From the PMA (Photo Marketers Association) comes news that Nikon has sold out it’s inventory of the D40x 10mp camera in Japan. They also bring news that Nikon will increase it’s production of the new D300 and D3 model cameras.

They will be making 70,000 units a month of the D300! That’s a lot of expensive cameras and just goes to show you how much amateurs are now willing to pay for a camera body.

Does this signal a upcoming replacement for the D40x (a D50x maybe?)? The report says that the lower-resolution D40 is still available (no surprise really), so, who knows?

Looks like, so far anyway, the economy-doldrums haven’t hurt the photo industry.