Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

RED vs. Nikon patent lawsuit dismissed

By [NR] admin | Published: April 27, 2023

The RED vs. Nikon patent lawsuit has been dismissed:

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Nikon invests in Unistellar – the pioneer of smart telescopes

By [NR] admin | Published: April 5, 2023

While the telescope market is nothing new for Nikon, the company has made its first investment in the smart telescope industry today in partnership with smart telescope company Unistellar. Unistellar’s eVscope 2 was the first smart telescope to incorporate Nikon technology, and this new investment will allow Unistellar to develop new smart telescopes and bring […]

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February 2023 CIPA numbers

By [NR] admin | Published: April 3, 2023

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2023, black: 2022, blue: 2021):

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Shameless plug: only 3 spots left for the Ultimate Photo Safari in Kenya

By [NR] admin | Published: March 30, 2023

One of our sponsors Paul’s Photo informed me that they currently have only 3 spots left for their Ultimate Photo Safari in Kenya (July 19-29, 2023) and they are offering $500 cancellation savings (price: $14,500). For additional information, check this site or contact Maurice Oketch (661.678.3869,  [email protected]):

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More new Nikon trademarks: “PLENA” and “NX READY”

By [NR] admin | Published: March 22, 2023

In addition to the new logo I reported about a few weeks ago, Nikon has a few other new recently filed trademarks:

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RIP Dpreview

By [NR] admin | Published: March 21, 2023

You probably already saw the sad news that Dpreview is shutting down. I have to say that I am not surprised. Amazon would not keep an entity alive if they do not contribute to the bottom line. I was actually expecting this to happen much earlier when the camera industry started to go south. With […]

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A dream for the future Nikon Z camera: a dynamic white-balance sensor that measures color temperature independently in the different parts of the image

By [NR] admin | Published: March 18, 2023

Stoph Sauter (Instagram | Tumblr | Tumblr 2) shares his idea and hope for a dynamic white-balance sensor that measures color temperature independently (dynamic white-balance in one shot – for multiple sections of the images, just like AF):

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