Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Nikon’s headquarters received an award from the Japan Association of Architectural Contractors

By [NR] admin | Published: August 3, 2026

Nikon’s new headquarters/innovation center receives the 67th BCS Award from the Japan Association of Architectural Contractors:

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June CIPA numbers

By [NR] admin | Published: August 3, 2026

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published the latest camera production data (orange: 2026, black: 2025, blue: 2024):

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Tomorrow at B&H Photo: “The landscape of the human face with Joe McNally” hosted by Nikon

By [NR] admin | Published: July 29, 2026

Tomorrow, July 30th (Thursday), B&H Photo will hold the event “The landscape of the human face with Joe McNally” hosted by Nikon: Thu July 30, 2026, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm ET Speakers: Joe McNally – Nikon Location: B&H SuperStore – the new event space on the first floor of B&H NYC SuperStore at 420 […]

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Is the Z in Nikon Z just the letter N rotated at 90 degrees?

By [NR] admin | Published: July 27, 2026

Ever noticed something a little too perfect about the Nikon Z logo? The brand name Nikon contains two N letters. Is the Z in Nikon Z just the capital letter N rotated at 90 degrees clockwise (or counterclockwise)? Z with 2 lines for the double NN? Nikon’s official explanation never mentions this. In the original […]

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Today Nikon celebrates its 109th anniversary!

By [NR] admin | Published: July 25, 2026

Today, Nikon celebrates its 109th anniversary! On July 25, 1917, Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd.) was established in Tokyo through the merger of the optical instruments division of the Tokyo Keiki company and the mirror division of Iwaki Glass with Fujii Lens Manufacturing. This merger gave rise to Nippon Kogaku K.K. […]

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Peak Design is crowdfunding a new modular field L-bracket system for Nikon Z cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: July 21, 2026

Peak Design designed a new modular field L-bracket system for Nikon Z cameras (with an AirTag pocket) and is currently crowdfunding the project on Kickstarter. In just the first few hours, they already raised over $200k: The new Peak Design modular field L-bracket system is compatible with Z6 III, Z5, Z5 II, Z6, Z6 II, […]

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Nikon, please bring your Japan-only merch to the rest of the world!

By [NR] admin | Published: July 14, 2026

The official Nikon Direct Store in Japan released several new limited edition items (additional information) – Nikon should make them available for sale to the rest of the world! Here are some of the new items:

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