to Apply:

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter explaining their motivation and why they are suited for the post.

We only accept applications sent via our online-application form on under Vacancies.

Please forward the application and CV, in English through the online application on under vacancies no later than January 17th 2017 midnight

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact

For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 35 countries throughout the world. We are the largest humanitarian NGO in Denmark and consistently ranked as one of the world’s best NGOs according to Global_Geneva.

We fulfil our mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations – refugees, internally displaced people and host communities in the conflict areas of the world. We also advocate on behalf of conflict-affected populations globally on the basis of humanitarian principles and the Human Rights Declaration. Our work and long-term strategies are guided by our five core values: Humanitarian approach – Respect – Independence & neutrality – Inclusion – Honesty & transparency.
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The Danish Refugee Council is currently implementing a broad range of activities relevant to conflict affected communities and persons. The activities are categorized in ten sectors:

Shelter and Non-food Items, Food Security, Protection, Income Generation, Coordination & Operational Services, Community Infrastructure & Services, Humanitarian Mine Action, Armed Violence Reduction (AVR), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Education.

Here you can read some short exemplifications of what types of activities the respective sectors include:

Shelter and Non-food Items: Provision of emergency shelter, emergency cash grants, rehabilitation of housing, distribution of non-food items (NFIs) and provision of return and repatriation kits.

Food Security: Emergency food provision or food voucher programmes. Training and capacity development in agriculture, agricultural inputs (e.g. tools and seeds), agricultural grants.

Protection: Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes.

Income Generation: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.

Coordination & Operational Services: Coordination and management of refugee and IDP camps, active participation in UN cluster coordination, humanitarian surveys and studies, facilitation of NGO Networks focused on displacement solutions, capacity development, training and support to local NGOs, secondment of experts to UN emergency operations worldwide

Community Infrastructure & Services: Provision of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, community centres, irrigation systems or other community structures, facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level, facilitation and funding of community development plans, initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level.

Humanitarian Mine Action: Manual or mechanical mine clearance, clearance of former battle areas, education for affected communities – with special focus on children on how to avoid harm from mines and UXO, surveys of expected and confirmed mined or UXO areas, explosive ordnance disposal and stockpile destruction, capacity building of national demining institutions.

Armed Violence Reduction (AVR): Education in procedures for safe storage and safe handling of small arms and light weapons (SALW), capacity building of institutions for safety, local and community level conflict management and mitigation.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH): Emergency water supply, hygiene item distribution, hygiene information and education, construction of latrines, installation water points, wells and water storage. Water purification.

Education: Education grants and fee support, school feeding programmes, teacher training and support, school materials provision and construction or rehabilitation of school structures.

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Colorado Avalanche v Minnesota Wild

Report: No suspension for McLeod for boarding Brodin

Colorado Avalanche forward Cody McLeod may need to keep an eye out when his team faces the Minnesota Wild in the second game of their home-and-home set tonight in Denver.

According to a league source, the NHL will not suspend McLeod for his hit from behind on Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin in last night’s game. McLeod was given a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct for his hit on the second-year blue liner during the second period of the 3-1 Avalanche win against the Wild.

McLeod was already suspended once this season for a hit from behind on Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall. He received a five-game ban for that play and after last night’s hit he could’ve been up for more. That will apparently not be the case now.

Preds’ Forsberg becomes first player since 2010 to score back-to-back hat tricks

Remember when Predators forward Filip Forsberg couldn’t buy a goal at the beginning of the season? Yea, neither do we.

It may be hard to believe, but Forsberg didn’t find the back of the net until the 14th game of the 2016-17 season. He didn’t score his second until game no. 19. But the 22-year-old has really put it together.

On Tuesday night, he scored three goals in a 6-5 OT loss to the Calgary Flames and he netted a second hat trick in two games in Thursday’s 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche (you can watch his latest hat trick by clicking the video at the top of the page).

It’s the first time in Predators history that a player has back-to-back three-goal games and he’s the first player in the league to do it since Canucks forward Alex Burrows in 2010.

Despite his slow start, the two hat tricks now put him on pace to hit the 30-goal mark for the second consecutive year, which is really impressive.

“It’s tough to explain,” Forsberg said, per “Sometimes it feels great but you don’t score, and sometimes you feel bad but you still score. Tonight was a lot of fun.

“I think I always felt a responsibility, and I think that goes for every player in this locker room. Everyone wants to contribute and help the team win. Obviously I can’t expect myself to score a hat trick every game, but I just try to work hard and if I can score goals, I’ll take that as well.”

Not only has he been better, but the whole team is showing that the slow start they endured in the first few weeks of the season was just a fluke.

The Predators are comfortably sitting in a playoff spot (if that even exists in today’s NHL) with 67 points in 60 games, which puts them in the first Wild Card position. They’re one point ahead of Calgary with a game in hand and five points ahead of Los Angeles, who’s on the outside looking in.

Nashville is also neck-and-neck with the St. Louis Blues for third in the Central Division. Both teams have the same number of games played and points, but the Blues have three more regulation/overtime victories.

PHT Morning Skate: Four trade deadline targets that may cost too much

–Every hockey fan remembers the Quebec Nordiques’ blue, white and red logo, but not many know that they were about to change it before they moved to Colorado in 1996. We never got to see the logo on the ice because the team ended up packing their bags for Denver. They were going to use a blue, white and teal jersey with a husky on it. (The Hockey News)

–The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ron Hainsey from Carolina on Thursday and the veteran couldn’t be happier. The 35-year-old has played 891 NHL games without ever making it to the post-season, so you can understand why he’s pumped about being moved to the defending Stanley Cup champions. “If you could pick a place, this would be the place. The group that they have coming off last year, there’s a lot of excitement when you hear you’re going to Pittsburgh.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

–After 15 seasons, the ECHL’s Alaska Aces will cease operations after this season. The ownership group cited the poor economy in Alaska as the main reason for closing up shop. “I think it’s an understatement to say this hurts,” co-owner Jerry Mackie said. “It’s like losing a family member because you can’t get them back. We tried every possible way to save this team and this organization for the community, despite significant financial loss. (Anchorage Daily News)

–The Chicago Blackhawks got a hat trick from Jonathan Toews on Tuesday night, and  on Thursday, it was Patrick Kane‘s turn to deliver a three-goal performance. The ‘Hawks forward helped lead his team to a 6-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes. You can watch the highlights of that game by clicking the video at the top of the page.

–Trade deadline week is a crazy time of year for every NHL team. Sometimes contenders are able to acquire a player for just the right price and other times, they pay too steep a price for a rental player’s services. Sportsnet’s Andrew Berkshire says four players that might fetch way too high of a return are Radim Vrbata, Shane Doan, Jarome Iginla and Drew Stafford. (Sportsnet)

–For the first time in his career, Islanders rookie Anthony Beauvillier scored a goal in his home province of Quebec, and it brought his father to tears. What a special moment for the family. (BarDown)

–The Winnipeg Jets were going to donate a jersey autographed by Dustin Byfuglien and a jacket signed by Dale Hawerchuk to charity, but both items were stolen. They’re asking fans to help get the items back:

Report: Potential Shattenkirk trade fell apart over contract talks

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 9:  Kevin Shattenkirk #22 of the St. Louis Blues waits for a faceoff against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on February 9, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blues defeated the Maple Leafs 2-1 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
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Kevin Shattenkirk‘s name has been floating around the NHL’s trade rumor mill for sometime now, and according to reports from TSN’s Bob McKenzie and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the Blues came very close to dealing him six weeks ago only to have the trade fall apart when the new team and Shattenkirk were unable to reach an agreement on a new contract.

It is not the first time that has happened over the past year.

According to reports from TSN’s Bob McKenzie and Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Blues recently had a Shattenkirk trade in place with an Eastern Conference team that was believed to be the Tampa Bay Lightning. But when Shattenkirk turned down a long-term contract extension with the team that would have paid him $42 million over seven years, the trade fell apart.

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman mentioned on Thursday night that the Arizona Coyotes also had permission earlier this season to speak to Shattenkirk about a new contract but were unable to reach a deal. A similar situation unfolded in the offseason when the Edmonton Oilers also tried to acquire the veteran defenseman.

The Lightning would make a ton of sense as a trade partner for the Blues here because they have been in desperate need of another big-time defenseman to add to their blue line along with Victor Hedman and Anton Stralman. They also have several restricted free agents (and a pretty tight cap situation) to deal with this summer that could have been part of a return in a Shattenkirk trade.

If the reported contract terms are correct, it’s a pretty good sign that Shattenkirk thinks he can get a massive payday on the open market this summer as a free agent. And he is probably not wrong. Since the start of the 2011-12 season Shattenkirk has been one of the most productive defensemen in the NHL, currently sitting 10th among all blue-liners in points (241) and posting dominant possession numbers.

A $6 million per year cap hit would put him in the same salary range as Mike Green, Johnny Boychuk, and Erik Johnson.

He outperforms all of them.

Even though Shattenkirk is one of their top players, and the Blues seem on track to make the playoffs, the team still seems determined to move him before the deadline rather than risk losing him for nothing over the summer.

Blackhawks keep rolling with another dominant offensive performance

Another night, another hat trick, and another dominant offensive showing from the Chicago Blackhawks.

On Thursday night it was Patrick Kane becoming the second Blackhawks forward in as many games to record a hat trick — following the three goal (and five point) effort Jonathan Toews had on Tuesday night — to help lead the Blackhawks to a 6-3 blowout win over the Arizona Coyotes.

Along with Kane’s three goals, Toews picked up two more assists to continue his recent scoring surge that has seen him pick up 23 points in his past 15 games. Keep in mind he only had 21 points in the 37 games prior to that.

Even more than Toews is the fact the entire Blackhawks team is clicking right now offensively.

Their win on Thursday is their eighth in the past nine games and every one of those wins has been a display of total offensive dominance, scoring 40 goals during that stretch. That is more than four goals per game. Everybody is contributing to it at this point as seven players (Toews, Kane, Richard Panik, Artemi Panarin, Nick Schmaltz, Artem Anisimov and Duncan Keith) all have at least eight points during this run.

It’s a stretch that has helped the Blackhawks gain some ground on the Minnesota Wild in the Central Division race, as they now sit three points back of the top spot.

Just about the only bad news for the Blackhawks on Thursday night was defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson leaving the game with what coach Joel Quenneville described as an upper body injury.

The Blackhawks knew he wasn’t 100 percent going into the game and dressed a seventh defenseman, Michal Rozsival, as a precaution in case Hjalmarsson could not finish. After skating just four shifts in the first period — a first period that saw the two teams combine for six goals — he exited the game and did not return. Rozsival ended up playing a pretty significant role in the game scoring his first goal of the season just two minutes into the second period for what ultimately prove to be the game-winner.


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Martin Brodeur

Martin Brodeur

Video: What does Martin Brodeur bring to St. Louis?

Doc Emrick and Ed Olyczyk discuss what veteran goalie Martin Brodeur can add to this St. Louis Blues team.

According to hockey insider Bob McKenzie, the Blues are expected to make a decision on when Brodeur makes his debut with the team following Wednesday’s game in Chicago.

He will get the start either Thursday night Nashville or Saturday night against the New York Islanders.

TVA’s Renaud Lavoie had the breakdown of Brodeur’s one-year, bonus laden contract.

Brodeur’s $700,000 contract also has several playoff bonuses.

Video: Bob McKenzie discusses Brodeur’s tryout with St. Louis

Martin Brodeur

Hockey insider Bob McKenzie discusses Martin Brodeur signing with the St. Louis Blues on a tryout agreement. McKenzie breaks down how this surprising development transpired.

Report: Martin Brodeur still hoping to play this season

Martin Brodeur

While speaking with reporters at Monday’s Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony, goaltender Martin Brodeur expressed his interest in wanting to play in the NHL this season.

Brodeur, 42, has appeared in 1259 games all with the New Jersey Devils posting a 688-394-154 record to go along with a .912 save percentage and a 2.24 goals against average. Brodeur backstopped the Devils to Stanley Cup victories in 1995, 2000 and 2003.

He became an unrestricted free agent in July and has been unable to find a landing spot.

Brodeur was invited to play for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup, but turned down the offer.

Risk Factors: New Jersey Devils edition

Patrik Elias, Adam Henrique

From the same bunch of pessimists who brought you “Why your team won’t win the Stanley Cup,” PHT presents a new series called “Risk Factors,” i.e. three reasons to be worried about each NHL team in 2014-15.

New Jersey Devils

1. Not getting younger

A 28-year-old player told me last season that it’s a “young man’s game now” imagine what said player thinks looking at the roster of the New Jersey Devils. The Devils have nine players on their 23-man roster released Tuesday who are 32-years or older.

New Jersey entered the 2013-14 as the oldest team in the NHL and in the offseason they went out and got older. Despite 42-year-old Martin Brodeur not returning, the Devils went from an average age of 29.83 last season to 31.23 this season. Leading the way of course is 42-year-old future hall of famer Jaromir Jagr. The Devils also went out and added 33-year-old Martin Havlat and 32-year-old Mike Cammalleri in the summer. In goal, to replace the aging Brodeur, GM Lou Lamoriello went out and acquired 37-year-old goaltender Scott Clemmensen to backup Cory Schneider.

New Jersey also made news last month inviting several aging veterans to its’ camp. Despite cutting Ruslan Fedotenko (35), Tomas Kaberle (36) and Mike Komisarek (32), Jordin Tootoo (31) was signed on Tuesday and Scott Gomez (34) remains on a “taxi squad” awaiting a contract offer.

Without even counting Gomez, the Devils forward group carries an average age of 30.8.

2. No training wheels for Schneider

For the first time in his career Schneider enters the season as the clear-cut No.1 goaltender in New Jersey.

In years previous he had the comfort of knowing Brodeur or Roberto Luongo were around, but this season he’ll be expected to carry the load and start 60-plus games for the Devils. If last season is any indication, he can handle a heavier load. Schneider appeared in a career-high 45 games for the Devils finishing with a third-best 1.97 GAA and his .921 save percentage was better than both Henrik Lundqvist and Jonathan Quick.

There’s no reason to think Schneider can’t start 65 or so games, but we haven’t seen him do it and until we do, the jury is still out on whether Schneider can handle the workload of a No. 1. If he falters, or heaven forbid suffers serious injury, the Devils will have to rely on Clemmensen, who is back in New Jersey after tours in the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers organizations.

Is there cause for concern with regards to Schneider as a No. 1? There could be if the Devils fail in the goal scoring department and put further pressure on Schneider to be near perfect every night.

3. Where are the goals going to come from?

Relying on a 42-year-old to carry your offense is a recipe for disaster – the Devils did just that in 2013-14 as Jagr led the team with 24 goals, 43 assists and 67 points.

This isn’t the early 90’s, the Devils cannot continue like that.

Lamoriello signed Cammalleri and Havlat this summer with the hopes of adding to the offence. Only three teams finished with a worse goals-for per-game (2.40) than New Jersey last season. Not surprisingly neither of the three were playoff teams.

Cammalleri’s 26 goals in 2013-14 with the Calgary Flames would’ve led the Devils, but it was also his highest output since the 2009-10 season when he was a member of the Montreal Canadiens. The former L.A. Kings second-round pick hadn’t reached the 20 goal plateau in four seasons prior to last year so expecting him to score 25-plus again, might be asking for too much.

Havlat was bought out of the final year of his contract with the San Jose Sharks in June after scoring 12 goals and 22 points in 48 games last season. His tenure in the Bay Area was mired by injuries and the hope in New Jersey is that reuniting Halvlat with his countrymen Patrik Elias and Jagr will help the former Ottawa Senators first-round pick get closer to the 22 goals he scored while a member of the Minnesota Wild in 2010-11.

Brodeur says he would absolutely consider offer from Habs

Martin Brodeur

Future Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur is still without a team to play for next season and with training camp coming soon, things could get anxious for the 42-year-old.

While it might seem like most teams have their situations in goal figured out, Brodeur was asked by QMI Agency whether he’d consider going to play for his hometown Montreal Canadiens. His answer shouldn’t be too big of a surprise.

“If the Canadiens made me an offer, it goes without saying that I would listen to what they have to offer me,” Brodeur said.

If you’re wondering if this means he’d be itching to take Carey Price’s job away, it’s not. Brodeur said the Habs are Price’s team and he’d be OK with playing 20-25 games if it meant playing for a Stanley Cup winner.

Of course, Brodeur said he still wants to be a starting goalie but finding a team where he could sneak in and take the job might be difficult.

The question with picking Montreal, however, comes with how both Peter Budaj and Dustin Tokarski would handle that sort of situation. After how Tokarski played in limited NHL duty last season, there’s thought he could push Budaj out of the backup role. Throwing Brodeur into the mix would make that a bit more tricky.


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MA Casinos Coming- Eventually

Dec 13, 2013

It’s been two years since Massachusetts’ gaming law took effect, but so far, not a single casino has been licensed or built.  The law allows for three regional resort casino licenses and one slots parlor.  Casino proposals in the Southeastern part of the state have stalled. In Western Massachusetts, a proposal from MGM is moving forward.  And just this week there have been new developments around proposals in the greater Boston region.  There it’s down to two competitors:  Wynn in Everett and Mohegon Sun in Revere.  Boston Globe reporter Mark Arsenault talked with Morning Edition about the greater Boston proposals, and implications for New Hampshire.


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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Long Haul

There are many approaches to learning and skill development. A lot of studies have taken place to know what makes an expert an expert. Many of the findings are extensively researched and used in high performance skill development training, especially in sports

Many of the findings are equally applicable in trading. For example Fitts and Posner (1967) suggested that the skill development process is sequential and moves through specific stages. According to the study there are three stages to learning a new skill. It is not possible to bypass any of the stages

Cognitive Stage
  • Decision fatigue as it demands high degree of focus
  •  Lack of synchronization and appear confusing
  •  Numerous errors, typically gross in nature
  • Inability to determine cause of errors or correct them
 Associative Stage
  • More consistent
  • Attentional demand decreases
  •   Fewer errors and better at detecting cause of error
  •  Begin to develop appropriate error correction strategies
 Autonomous Stage
  • Highest level of proficiency
  • Attention shift to strategic decision-making
  • Consistent
  • Confident
  •  Make few errors and can detect and correct them.
Which stage are you in? Anyway it is going to be a gradual painful progression. There are no short cuts. Be prepared for the long haul.

  1. Sir good morning and happy holi to you and your family thnx

  2. sir,
    Wish u a happy holi...

  3. hi
    im new bee for trading.
    i have started trading from last 4 months.luckily i have got lance
    beggs blog and urs early before losing and frastrated.
    during early days of trading i have lost a little money trading
    using chart patterns and indicators.
    now after reading and practicing ytc price action and ur DPs book
    i,m getting consistent profits with 5 to 10 lots.
    but im confused to select broker please help me regarding this.
    right now my broker taking 1 paise . i.e 3 points per lot for both
    b/s at current nifty price.

    my friends told me that in zerodha v cant get more lots get executed some time
    and there is no support if any software problems

    please suggest me whether to continue with present broker or to
    change to any one who u suggest

  4. hi sir,

    In daytrading.. which profit/loss ratio is good?
    1:1, 2:1, 3:1 or trailing stoploss... which one is giving more winning percentage.

    for example

    1) stoploss 2: target 2
    2) stoploss 2: target 4
    3) stoploss 2: target 6
    4) trailing stoploss for every rise
    which is good..

    pls reply...
    thanks in advance

  5. Sudarshan

    Try different brokers
    IMO Zerodha and TSO are good

  6. AtoZ

    Have a method to book profits
    You are not in control. You may need to accept what the market gives. I will prefer to trail once in profit

  7. Hi ST,
    Wonderful post...
    Correct "It is not possible to bypass any of the stages" but to advance from one stage to another we will have to stick to the chosen method. If we hop from one method to another, we may keep doing that and never be able to go through these stages. Why there are very few successful traders? We would find plenty of good doctors, engineers, bussinessmen around us, but traders, where are they?

    I believe i have chosen the correct method to reach to Autonomous Stage. I will stick to it. I will make sure i survive the gradual painful progression.

    Thank you ST.

  8. Hi Rajesh,

    Please clarify brokers IMO and TSO.

    Thanks and Regards,

  9. Rajan

    IMO = In My Opinion
    TSO =

  10. I think I have crossed cognitive and in associate stage right now. Doing trades which end up breakeven after txn costs so not paying too high a tuition fees for learning now.

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John's Journal...

Middle-of-the-Road Gobbler

Click to enlargeEDITOR'S NOTE: I first hunted with David Hale about 25-years ago. Although I had the same shoe size I have now, I had a waist about three-sizes smaller and lots more hair. Both of us young men had just started our careers in the outdoors, and both of us wanted to take a turkey. Although we worked hard all morning to try and bag a gobbler, the bird we'd picked chose a flock of hens to move through the woods with, rather than coming to our calling. But I learned right away that I couldn't tag David Hale a quick quitter. I found out that he'd hunt turkeys from before daylight until the falling of darkness or the law made him stop.

"We gotta go, John," Hale told me after we'd failed to take a bird on our morning hunt. "We've gotta cover ground and find a bird that's lonesome in the middle of the morning. We'll run these hills until we locate a turkey that will talk." From about 7:30 a.m. until we finally heard a tom gobble at 10:00 a.m., we walked the mountainous areas around Cadiz, Kentucky, near Hale's home. Let me rephrase that. We didn't actually walk as we traveled from mountaintop to mountaintop but moved at the quick step, a rate of speed somewhere between fast walking and running. Every 150 yards Hale would say, "Wait a minute, Click to enlargeJohn. Let's check this hollow." Then Hale would cut and cackle on a diaphragm call. As I tried to suck in enough air to relieve the tightness I felt in my lungs, I'd next hear, "John, slow down your breathing so I can hear better."

For most of the morning, I thought this exercise an effort in futility. Yet at 10:15 a.m., like the ringing of a school bell or a blast on a plant whistle signifying a shift change, a turkey gobbled as clearly and distinctly as I'd ever heard a bird talk. Hale immediately announced, "There he is. I knew if we covered enough ground and called long enough, sooner or later we'd locate a hot bird." But I knew someone else hot besides the turkey. Even in the chilly morning air, I'd built up a head of steam and had become soaked with sweat from the brim of my cap to the tips of my socks, trying to keep up with Hale. "I believe that bird will come down that old logging road on the side of the hill," Hale observed. "Let's drop off the side of this ridge, and set up beside that logging road." Following Hale's directions, we went toward the turkey. I'd barely gotten comfortable sitting beside a big pine tree when Hale whispered, "He's coming." When I whispered back that I couldn't see the tom, Hale told me the bird had gone down into a little dip in the road. "John, although you can't see him now, he'll pop up in just a minute. Get comfortable, put your gun on your knee, and ready yourself to take the shot. When that gobbler comes up out of that dip in Click to enlargethe road, he'll be about 50 yards from you. Just let him keep coming until he reaches that pine stump on the left-hand side of the road. He'll be about 30 yards from you there, and then you can take the shot."

I couldn't believe my hunt had almost ended. In less than five minutes, I should have my turkey, and Hale and I would head out of the woods back to camp. I knew Hale had set us up in a good place and that the bird would present a clean and easy shot if he walked beside the stump on the side of the road. Just as Hale predicted, the tom came out of the dip. Soon I spotted his white, cotton-colored head moving up the road. Then I could see his big bronze body waddling from side to side, and his ropelike beard swinging with the rhythm of his stride. I began to breathe deeply and quickly with excitement because of the large size of this bird that easily weighed 20 pounds or more. I realized that bagging this tom would give me bragging rights. The bird kept walking until he reached the stump. As the turkey continued moving about 5 yards past the stump, Hale clucked on his diaphragm call. The bird's head went straight up like a periscope. Hale told me to, "Take him."

Click to enlargeI squeezed the trigger and created a memory for life - but not the one you would think or the one I'd hoped to get. As I watched, the big bird jumped straight up in the air and flew away. I wished I'd had an excuse to offer when Hale asked, "What happened? Why did you miss? The bird was standing still in the middle of the road with his head up and waiting to die." Although my brain went into high gear, replaying the shot as quickly as possible, I could find absolutely no reason for my miss. I finally just looked at Hale like a whipped puppy and explained that, "I don't know what happened. I just missed." Now, missing while hunting alone doesn't involve nearly the shame that comes with missing while hunting with one of the legends of turkey hunting like David Hale. However, I learned then about the Brotherhood of Misses in the Fraternity of Gobbler Chasers as Hale grinned and said, "Aw, don't worry about it, John. I miss turkeys too. Although I haven't missed one as open as that one was, I still miss them. "Don't worry. That gobbler just whipped us. However, we'll get another one either today or tomorrow. Let's go hunt some more. Besides, if you'd killed that turkey, we'd have to quit hunting. Now we can keep on hunting and maybe find another bird." The next day we did locate another gobbler, and I redeemed myself. However, I'll never forget that big mid-morning bird standing in the middle of the road on the first day I ever hunted with David Hale. I learned so much that day about turkey hunting in the middle of the morning and about persevering and staying after gobblers until you finally made one talk.

Check back each day this week for more about BRUNCH-TIME GOBBLERS

Day 1: Middle-of-the-Road Gobbler
Day 2: Mid-Morning Gobbler Tactics
Day 3: More on Mid-Morning Gobblers
Day 4: You Can Outlast Toms
Day 5: Bird Dog Turkeys with David Hale

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I had a couple of pairs of beat up bball shoes namely my air kobe 1 and ultraflights and I remember them being some of the cushiest ball shoes that I've ever had.  With the outsole being gone and with zero grip, i decided to gut them instead of throwing them away.  I got a couple of good zoom insoles, but 2 have been deflated.

I tried to use a rear zoom unit on the rear of my Melos (just added it right at the heel of the insole) and gave it a run.  They felt SOOO good but they never made it past the end of a 2 hour pick up game :/


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Nikon drops SB-800 flash

Thom Hogan has noted on his web site that Nikon SB-800 flash is now officially discontinued and Nikon USA has canceled all dealer back orders. Few weeks ago Best Buy was cleaning up its inventory and was selling the SB-800 dirt cheap - in some locations for $200.

Quick online check shows that Amazon still has it in stock for $319.95, Adorama for $314.95 and B&H for $314.95. If you were planning to get this piece of Nikon history, now would be a good time to do so. The replacement model SB-900 is currently selling for $415.

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  • joe

    How is that you say it is currently selling for $415. Nikon’s price on this item is $499.95. This is the map price set for stores to sell it at. Do you want to see all “local”, or non corporate camera stores go away? do you not care that people read you words and expect them to be fact? Please put up the proper prices for gear.

    • I am not sure I understand your comment – the price is a quote from Amazon. I do not make this price. I don’t think there is a reasonable person out there that is not familiar with online shopping, so I do not think you should worry that your local camera dealer will not be able to sell any SB-900 after I quoted Amazon’s price.

    • and one more thing: I am trying to provide a service to NR readers and I would report the lowest price online – I even have a whole section dedicated to this.

    • John

      Personally I don’t care if the local stores go out of business. I haven’t bought anything from a local store. I have gone in and see how expensive things are and just rather read reviews on the internet and purchase from there.

    • Zoetmb

      Nikon does not publish MAP prices publicly – they publish list on some items and estimated selling price on others.

      While almost everyone sells the bodies at pretty much the same price, especially when new and in demand, lenses and other accessories are heavily discounted. Just look up any lens on B&H or Adorama or Amazon or J&R and you’ll see that their selling prices (except on the newest models) are far less than Nikon’s stated prices.

      Examples: Nikon’s stated price for the 24mm Tilt-Shift is $2349 and BH sells it for $1900. Nikon’s stated price for the 400 2.8 VR is $8800, BH sells it for $8500. Nikon’s stated price for the 200 2.0 is $5439, when they have them BH sells them for $4000.

      And BH sells the SB800 for $315. Original list was $420, but I believe Nikon lowered the price to $350. They well the $500 SB900 for $450.

      I don’t want to see local camera stores go away and I think people should buy local when they can, but that doesn’t mean that we should “hide” the prices of non-local competitors. Especially when new bodies are selling everywhere at list, I personally encourage people to buy local. Besides, for me, B&H and J&R (neither of which are chains, by the way) ARE the local shop.

    • John

      Map pricing and Suggested retail are not the same thing. Having been a retail buyer for many years I can tell you that no one in their right mind sell anything for suggested retail, at least if they want to stay in bussiness they do not.
      I have noticed a problem with MAP pricing, some companies apply MAP pricing only to brick and mortor dealers. I have pushed this issue with vendors in the past and have been told that internet dealers are not held to the same standerd as brick and mortor dealers.

  • Victor

    Just a comment. I was just at Photoexpo Plus and picked up on of Nikon’s full line catalogs and the SB-800 was listed and also spoke to a rep and said that the SB-800 was still in production. Boy, these Nikon reps are good.

    • Willis

      According to Amazon there are only four left in stock (they could always get more I suppose). I’ve read elsewhere that Nikon officially discontinued them in early October.

  • Willis

    Anyone out there actually using a SB-900? I’m curious to know what you get for your extra $100. I really feel Like Nikon should have released these below the $400 mark.

    I did like what they did with the controls on the back, but I don’t use wireless flash often enough to justify the cost.

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  • Sorry for offtop…

    What about accessibility – Nikon MC-DC2 Remote Cord for Nikon D90 via Amazon or B&H

    any rumors (&)

  • *also hot equipment:)

    New videomode support for D90 from Zacuto – compendium / follow focus concept

  • Alex

    Where on Thom Hogan’s website does it say anything about the Sb-800 being discontinued?

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  • Zoetmb

    In my reply to the report of the photo show in NYC last weekend, I noted that the SB800 was still in Nikon’s latest catalog (Fall 2008), but so is the D200 and the 28-70mm and we know for sure that those are discontinued.

    So it’s hard to say who is correct – Thom or the Nikon reps, but on this one, I’d put my money on Thom, although I found it surprising that Nikon would discontinue the SB800. You would think that they’d want to keep something at various price points.

  • Henry Nikon Fan

    I currently own the SB-800 and have been happy with it. I would though like the added range of the SB-900.

    My one problem with the SB-900 is the size. This may sound a bit strange, but the SB-800 fits perfectly in my Lowepro Pro Mag 2 next to my D300 and battery grip. The SB-900 is too tall when extended. Again this may seem like a strange reason not to upgrade, but it always seems like that one thing always leads to another. It always seems to cost more money, but I guess that is capitalism at its finest.

    My SB-800 is a few years old now and I may wait a little longer and then upgrade.

    As for some of the other comments above regarding pricing, if I can wait and it is a large enough priced item, I usually buy from B&H or Adorama since I can save on the sales tax and shipping is low. If the item is hard to get or I want it imediately, I will purchase from my local shop in Southern CA, Samys camera. I purchased my D300 from them through a wait list and had it on the first day they were available to anyone last year the day before Thanksgiving.

    Samys and others in Southern CA are definately aware of B&H and Adorama and try to compete with them by only charging a few more dollars. For me this is acceptable if I want the item imediately.

    In most cases, but not all B&H or Adorama will be less cost than local stores, but it is a individual decision that we all make.

  • kelly nelson

    I have 2 SB-600 flash’s………I need another as a master. Should I get rhe SB-800 or the SB-900?. ………. Has the overheating problem in the 900 been resolved?

    • get the SB-900 – the price difference is small, at least in the US.

  • alex

    it’s december and sb800 doesn’t show any signs of being discontinued
    thom sucks again

    • Daf

      I disagree.
      The lowest price of the SB-800 is MORE than that of the SB-900 in the UK now!

      UK’s largest retailer doesn’t even list it!
      (Although it’s still on the Nikon UK site)
      LInks sent to NR

  • Anonymous

    The SB-900 is NOT compatible with the D1x. Not all of us have new cameras.

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Nikon’s 100th anniversary logo, new website and promo video

Nikon released a new logo, dedicated website and a promo video for their 100th anniversary celebration. Here is the full press release:

Nikon Corporation (Kazuo Ushida, President) will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its establishment on July 25th of this year. Since its establishment (as Nippon Kogaku K.K.) in 1917, Nikon has provided the world with unique value based on opto-electronics and precision technologies.

We at Nikon sincerely thank all stakeholders such as customers for their support in the development of our company over the 100-year history.

As part of our 100th anniversary celebration, we have established the Nikon 100th Anniversary logo and have opened a special Nikon 100th Anniversary site.

Nikon 100th Anniversary logo

The Nikon 100th Anniversary logo was designed by our own design department. This logo is widely used as the symbol of our 100th anniversary, disseminating the message of Nikon's 100th anniversary to our stakeholders around the world.

Nikon 100th anniversary site

URLs for the Nikon 100th anniversary site are as follows:

This site offers contents dedicated to the celebration of our 100th anniversary, such as special movie and a record of our history over the past 100 years. We will add more contents on this site as they become available and provide information related to Nikon's celebration of its 100th anniversary.

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  • manattan

    Nice to see the new Df2 mirrorless camera released as part of the 100th anniversary announcement. Congrats Nikon.

    • nzswedespeed

    • Michiel953

      Why would they leave out the mirror?

      Unless it’s a digital S…

      • Well, without a mirror, it wouldn’t be a whole lot better at focus than a DF…nor a whole lot worse.

    • Gerard Roulssen

      … aaaand of corse this should be done in the first 10 days of the 365 in the anniversary year, ain’ it?
      The anniversary is on July 25th for god’s sake …

      • Nemmondom Meg

        And we already have the A300 announced, what a brilliant start of the 100 years. But yeah, I guess the elephant has trunk as there is a need to something gets ppl be prepared to the arrival of the big animal.

  • Eric Calabros

    Logo could be much better, especially the font, but at least there is infinity symbol in it, which is meaningful for a lens maker.

    • Gmck

      You should design a better one and send it to them.

      • Eric Calabros

        Too late

        • karayuschij

          For the 200 years, perhaps…

          • stormwatch

            Hardly to believe, altough he will probably be alive even then, it will be done by some sh*ty generic AI robot slave.

      • Stuart Crowther

        Exactly, there all whinging about the logo and video, some guy made his own Adidas commercial, why don’t they show Nikon how it’s done, I look forward to all the results posted.

    • Pippo

      Here is MinionProItalic font. Why 100 ir angled slightly right? IMO Letter N,1 and letter a – all standard angled in one line be better. That’s tail from 0 is too fat. 3&1/2 stars 🙂

      • Marc Bailey

        Looks like they used Microsoft word to design the logo.

    • artdecade

      Weird thing is your eye is drawn to the ‘th’ in the circle, which is not what I’d give emphasis to.

    • Aldo

      Agree about the font… It’s like they suddenly discovered that if you scroll down, there are more fonts than Times New Roman. They should have designed a new font or have the word ‘nikon’ in the classic old style font and ‘anniversary’ in their new camera font… At least that would have given it some meaning.

  • Eric Calabros

    We already got everything needed for making high quality images. Anniversary Df (or whatever they gonna name it), should be all about quality of feeling. We want a camera to use as a tool but also love as a friend.

    • Spy Black

      If Kodachrome 25 comes back I may just go back to my FTN and F2SB…

      • T.I.M

        why do you think I own a F6 ?

      • Thom Hogan

        And then complain about how the camera renders skin tones ;~).

        • Spy Black

          Skin tones looked great to me. 🙂

          Actually, if Cibachrome were to come back, I think I would definitely start shooting transparency film again, a lot. Although I used other films, Kodachrome 25 was my go to stock. However there no longer is a complete photo-optical chain to work with if you want high quality, archival prints, especially if you want to control the print process. Glossy Cibachromes were the closest thing I’ve ever seen to a transparency in print.

          Fleetwood Mac, MSG in NYC, 1979. Nikon F2SB, 135mm f/2 Nikkor, Kodachrome 25…

          • Thom Hogan

            Wouldn’t use concert lighting to be representative of anything ;~).

            I think I’m going to have to go pull out my old spectral charts for films. When we were shooting film and digitizing it in the 90’s, there wasn’t a single film stock that was close to neutral. About the best was Provia, but it had a lot of color distortions to it.

            • Spy Black

              My example wasn’t for skin tones, just a sample of using K25, even in concert lighting where higher speed films would normally be used. That’s how much I used this film.

              Kodachrome never scanned well. I never shot it to scan. I don’t shoot film to then digitize. I simply shoot digital. Bringing film into the digital domain defeats the purpose of shooting film. Just shoot digital and be done with it.

    • Duncan Dimanche

      …. a df2 with video…. please

      • Spy Black

        That’s not what the Df is about. Actually, I hope the Df2 has no screen at all in the back.

        • Sawyerspadre

          What, so we can be in suspense about what our image looks like. Oh, that’s right, it will just popup a review image on my smartphone. That’s a nice classic retro feel…

          • Spy Black

            Not if there’s no Wi-Fi either. 😉

        • jsvfoto

          It took me a while to appreciate the philosophy behind the Df…as a proud owner, I’m glad Nikon took the risk they did in creating it.

        • Davidvictormeldrew Idontbeliev

          In this day and age Video is a must (as 99% of all still cameras now have this in) even though it may be just full HD and possibly the old Nikon D4s sensor or the newer one D5. Be smashing if they could mirror the A7 route, possibly without mirror and 3 models, one mirroring the D4s/D5 sensor, one mirroring D810 sensor and one mirroring the DX route eg D7200/D7300. Doesnt matter now if they canabilse sales of other bodies as Nikon will make sales up in further lens and accessories sales.

          Be good if they could incorporate Wi-fi / NFC so we can spill our pictures taken to WWW, etc.

          • Spy Black

            That’s simply not what a Df is about. People really don’t get it.

            • Davidvictormeldrew Idontbeliev

              Possibly but if Video is available or can be put in for the included price why omit it ? and why can’t I use a DF camera or any other DLSR to take both Stills and short Video clips. Granted not professional but still useful feature to have. My £100 Smartphone can do this and more plus in a small and compact size plus I can share my creations on Social Media sites.

            • Spy Black

              Once again, because that’s simply not what the philosophy of the Df is about. Granted Nikon may very well do that in the next incarnation of the Df to shut whiners up, but that starts to dilute what the Df is all about, and I hope they refrain from giving it video.

            • Duncan Dimanche

              Do you own the DF ?
              I know that I would if only it had video….

              I just wonder how many other people feel the same… that’s all

            • Spy Black

              I would if it had be AF. I’ve been tempted regardless. However what you’re actually looking for is a Fuji XT-2.

            • stormwatch

              Yes, it’s about stiffy and hard to reach controls, poor AF system and the multi functional painted silver ring on the kit lens, at least you can add many functions to it just by using your imagination.

            • Spy Black

              Controls are right where I want them to be. 😉 AF is certainly lacking, and hopefully will be addressed in the next incarnation.

            • stormwatch

              🙂 Next incarnation will hopefully be a modern camera.

            • Spy Black

              Who needs that? That’s not what the Df is about. Nobody gets it.

            • Duncan Dimanche

              hahaha if no body gets it then there is a serious problem with the product haha

            • Duncan Dimanche

              It’s not that we get it or not get it. it’s just a stupid move. Not having the Video won’t make more people buy it. But it will make other people who needs video not buy it…
              But apparently they don’t get that…

              Just look at the 5d mark ii vs the D700…. if that wasn’t obvious enough… anyway…

            • Spy Black

              Again, you simply don’t get it. The Df is not about the future, or new tech. It’s about how cameras handled in the past. It looks back, not forward.

          • Espen4u

            Video makes the camera thicker because the sensor needs extra cooling. I’d want a slim df, like fm2 slim and with Fx.

          • Duncan Dimanche

            yep !

        • stormwatch

          And no card slot either, but just a plain USB port, and you store images on the usb stick while shooting! Now that’s a digital retro!

          • Spy Black

            No one’s forcing you to buy a Df, are they?

            • Davidvictormeldrew Idontbeliev

              true’ish although Nikon could do more than one model of df mirroring the Sony A7 series – one like the DF2 but with D5 sensor and improved AF, one high res with video 1080p (like D810) and other like D750 with 24mp, 4k video, etc. Perhaps bringing the first Mirrorless camera in the Nikon DSLR range.

            • Spy Black

              Not sure why you keep thinking it needs to be called a Df. Nikon should and probably will release a camera along the lines of what you’re describing, but it won’t have anything to do with the Df, because that’s not what the Df is about. It’s pretty obvious.

            • Duncan Dimanche

              Spy you have wayyyy too much time on your hand to answer all those comments… You should go out and shoot with your DF.

              I’m done arguing on what the ideal DF should have been.

              Cheers and good day to you

            • Spy Black

              …and you have plenty of time to read ’em, why aren’t you shooting?

    • Michiel953

      Well said! A capable tool that you can like and maybe even love..

      I like my D810 a lot, but I love my F, F2, FE2, FM2/T, FM3A and FM2n (in ascending order…)…

      They’re all very capable tools.

    • Alphaios

      Couldn’t agree more!

    • stormwatch

      I have heard that they’re making anniversary silver ring (MSRP 100$) which could be fitted on any Nikkor lens ever made.

  • saywhatuwill

    I like the symphonic suite. Thank you!

  • Spy Black

    That’s why they made the Keymission cameras, so they could have a 360° view at the end of their 100th Anniversary video. They don’t need them any more now…

  • Their 99th anniversary was way more exciting than the 100th.

    • Paul

      How sad…the child with the lens is not Japanese !? Is like making a movie about Ford, filled with chinese people.

    • Semaphore

      The year has barely started, people are such pessimists.

      • Davidvictormeldrew Idontbeliev

        looking forward to it and what it brings – my only wish is for the DL to come out and I can wait for a D850 after a few years after it comes out – do with my excellent D810. The nikon 360 seems quite good and only areas that Nikon need addressing is the Software and Snapbridge app.

  • Neoh Soon Hueng

    Does anyone know what’s the song they used in the video?

    • Eledeuh

      I don’t know, but it was terribly annoying 🙁

    • 1741

      Just play the vid on your computer an ask google what song is playing

  • Shutterbug

    I think it would be clever to release two anniversary sister models: A digital Df 2 and a analogue camera.
    (Don’t dare to think of a F7.)

    • Fly Moon

      I think an analogue camera would be a waste!

    • Martin L

      I suspect that the F6 will be their last analogue camera.

    • Carlo

      Just bought my dream camera from 20+ years ago : F5 with mf 28 all boxed and like new.

    • Davidvictormeldrew Idontbeliev

      be good if they could release 3 different Df2 models mirroring Sony A7 range perhaps mirrorless. One model could be the replacement to Df1 with D5/D4s sensor, improved AF, one model could be a hi-res model with 1080p and other a mid range with 24mp 4k video – all with improved Af and features. Must say I really dig the Df retro style.

  • peter w

    A logo?
    It clearly stands apart from their normal designs: not very consistent.

    Well, lets make it a happy anniversary. If you are in time with your D820, I’ll buy. Probably good enough as a second body in Tanzania. At least.

  • JoCarpenter

    Wait a minute, it’s been a hundred years and they still don’t know how to pronounce their own name? Neekon? Really?

    • Paul H.

      And, after all, the name is an acronym. So it’s pointless to argue about proper pronunciations of an abbreviated term…

    • Like ayerak or Ayeran. Right.
      P,S. You need to use FORVO.

    • JIm

      It seems that’s the way it is pronounce except in the USA

  • renes

    This promo brought back my hope for small FF Nikon rangefinder type (with EVF) mirrorless cam… with 4 primes 24/35/50/85 all f/2 and aperture rings, with distance scale on the lenses, native 64iso, WR, top shutter speed dial with f/8000s, exposure compensation dial, and direct accees to ISO . Go Nikon, Go! 🙂

    • Martin L

      At this stage, it seems that a rangefinder type camera –while aesthetically pleasing–just doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense. Maybe a FF mirrorless ILC–but it’s got to be something producing better images than the typical mirrorless ILC—will superior AF and an electronic viewfinder with faster refresh rates than is currently available (with that type of camera). Aside from the size and weight advantage–there just does not seem to be compelling reasons to ditch the DSLRs at least at this stage. And I think Nikon is struggling with this issue–one that could potentially cannibalize their current DSLR product line.

  • Gmck

    Regardless of what you shoot, or would like them to release in 2017, let’s all applaud Nikon and take a few seconds to think of what it takes to stay in business for 100 years.

    • jeffp3456

      You are right of course, they are excellent products but I had to LOL at the omission of their WW2 military products. It is nothing to be ashamed of and it is what turned them from a small niche manufacturer into a large corporation.

  • Julian

    try holding your Df camera in one hand and shooting with the flash in the other – its not as easy as it was in 1959…

    • Nathan Wright

      You mean, apart from autofocus?

      • Julian

        ok – well apart from autofocus, dynamic range, high ISO, flash sync speed and quite a lot of other things, but at the end of the day if you are struggling to hold the camera one handed, then you might just miss the shot. I guess what I’m saying is that I would love to see what Thom has described in his blog as an option 5 – a rangefinder digital nikkor that is a digital equivalent of that 1950s body.

        • Nathan Wright

          How is it you would struggle to hold a Df one-handed? The dude in the photo was using a manual focus rangefinder, which meant that he had to move his body forward for backward enough to focus the lens at the subject. And the rangefinder, as much as I find it easy to use, isn’t quite as solid in the single hand as a gripped mid-range dSLR, no matter the size.

          I agree that I would love to see Nikon bring back the rangefinder. Not so sure an EVF camera is that great an idea. I think camera makers need to think away from their competition, and design unique interfaces, cameras, and systems. A digital rangefinder (whether focus system is digital or mechanical) is a great idea.

          • Julian

            Mostly from a size and weight perspective. I get arthritis which makes holding heavy cameras painful.

          • peter w

            • (Nathan here).

              Fuji don’t make digital rangefinders. They make faux rangeginders and faux dSLRs. They are nice ideas with typical Japanese design that bristles with buttons. But they are not rangefinders.

              I wouldn’t mind if Nikon exploded that arena with something like the X-Pro 1 though.

  • Pippo

    To read this, I wear the glasses with Nikon lenses. Thanks, Nikon! Cheers!!!

    • Max

      cool. if i had glasses I would definitely get ones with Nikon lenses.

  • Alphaios

    sorry but who chose that music? It’s horrible! the logo also is rather cheap looking…

    • Max

      I also don’t like the logo too much. The curve/swoosh on the extreme top-right of the logo looks like it was added on afterwards to fix the balance of the design.

  • doge

    Holy shit that christian rock music is horrible in that anniversary video.

    • Paul H.

      That’s not ‘christian rock music,’ doge. As horrible as it sounded, it wasn’t about/for Jesus…

      • TwoStrayCats

        Just wait until Muslims organize a rock band.

    • Brian Arndt

      I thought the same thing worst music ever for a video like this. Especially one that supposed to conjure nostalgia. I also thought it sounded like Christen Rock. Whats with all the instruments division highlights we want to see Cameras not Microscopes, they don’t even get that. Make a mirrorless camera that uses The F mount something more higher end, not a crippled D3400. something lighter and professional would be a good goal. #Nikon #DF2.

  • The first half of this video makes no sense.

  • The video pays homage to a customer base consisting of “professional photographers, artists and enthusiasts”, overlooking the folks that actually got them to where they are now…consumers. Does this imply a retrench in how they think about their market? Or, is it simply an acknowledgment of reality? And oh yeah, that music is shit.

    • Michiel953

      No, it doesn’t.

    • yepits me

      Stop your whining,,

  • Jbay

    100th anniversary with a coolpix. Yay!

  • BVS

    Maybe I’m in the minority, but I think the logo is fine and the video was inspiring. Enjoyed it.

    • Just Me

      I was going to up-vote you until you mentioned the video. I just wasn’t feeling it. But, yeah, the logo is fine.

  • whisky

    congrats Nikon. the last 100 years was mostly about your hardware. have a sip of champagne … but then spend your next years working to fix your antiquated ideas and notions of consumer software. 🙂

  • TwoStrayCats

    Could everyone stop being a bunch of sourpusses for a little while? Any company who hits a hundred celebrates a worthy history. I’m proud of Nikon and their achievements.

    Now where is my Df2?

    • Ineedmy Bobo

      After such a nice sentiment, you just had to throw that last line there! 🙂 No worries; your Df2 is sitting right next to the DL cameras and the FX mirrorless camera system.

      • TwoStrayCats

        That was just a bit of humor. I suppose I should’ve inserted an appropriate smiley…

        • Thylmuc

          the product pipeline of death…

          Df2 redux, or a digital back for an F2 or F3. Just something with a more traditional handling, just not a photographing computer.

  • Nice video with a retro anniversary logo look to it. Congrats to 100yrs.

  • Clubber Lang

    Thanks Nikon. I have no complaints. I love photography and I enjoy your equipment. 2017. The year of positive energy.

    • maxx

      Yes WE CAN!!!!! This morning I drink a strong espresso and I am so positive!!! I dreamed of a DF2-D900 mirrorless… baby D5…

      • CBJ

        Out of the 4 on your list we may see 2-3 this year.

        • maxx

          You’re a dreamer…

  • Athanasius Kirchner

    Absolutely hilarious! The FA ads are the best – the one at 2:29 is positively surreal.

  • sperdynamite

    I am so ready for the F7.

    It’ll have the D5’s AF system with it’s auto-AF calibration tool, and the ability to fire E lenses like the 105/1.4. It will also come with a lens mount USB dongle a la the Sigma dock, which will allow you to AF calibrate all your lenses to be consistent on all your Nikons.

    Then they’re going to release a Coolscan 10K, which will be a 5000ppi 120/35mm scanner, with full roll, batch scanning capability for both formats. I hear they’ve worked with Adobe to come up with an algorithm that can find and identify dust and scratches on B&W film, and use content aware to fill the spots.

    They might come out with a new digital camera, not sure.

    This is my dream world.

    • Allen_Wentz

      God I hated scanning. The idea that anyone wants to go back to chemicals, lab delays and scanning drudgery boggles my mind.

      I fully appreciate one-up film-to-print photography. Scanning, fuggedaboutit!

      • sperdynamite

        Scanning has its frustrations I won’t deny that. OTOH color printing had its own PITA moments. I’ll probably never RA4 print again, but I definitely will go back to the B&W darkroom as soon as I can. Still, I’ll need to scan my work too.

  • RHC

    Guys, I have to say: This video is so boring!!!
    A 80’s stuff. Music, arguments, images. The agency (they have a agency?) or the communications department couldn’t deal with all history, legacy and information about the brand. Most on advertising (I’m creative and art director), is about the way you talk. This video shows a company lost in time.

    Please, see 100th anniversary of Leica.

    Its original. And look, you’ll se a astronaut too. What a coincidence.

    • Spy Black

      Sounds like an Apple ad, taking credit for everything.

      • RHC

        The production, the text, the music, the time, the originality, the images itself. This is tribute to photography and photographers, they not getting credit for anything. I’m sorry for posted the Portuguese version. Super awarded ad.
        The Nikon movie looks like a worst copy, with legends getting credit in a dissonant timeline, horrible music. Nikon deserves a better version. Maybe with a “I am” tagline. Get a American, Brazilian or English top agency to do this right.

        • Spy Black

          A matter of taste, I guess. Yes they are trying to take credit for more then they’ve done. At least Nikon is taking credit for their real achievements.

    • Thylmuc

      much better. References to a number of famous Images taken with Leicas, I’d suppose. As an articial re-enactement. Wow

  • outkasted

    did anyone get the tingly butterfly feeling watching this 🙂

  • Aldo

    The video deserves better music…

    • RHC

      The Nikon deserves a better video too. Horrible.

    This is a phallic symbol — obviously. Hey, Nikon! Trying to attract the female market?

    This is a phallic symbol — obviously. Hey, Nikon! Trying to attract the female market?

  • Mr_Miyagi

    Word to the wise, Nikon: a once great and dominant company named Kodak made it to 100 but didn’t make it to 125. Will you?

    • Nikita

      Yeah, sad but true. Beyond DSLRs, Nikon doesn’t seem to know what it’s doing.

      • Michiel953

        You’re really clueless aren’t you? Do you have any idea what Nikon Corporation does, what it is a part of?

        • silmasan

          Michiel953 dammit you just stole the 100th comment in this thread lol 😀

          • Michiel953

            Aahhww f*ck… Did I? Didn’t mean to…. LoL!

        • Nikita

          You know, I read a few different forums, and I don’t see the condescending nastiness that I do here.

          If you have a counter to my statement feel free to express it without being an ass.

          Unlike most other camera brands, Nikon relies primarily on its camera business. Since you know everything, tell me, what non-DSLRs have been a runaway success for Nikon?

          • silmasan

          • Michiel953

            So you read a few different forums? On… flower arranging?

            You ventured to express an opinion on Nikon as a business, at your won risk.

            Nikon does a bit more than just cameras and camera optics.

            Nikon, for the camera and asociated optics business, operates in a declining market.

            Nikon (being not as stupid as a lot of internet commenters appear to think they are) knows where its strong pints and its weak points lie.

            Nikon allocates a sizeable part of its available income to market research (geddit?).

            Nikon is part of Mitsubishi Corporation, it’s not a standalone company (you knew that didn’t you, ha ha).

            So your statement (beyond DSLRS) “Nikon doesn’t know what it’s doing.” appears to be rather “CONDESCENDING”, now doesn’t it.

            • Jeez, what’s with you? The guy points out, with some accuracy, that there is a lot of “condescending nastiness” on this forum. You chime in to prove him right. Then you misquote him by leaving out the word “seem” from his characterization about Nikon, the lack of which turns the comment from rhetorical to narrative.

            • Michiel953

              Not really Pete. ‘Nikon doesn’t seem to know what it’s doing’ is the sort of clueless condescending comment that I react to.

            • Which is fine. But what he actually said was, “Beyond DSLRs, Nikon doesn’t SEEM to know what it’s doing.”

            • Michiel953

              Pete, I know what he wrote. The internet is full of savants that claim to have infinite insight into corporations like Nikon, and secondguess them, apparently thinking they’re populated by clueless dunces, that “don’t seem to know what they’re doing”.

              If I were working with Nikon (I don’t) I would find that pretty condescending and patronizing.

            • Nikita

              Thanks for everything, condescending ass. Maybe grow up a little and don’t take corporate criticism so personally.

            • MB

              Nikon is a standalone company and not a part of Mitsubishi Corporation, you should know that … Nikon is a member of Mitsubishi keiretsu but that is completely different thing, and that kind of company grouping in Japan is more or less dissolving these days … so you could say that Nikon is a client of Mitsubishi Bank and nothing more than that …

            • Michiel953

              OK; I stand corrected. Must have misinterpreted this:

              Founded on July 25, 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (日本光学工業株式会社
              “Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd.”), the company was renamed to Nikon
              Corporation, after its cameras, in 1988. Nikon is a member of the Mitsubishi group of companies (keiretsu).[4]

              I’ll have to look deeper into this keiretsu thing.

      • silmasan

        I’d reiterate and expand my other reply that optical instruments make the basis of Nikon’s business, which includes semicon lithography, healthcare & medical techs (potential big one), and now they’re also eyeing robotics.

        Honestly their future doesn’t look bleak at all to me.

    • Thylmuc

      last time I looked, Kodak had 7300 employees. Though I know what you mean.

  • silmasan

    Oh, fuck… I’ve waited for the 100th comment! 101st then it is…

  • outkasted

    music reminds me of those old porn movies

    • outkasted

      OMG Latoya JAckson! Definitely old porn

  • sperdynamite

    A medium format camera like my Rolleiflex or my Pentax 67?

    As for “real photography”, I did sell my Deardorff V8 recently, because I just didn’t feel that 6×7 was holding me back.

    • peter w

      I meant a digiback system 😉

      personaly, DX-format would not hold me back very much, except that I like a 35mm F1,4 to do what a 35mm F1,4 does. I would hate to buy and carry around a 24 F1,4 in order to behave like a 36 F2. Maybe, you feel that about your MF systems?

      Probably, your a more advanced photographer. My only MF experience resulting in utterly bad pictures with a Lubitel.

      I think to have read that calibrating the lens for each camera is not an option, because variation is not lens wise, but camera-lens oriented. If lens calibration would be the problem it would be a failure of Nikons quality control.

      • IronHeadSlim

        That’s funny. When Nikon did their D5/D500 tour i took my D700 with 35mm f/1.4G to compare to D500 with 24mm f/1.4G. Very nice with the 1.00 mag viewfinder but stuck with the D700/35mm for now.

      • sperdynamite

        I think it can be both. I had a Siggy 35/1.4 that would front focus like crazy straight outta the box. It had roughly the same calibration adjustment on my D700 and D750, and I didn’t dare use it on my F100. But, after I got the USB dock, it now focuses perfectly on my D700, D750, and even my F100, with AF fine tune turned off on the digitals. So, I do think that it would be a helpful tool, but I can understand that Nikon believes no-one shoots film even tho they say they still make the F6.

  • jonebize

    As far as I’m concerned, they were making better cameras in the 80’s. Make a camera a person can actually carry with them!!!

  • stormwatch

    Nice video, but as much as I like Nikon, I must admit that they’re only third league in photolitography business….hah, but also, Canon is worser in that field too when compared with Nikon. ASML + Zeiss are the big fish.

  • CBJ

    Wonder what FX lenses will be released this year for the 100th anniversary.

  • thundrrd

    “Always believing in the power to motivate humanity of every generation.”

    And please ignore the years 1934-1945

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