Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Annular solar eclipse with Nikon D7000 and Nikkor 300mm f/4.5

By [NR] admin | Published: May 21, 2012
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Here are some images of the annular solar eclipse that took place this past weekend. The photographs were taken by a reader in Yokosuka, Japan with a Nikon D7000 camera and Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 lens with IR filter:

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Will Nikon enter the video camera business?

By [NR] admin | Published: May 19, 2012
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In an interview with TechRadar a Nikon UK spokesperson said that they are not a broadcast company yet, but they are exploring video options for the future: “We’re not a broadcast company – yet. We’re still listening and as our relationship between third parties grows, hopefully more features will be incorporated in the future.”

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Nikon reported better than expected financial results for 2012

By [NR] admin | Published: May 12, 2012
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Nikon announced their financial results and new cash dividends for the year ending on March 31, 2012. The company again reported better than expected financial numbers even after the series of disasters in Asia last year. As a result, the stock price went up over 8%. Nikon remains a profitable company in times where almost every other major [...]

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NikonRumors is 4 years old today

By [NR] admin | Published: May 1, 2012
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Four years ago, exactly at 7:39:29 am (EST) I purchased the domain name NikonRumors.com. It has been one hell of a ride ever since. I am a bit embarrassed about my first blog post, but at that time I really had no clue what I was doing. Anyway, thanks for being a reader over the years and stay [...]

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Rumor: Aptina developing a new full frame CMOS sensor for Nikon

By [NR] admin | Published: April 30, 2012
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      The Italian website marsicalive.it published an article about Aptina Imaging – a company that produces sensors for digital cameras. Aptina confirmed the development of a new CMOS full frame sensor for DSLR cameras and “according to some unconfirmed rumors”, this sensor is designed specifically for Nikon:

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Nikon in space: new NightPod intelligent tripod compensates for motion when taking images from space

By [NR] admin | Published: April 8, 2012
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The European Space Agency published the article “Tracking cities at night from the Space Station” where they describe a new NightPOD intelligent tripod head used to take long exposure photographs by eliminating the motion blur from the International Space Station: “To help astronauts take better pictures, ESA developed a motorized tripod in collaboration with Dutch company Cosine. Called NightPod, this device [...]

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