Monthly Archives: August 2019

Nikon’s 1st quarter FY2020 financial results are out

Nikon released their 1st quarter FY2020 financial results (click on screenshots for bigger view): In the Imaging Products Business, despite steady sales of full-frame mirrorless cameras and their interchangeable lenses, unit sales of both the digital camera-interchangeable lens type and compact digital cameras fell amidst the shrinking market. In addition, initial costs for the interchangeable […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #534

→ LIM’s quick-release camera tripod dovetail plate for Nikon P1000 camera available on Amazon and eBay. → The Yongnuo YN200 Speedlite flash is now officially launched. → The CIPA report for June is out: worse than previous years (again). → The Nikon Coolpix S1000pj camera with a built-in projector was announced 10 years ago.

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Nikon CEO in an interview with Nikkei: unit sales decreased to less than one-sixth in comparison to fiscal 2012

Nikkei published another interview with Nikon’s CEO Mr. Toshikazu Umatate last week. Here is a translation from one of the questions (the other three questions were not about cameras):

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Is this rumored Nikon pro mirrorless camera? (spotted at the 2019 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix)

Andy Rawlins posted this screenshot (from the 2019 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix) at the Nikon Z6 Z7 Facebook group – the camera appears to be a mirrorless Nikon with attached battery grip. Ther are two possibilities here: this is the external Nikon MB-N10 battery grip for the Z6/Z7 this is the rumored Nikon pro mirrorless camera that […]

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Tamron to release firmware update for three additional lenses and make them compatible with Nikon Z6/Z7 cameras

Tamron issued an update on their lens compatibility with the Nikon Z6/Z7 mirrorless cameras – firmware updates for three additional lenses are coming soon:

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First Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S hands-on video

Ricci Talks published his first Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S hands-on video where he briefly compares the lens with the 85mm DSLR equivalent: I could not find any other reports on the latest Nikon Z lens. If you missed it, here is the official Nikon USA first impressions video:

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for July 2019

         These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for July 2019:

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Is this the next Nikon Z APS-C based mirrorless camera?

In the past few months I have been reporting rumors about a new Nikon Z APS-C based mirrorless camera potentially without an EVF (see this and this post). Sure enough, there is a new design patent filed in Japan for what appears to be a new Nikon Z APS-C mirrorless camera without an EVF (the EVF will probably […]

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