Together with the D5100, Nikon will also introduce a revolutionary new brand called NIKKORNER which will include products from the Imaging and Sports Optics divisions. In the Imaging division, Nikon will be announcing a new lens that can take pictures around corners and protect photojournalists when working in dangerous areas. The lens will be available also in camouflage pattern/colors.
In the Sport Optics division, Nikon will introduce a new riflescope, specially designed for the CornerShot weapon system, that will eliminate the need of the LCD screen (currently embedded in all CornerShot products). The main complains of the CS-APR 5.56 rifle has been short battery life, low resolution and ISO performance and with the new NIKKORNER optics those problems will be solved.
Here is a brief demo of CornerShot weapons in action:
Update: few months ago MIT created a camera that can produce an image of an object that is not directly visible.
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Must be quite hard putting a sunhood on
Nikon will also shock the world by breaking the 12 MP barrier late this year.
I thought they did that quite a while ago. 12.1 does indeed break 12.
And I hear they’ve had this 24MP camera for some time now…
Well, I though it was funny, Dweeb.
with a d3x @ 24 mp? ohh… wait… why are you complaining again?
That wrap around lens looks a little . . . . bizarre. April fools?
april fools day
you didnt forget happy april fools day
nice
I think Nikon should produce this. They can make a weapon that shoots a person in his own foot if he gives weapons to foreigners for their foreign wars…
There are some real examples though:
The MIT version
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11544037
Rifle
http://www.dpl-surveillance-equipment.com/190217920.html
There is also a filter attachment that looks like a lens but is actually just a mirror that points off to the side where there is a big hole. It is for covert/candid photography.
Good April fools! Had mi going for a little less than a second there
“I LIKE”
.. . . ups April 1 st
Some of us wildlife photographers hope it can work in periscope mode. I imagine there is nothing like hiding beneath a hummock in the swamp (wet suit optional) while shooting critters.
this is a new market serving people who wanted to switch to Canon – Canon will never be able to launch something like that ….whoaahahaaa
It’s an April fools phallusy.
Hmm, is that the best You can do? April Fools is supposed to FOOL people, not make them wince…
I think the bad Photoshop job gave it away. Didn’t even need to see the text.
Man that has been a hell of an editing
I love that the Focus Ring is wider on one side but really skinny on the front side — meaning that you could NEVER turn it (because the wide side would never fit into the skinny side).
Someone was trying to create the “idea” of bending — but actually thats the biggest give away. A circular ring should be able to turn, even in a fake product!!
How about the fact that it was “filed under Nikon Humor Rumor”? If you want to play April Fools, you have to have a little guts and make it seem real.
One can only imagin the viral breakout of new ‘upskirt’ pics that will emerge after the release of these lenses.
+1
You guys must be kidding.. But if not… Have fun:
http://www.adorama.com/LNMS52.html
Hmmm…….very funny, but you forgot the optional Nikon cigarette lighter which attaches to your battery grip and of course the Nikon cup holder.
I have lost count of how many times I have heard these types of comments…..
The first photo gave it the away as a fake.
I have one on order. 135 f2 VR NIKKORNER. I have several PJ friends testing a similar prototype designed by the gun maker in the video. Actually we were aware of this release by Nikon for quite some time now but signed a NDA.
Can’t wait
The next NIKKORNER is already in R&D – the NIKKORNER 80-200 having Variable curvature Control including a learning module. The LM captures all movements and can automatically re-run them to allow higher precision in automated ACPs …
… around the corner panoramas and time-lapse
This made my day.
Nikon ig going to release D800 even this year!
… No, I´m just kidding, it will be next year.
1 April kikker in je bil aprils foolsday but funny
April Fools?
This could actually be really cool, if it were true.
LOL
There is also a Canon mount version rumored.
I already have this lens… it also doubles as a boomerang.. I love it!!!
That is some baaaaad Photoshop.
I thought admin said there would be no new pro lenses in 2011
I’m not sure if this is an April fool or not, not my kind of tattoo but each to their own and all that ?…
“A British news photographer became so passionate about his work he decided to get a tattoo… dedicated to his Nikon DSLR gear.
Nick Stern, who is based in Los Angeles, told us: ‘I wanted a tattoo that was unique and showed my passion for photography.
‘I have never been a fan of tattoos but, clearly, living in LA has turned my brain to mush.’ ”
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/_Nikon_DSLR_photographer_turns_passion_into_tattoo_news_306637.html
Is there a rectal inspection lens attachment?
Memories… I bent an 18-200 like that sending it down a flight of stairs attached to my D300 on a tripod. It didn’t work all that well afterwards… thankfully the camera and tripod were unharmed.
1st of April….. ha ha ha.