Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Two old Nikon documentaries

By [NR] admin | Published: August 30, 2016

Slow news day. Enjoy these two old Nikon documentaries (both in Japanese). The first one is “Science of the eye – Nikon” from 1966:

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New Nikon wireless remote controller registered in Indonesia

By [NR] admin | Published: August 23, 2016

A new Nikon wireless remote controller with the code name N1544 was registered at the Indonesian Communications Agency. The controller will be made in China and will most likely be for a new Nikon camera that will be announced at Photokina. There are already two cameras recently registered at the Indonesian Communications Agency: N1546 and […]

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Iceland in black and white

By [NR] admin | Published: August 20, 2016

Iceland in black and white by Sven Verbruci (Website | Facebook | Instagram): Every year I set out to do a roadtrip with my dad. Starting in the Netherlands where we live, we drove a two seater roadster to Italy to get challanged by some legendary mountain passes. After seeing the Tibet Hütte at the […]

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New Nikon N1538 camera registered at the Indonesian Communication Agency

By [NR] admin | Published: August 18, 2016

In addition to the N1546 model that showed up few weeks ago, a new Nikon camera was registered at the Indonesian Communication Agency under the code name N1538. The camera will be manufactured in Thailand. Via Nokishita-camera

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Look to the East

By [NR] admin | Published: August 13, 2016

“Look to the East” by Michael Dees (website | Instagram | 500px): It’s probably not customary to write a guest post about a dear love of mine.  It would seem incongruous with the technical jargon of the Bayer pattern, to speak of the affections, would it not?  Not to mention the fact that, as a Nikon […]

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Nikon (NPS) stockpile at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

By [NR] admin | Published: August 8, 2016

Few pictures from the NPS (Nikon Professional Services) station at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The photos from Vincent Kalut @vkalut (Instagram | Twitter | Facebook) / Photo News are copyrighted and used with permission:

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Video of a Nippon Kogaku optics factory from the 1940s

By [NR] admin | Published: August 6, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PE7KKeYTek&feature=youtu.be This video footage is made up of excerpts taken from a Japanese war-time film. The film has a patriotic agenda and is titled ‘Ichiban Utsukushiku’ (The Most Beautiful). Directed & written by Akira Kurosawa (regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema), the footage shows what an early Nippon Kogaku (NIKKO/Nikkor/Nikon) […]

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