Bad news coming from Nikon corporation, they have again delayed Nikon A900 and B700 availability date. Earlier Nikon told us via a press release that Nikon A900 and B700 will become available to public from June 2016 but Now Nikon issued another delay for the Coolpix A900 and B700 cameras and the new release date will be in October. Both are continuously delayed due to Kumamoto earthquakes
It’s look like the DL series integrated circuit problem isn’t solved yet and in the last press release Nikon said
“The new release date has yet to be determined and we will announce the information as soon as it is decided.”
Here is the full press release:
Update on the release of the new COOLPIX A900 and B700 compact digital cameras
TOKYO – Nikon Corporation announced delays in the release of new digital cameras and the effects of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes in a press release dated April 20, 2016. The following is an update on the release of the new COOLPIX A900 and B700 compact digital cameras (announced on February 23, 2016).
On April 20, we announced that release of the COOLPIX A900 and B700 would be delayed until July as more time was required for software adjustment. However, due to the effects of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, release of these cameras is now scheduled for October 2016.
We sincerely apologize to our customers, business partners, and all those who have expressed interest in these models for the delays.
