Monthly Archives: April 2017

New Nikon in space video, search NASA’s photo archive and more

Nikon Europe published a new video: Nikon in Space video: time-lapse view of the world | Nikon 100th Anniversary Nikon’s history in Space began with the Nikon Photomic FTN, a modified Nikon F camera that was used aboard the Apollo 15 in 1971 and Nikon cameras have been aboard every manned space flight since. This […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #414

→ This miniature Nikon F model camera is now available for sale on eBay. → Nikon introduced new metal hot shoe cover styles in Japan. The also have a new memory card holder (also sold only in Japan). I know, I know… → Nikon released a firmware update version 1.1 for the Coolpix A900 camera.

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New server and HTTPS for NikonRumors

NikonRumors.com was just moved to a new server at HostDuplex. The old server could no longer handle the traffic and an upgrade was necessary. You probably already noticed that NikonRumors is now a “secure” website (HTTPS) which is the industry’s standard today: Several other changes were also introduced on the back end that should improve the […]

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A detailed report on the Nikon prototype cameras exhibition at the Nikon Museum in Tokyo

This is an update to my previous post regarding the exhibition of Nikon prototype cameras held at the Nikon Museum in Tokyo for the 100th anniversary of the company: Richard Haw posted a detailed report from the exhibition on this website – for more pictures and additional coverage, please visit the original post here:

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Sony pushed Nikon from the #2 spot in U.S. full-frame interchangeable lens camera market, according to Sony

Today Sony issued a press release called “Sony overtakes #2 position in U.S. full-frame interchangeable lens camera market“. Without saying it directly, Sony basically claims to have pushed Nikon from the #2 spot in the US for that segment. This should not surprise anyone given the mess Nikon is currently in. Sony has achieved a huge […]

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Nikon D7500 pre-orders now open at B&H and Adorama

B&H and Adorama opened their online ordering for the next two days (until Friday evening) and already have listings for the Nikon D7500 camera (some of the links may not be live yet): B&H: Nikon D7500 body only Nikon D7500 lens kit Adorama: Nikon D7500 body only Nikon D7500 lens kit Amazon: Nikon D7500 body […]

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Nikon D500 vs. Nikon D7500 vs. Nikon D7200 specifications comparison

In order to fit all three cameras, I created this separate page for this Nikon D500 vs. Nikon D7500 vs. Nikon D7200 specifications comparison. The information in the table is taken directly from Nikon’s website. If you see any errors, please post a comment and I will make the changes. Check also yesterday’s post for […]

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