Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

The history of Nikon’s first digital camera (QV-1000C)

NikonWeb has another excellent article on the history of the first Nikon digital camera (the QV-1000C) with many interesting stories, including this one from Kenji Toyoda (the planning manager in charge of the QV-1000C): “It was in 1988. Just before my visit to Photokina, I talked with a chief editor of a Japanese photographic magazine, a friend of mine, and […]

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Updated list of Nikon approved memory cards

Nikon Europe issued an updated list of approved SD and CF memory cards for Nikon cameras: Approved memory cards for Nikon DSLR cameras Approved memory cards for Nikon Coolpix P series cameras Approved memory cards for Nikon Coolpix S series cameras

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Nikon’s yearly financial results are out

Here is Nikon’s one sentence summary of the Imaging Company in 2011: “Sales and operating income both increased in spite of yen appreciation and parts procurement difficulty.” This is what Nikon had to say about the impact of the earthquake on the 2012 forecast: Disaster damages and plant recoveries: In Miyagi, Tochigi, and Ibaraki prefectures, […]

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Nikon vs. Canon infographic

Infographics are cool and here is one for Nikon vs. Canon created by besteproduct.nl:

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New product releases in the next 6 months according to Nikon Australia national sales manager

Nikon Australia has a new national sales manager and he is looking forward to new product announcements in the next 6 months – this is what David Allen told current.com.au: “Allen outlined a number of key goals Nikon wants to achieve in the next six months. These include market share improvements, new product releases, greater engagement […]

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Nikon D5R concept camera

This Nikon D5R camera is a designer’s concept created by Ned Mulka. The idea is to include the mirror, prism and sensor into a rotating element that can reduce the camera size and weight (see this slideshow for a detailed description of this concept).

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Happy Birthday [NR]!

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