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Only 100 Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary limited editions sets will be produced, price not yet released

I received some additional information on the new graphite/gunmetal gray Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary limited editions sets that were on display at the CP+ show in Japan: only 100 sets will be produced (I assume 100 from each set, including the 3 Nikkor sets from the pictures above). I was told that 20 […]

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DSLR vs. mirrorless cameras produced in the past four years (based on CIPA data)

As a part of the discussion in my last post I went to CIPA’s website and got the numbers of units produced for DSLR and mirrorless cameras in the past four years and plugged them into a graph (blue: DSLR, green: mirrorless, click for larger view): There are many different conclusions you can make out of this […]

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Nikon: we plan to concentrate on mid-to-high-end DSLR and mirrorless cameras and lenses

Several Japanese news outlets published an article based on an interview with Nikon executives. Here are the key points from a Google translation (if you have a better translation, please post it in the comments section):

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No Nikon Rumors = No Nikon Announcements (NNR=NNA)

Nikon did not announce any new products at the 2017 CP+ show in Japan, which explains the lack of rumors in the past few months (again, don’t blame the messenger). This is the first CP+ show that I can remember where Nikon did not announce a single new product (except the new limited editions sets). Just a […]

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Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary sets on display at the CP+ show

  I received these pictures of new graphite/gunmetal gray color Nikon D5, D500 camera sets and three Nikkor lens sets designed for Nikon’s 100th anniversary that were on display at the CP+ show in Japan. There is no information on pricing or whether the sets will be available for sale at all (pictures credit: richardhaw.com). More pictures from […]

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The 2017 CP+ show starts tomorrow in Japan

The 2017 CP+ show starts tomorrow in Japan and I do not see any new products at the Nikon booth – see the pictures bellow (the last chance for Nikon to surprise us all and introduce a new product is actually tonight after they already announced only a new medical alliance deal last night): Update: […]

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The Nikon Museum will hold a 100th anniversary exhibition on prototype cameras

This sounds interesting, I would like to see some pictures if you are planning on visiting the exhibition:

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