Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Here is the link. The video contains the history of many Nikon’s “World First”. After seeing the video, you will get an unusual urge to go out and buy a new Nikon… btw RED announced their monster modular camera – it does shoot stills. Wow! RED cameras do have a Nikon mount (adaptor).

As you probably already know Circuit City filed for bankruptcy protection. They owe Nikon $14,926,445… Via Bloomberg

The Nikon Photo Contest International has been held by Nikon since 1969. The application period is from September 1st till November 30th 2008. More info on how to apply can be found here. Grand Prize: Nikon Digital SLR Camera D3 AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm F2.8G ED AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED Good luck!

A reader noticed that the hot shoe on the Leica S2 appears to be a Nikon pin-out configuration – Leica’s usual M-TTL hot-shoe has longer contacts towards the back of the body. Here is a comparison (Leica S2 vs Nikon D700):

Link – that’s all I got…

Recession… Nikon slashed its annual net profit forecast by 40% (ouch). Nikon expects to post a net profit of 47 billion yen for the year, down from 75.5 billion yen in the last year (good that there is still a profit). Nikon raised its annual target for DSLR shipments to 3.5 million units from 3.3 […]