Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Nikon is expected to announce 39% higher operation profit compared to last fiscal year

By [NR] admin | Published: March 28, 2012

Just saw this article on Reuters: “Nikon Corp. will likely post a 39 percent rise in group operating profit to around 75 billion yen ($904.81 million) for the year ending this month, beating the standing projection of 72 billion yen…

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For more detailed coverage, follow [NR] on Twitter and Facebook

By [NR] admin | Published: March 15, 2012

  For more detailed coverage of the latest Nikon related news, you can follow [NR] on Twitter and Facebook. I usually post much more detailed information on social media and publish only the important topics on the blog. You can also follow [NR] via this RSS feed or email subscription. Those are actually the fastest ways to […]

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Nikon lens thermos giveaway

By [NR] admin | Published: March 12, 2012

First, the winner of the last Nikon 1 V1 grip giveaway is Bill Pearce. Congratulations! If you did not win, here is another chance: What can I win? In this giveaway you can win a Nikon 70-200mm lens thermos. How do I win? The rules are simple: leave a comment to this blog post. That’s all. One comment […]

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Japan one year later

By [NR] admin | Published: March 11, 2012

Today is the one year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. Check also this update from the Red Cross.

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Nikon at Focus on Imaging 2012

By [NR] admin | Published: March 5, 2012

  The Focus on Imaging 2012 show is currently ongoing in Birmingham, UK. Nikon does not allow visitors to take sample images with the new D4 and D800/D800E cameras. Only one sample of each D4 and D800 is available on the stand and there is a long line of people waiting to try them out. Here are some […]

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Nikon firmware emulator now available

By [NR] admin | Published: March 4, 2012

After the Nikon D5100 firmware was decrypted and we got the first unofficial “Star Wars” firmware update, there is now a full hardware emulator including screen visualizer for the Nikon D3100/D5100/D7000/D* cameras that uses the Fujitsu FR MIPS processor. This will enable anyone willing to write custom firmware routines and then test them without risking their hardware being turned to […]

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Videos shot with Nikon cameras (and some with Canon 5D MarkII)

By [NR] admin | Published: March 3, 2012

The above video was part of the presentation during the Nikon D800 introduction in Bangkok. A short portion of it (at the 0:18 mark) was taken from the time-lapse the “The Mountain” (see the 2:10 mark) which was shot with a Canon 5D MarkII by Terje Sorgjerd. Oops. Here are some videos shot with “real” Nikon cameras.

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