Tag Archives: Why Nikon?

Nikon camera used in North Korean spy satellite

The North Korean Malligyong-1 spy satellite uses a Nikon camera:

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Nikon D750 camera hits 1,000,000 clicks (shutter count)

Sándor Balikó posted a timelapse video on YouTube. While making the timelapse, his Nikon D750 camera surpassed 1 million clicks – he also took a screenshot from the Camera Shutter Count website:

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Shotkit: “Nikon is the most popular camera brand used by professional photographers”

Shotkit surveyed 1,000 photographers about what cameras they used in 2022. Here are some of their findings (visit the original post for more detailed stats):

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Nikon lens spotted in the historic SpaceX DM-2 launch and docking

There is a new NASA video that shows the “behind the scenes” footage from space during the historic SpaceX DM-2 launch and docking from the perspective of the ISS where you can see some Nikon gear after the 7-minute mark:

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Nikon dropped the “master” and “slave” flash terms 20 years ago

Nikon dropped the “master” and “slave” terms 20 years ago:

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Full-frame DSLR cameras dominate 2020 World Press Photo Awards winners

World Press Photo announced their 2020 winners. Here is the breakdown of cameras, brands, and systems used to take the winning photos:

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The iconic “Tank Man” photos were all shot with a Nikon camera

The short film “Leica – The Hunt” caused a lot of trouble for the German camera maker to the point that the Chinese government banned the word “Leica” from social media. As several LeicaRumors readers already noted (see this and this discussions) the iconic photo titled “Tank Man” was shot with a Nikon camera. The […]

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Nikon F5 camera commercial

A reader recently reminded me about this genius old Nikon F5 camera commercial:

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