Nikon is currently working on a new camera with a large(-r) sensor to compete with the Canon PowerShot G1X ($799). It’s not clear if Nikon will just use the 1″ sensor from their mirrorless line or they will go with a new 1.5″ sensor similar to the G1X. The current Coolpix P7100 camera has 1/1.7″ CCD sensor. For […]
Nikon announced their financial results and new cash dividends for the year ending on March 31, 2012. The company again reported better than expected financial numbers even after the series of disasters in Asia last year. As a result, the stock price went up over 8%. Nikon remains a profitable company in times where almost every other major […]
Four years ago, exactly at 7:39:29 am (EST) I purchased the domain name NikonRumors.com. It has been one hell of a ride ever since. I am a bit embarrassed about my first blog post, but at that time I really had no clue what I was doing. Anyway, thanks for being a reader over the years and stay […]
The Italian website marsicalive.it published an article about Aptina Imaging – a company that produces sensors for digital cameras. Aptina confirmed the development of a new CMOS full frame sensor for DSLR cameras and “according to some unconfirmed rumors“, this sensor is designed specifically for Nikon:
The European Space Agency published the article “Tracking cities at night from the Space Station” where they describe a new NightPOD intelligent tripod head used to take long exposure photographs by eliminating the motion blur from the International Space Station: “To help astronauts take better pictures, ESA developed a motorized tripod in collaboration with Dutch company Cosine. Called NightPod, this device […]
Today’s guest post on taking photographs with an aerial drone is by Frédéric Moix (website | gallery). 2011 and 2012 saw big improvements in the RC field, new technologies, new batteries, making the ability to lift a heavier DSLR camera more accessible. The interest is obvious: aerial photography is closer to buildings, objects, rock formations, etc. With […]
A reader sent me this picture of what appears to be a twin lens 3D mirrorless digital camera – it was taken at the 4th Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (Malaysia). Reportedly, the camera had a Nikon label on the back. Has anyone seen this camera? Could this be an old film model?
