Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

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

By [NR] admin | Published: August 4, 2019

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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Winners of the 2018-2019 Nikon Photo Contest unveiled

By [NR] admin | Published: July 29, 2019
“Ayimpoka” Sara De Antonio Feu (Spain)

Nikon unveiled the winners of the 2018-2019 Nikon Photo Contest:

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The Chernobyl Experience

By [NR] admin | Published: July 20, 2019
Gas Masks

Today’s guest post on The Chernobyl Experience is by Brook Ward (Website / Facebook / 500px / Flickr / Instagram): Long before I’d ever heard of the HBO Chernobyl television series, I traveled to Ukraine to spend 4 days inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Here’s how that happened and what I experienced….. Believe it or not, […]

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Alotech camera bag now on Kickstarter: designed for wildlife photographers by wildlife photographers

By [NR] admin | Published: July 16, 2019

This new Alotech camera bag is now listed for funding on Kickstarter – “designed for wildlife photographers by wildlife photographers“: Contouring to fit the natural curve of your spine (see ya later, back pain!) Adjustable suspension system to fit ALL torsos the right way, whether you’re 5’1” or 6’7” Immediate access to essential gear, so […]

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Today is the 50th anniversary of the  Apollo 11 launch – most pros used Nikons to capture the blast-off to the moon

By [NR] admin | Published: July 16, 2019

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch – the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Check out this related [NR] guest post from 2016 – Most pros used Nikons to record Apollo 11 blast-off to the moon:

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Tiananmen Square 30 years ago with the Nikon F-801 (the fifth view of the “Tank Man”)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 14, 2019
Bystanders flee tanks approaching from Tiananmen Square June 5, 1989. At center left between the trees in the background is the man in the white shirt who stopped the line of tanks in the well-known photos, dubbed “Tank Man.” Photo by Terril Jones/AP.

Tiananmen Square 30 years ago with the Nikon F-801 is by Terril Jones who shot the fifth view of the “Tank Man”:

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Nikon NPS changes

By [NR] admin | Published: July 9, 2019

It seems that Nikon is doing some NPS (Nikon Professional Service) changes – click for larger view: I mentioned about potential NPS changes a few months ago. NPS also has a new website:

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