Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Who dictates Nikon release schedule – engineering or marketing?

Since I have no interesting rumors to report, I decided to share one of the emails I received recently – there is no way to confirm if this is all true: I was told that Nikon is already working on their 2012-2016 product line. The technology is already here and new product are fully developed and ready to be […]

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More fiction than rumor: Nikon D3Xs specs

I would rate this rumor @ 1% probability. Nikon D3xs specs: 24 MP ISO-100 to 3200 with Lo-1, Lo-2, Hi-1, Hi-2 5 fps. (12-bit), 3 fps. (14-bit), 9 fps (High-speed crop), 1 fps (16-bit) New NEF Metering mode and JPEG Metering mode Full HD with RAW mode Available in June 2010 after Canon 1Ds Mark IV Click […]

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Why Nikon D3xs?

I received those pictures two days ago and decided not post them online because I did not see any convincing evidence that the pictured camera is a Nikon D3xs – it could be any of the D3-D3x-D3s line with black tape over the logo and model. The story goes, that this person was testing some kind […]

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Nikon sales by product: past (2010) vs. estimated (2011)

Those are the “Sales by product” charts for Nikon’s financial year that just ended and the estimated numbers for the next year (March 2010 vs March 2011): Update: the percentage graph could be misleading – here are the actual numbers (March 2010/March 2011): I/L stays for Interchangeable Lenses, SLR-DSC is for SLR/DSLR and C-DSC stays for compact cameras. This […]

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Nikon’s financial results for the last fiscal year are out

Nikon reported a net loss of Y12.62 billion, compared to a year-earlier profit of Y28.06 billion. Operating loss of Y13.85 billion against a profit of Y48.18 billion a year earlier. Sales fell 11% to Y785.50 billion from Y879.72 billion. Nikon’s digital camera business picked up, however, contributing to a 30% increase in operating profit from […]

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Flashback from 1998: Navy SEALs training with mysterious Nikon underwater digital camera

This is an interesting story because when I tried to research this underwater digital camera (Nikon DCS 425) I could hardly find any info online. It seems that this model was produced for the US military/intelligence organizations and initially even its existence was denied: “The Nikonos RS was the World’s first underwater SLR camera, capable of going down to a […]

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Popular Photography’s “great new DSLR” rumor busted

The “great new DSLR” rumor from last week is busted – Popular Photography featured a Canon T2i on the front cover. They also published a full test of the  Nikon 24mm f/1.4 lens.

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