Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

New Nikon camera N1718 registered online

By [NR] admin | Published: May 11, 2018

Nikon registered a new camera under the code name N1718 with the Russian government authority. This is the fourth registered, but not-yet-announced Nikon camera:

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Nikon’s 2018 financial results are out

By [NR] admin | Published: May 10, 2018

Today Nikon announced their financial results for the year that ended March 2018. As previously reported, profits are up for the entire company – here are the key numbers with relevant data from the Imaging Products Business: Operating Profit: ¥56.2 billion (¥55.5 billion increase from last year, ¥3.2 billion above estimates) Imaging Products Business: fixed cost reduction and […]

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Nikkei: “Nikon sees 30% profit boost on demand for panel-producing gear, camera maker’s cost-cutting and reforms show signs of working”

By [NR] admin | Published: May 8, 2018

Nikkei just published a new article ahead of the Nikon’s yearly financial results announcement titled “Nikon sees 30% profit boost on demand for panel-producing gear, Camera maker’s cost-cutting and reforms show signs of working“: “Nikon’s operating profit is expected to jump 30% to 70 billion yen ($640 million) in the current fiscal year ending March 2019, […]

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NikonRumors.com is 10 years old today

By [NR] admin | Published: May 1, 2018

On this day 10 years ago I started NikonRumors.com. I want to thank everyone who has been a part of the [NR] family over the years. I still think the best time is ahead of us. Photography has never been so popular and I believe/hope Nikon will sort out their issues and come back stronger than ever. In the past […]

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Offline for a few days

By [NR] admin | Published: April 30, 2018

I will be traveling in the next few days and will have limited internet connectivity. My coverage of the latest Nikon news and rumors could be delayed. While I am on the road you can check the Nikkor Lenses, Nikon D7500 and Nikon D850 Facebook groups for some interesting discussions and photographs. If you have any questions […]

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The value of Nikon Metrology business has dropped by $94M USD

By [NR] admin | Published: April 24, 2018

Yesterday Nikon issued a press release announcing that they expect an “extraordinary loss” in the value of their Nikon Metrology business based in Belgium: As a result of reviewing NMNV’s future cash flow in the aforementioned process, the fair value of the investment in NMNV has declined, and 10,343 million yen of the loss on […]

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Most of the photos in the World Press Photo 2018 contest were taken with Nikon (51.5%) and DSLR cameras (83.5%)

By [NR] admin | Published: April 16, 2018

Here is a breakdown of the cameras used by photojournalists in the 2018 World Press Photo contest (Nikon D5 and D810 at the top two spots, the photo of the year is taken with a Nikon D4s):

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