Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Nikon 3D mirrorless digital camera?

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?

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

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

  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

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

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

  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

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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