No bigger publicity can be made for an upcoming product than "leaks".
The reason why I'm confident about those leaks being intentional is while in one of the pictures you can see the serial of the camera and several characteristics of the person holding the camera, including the room (shop) where the pictures have been made.
Also the guy who posted this on Chasseur d'Images -jml2-nouvel arrivant- is -TMHO- simply a profile made by the redaction of Chasseur d'Images, very probably even Guy-Michel Cogné himself. Nothing wrong with this theatre, it's called business... , and hypocrisy is simply an important part of doing business ...
If Nikon really doesn't want this "leak", it would be just a matter of a couple of hours to find out who is on the picture, where and when, and Nikon would win a court case anywhere. But Nikon won't sue anybody, on the contrary, thanks or even a commission...
I was discussing this matter once with the pro responsible for Nikon Belgium and of course he denied about Nikon leaking intentionally .
Just my thoughts,
Kindest regards,
Stany
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