Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

CIPA February numbers: no longer all red

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for February 2021 (orange: 2021, black: 2020, blue: 2019, click for larger view) and the numbers are no longer all red (previous reports have been red across to board for a long time):

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Meyer Optik Görlitz lenses will be available also for Nikon Z-mount

In their latest press release, Meyer Optik Görlitz confirmed that their lenses will be available also for Nikon Z-mount: “In addition, new versions of the famous Biotars are currently being developed in various focal lengths. As well as versions of the existing lenses for the latest camera mounts (Canon R and Nikon Z). The exact dates […]

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Nikon demonstrations planned for 2021

Nikon demonstrations are being planned for 2021 because of the recent reductions/eliminations of Nikon product warranties around the world:

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Delkin announced new BLACK CFexpress Type B memory cards

Delkin introduced new BLACK CFexpress Type B memory cards with 1760 MB/s max read and 1400 MB/s min sustained write speeds (higher depending on capacity). Pre-orders are open at B&H, but B&H is closed for Passover. Additional information:

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Financial report: “Strength seen in Nikon Corp. Can its 8.2% jump turn into more strength?”

This is a quote from the article “Strength seen in Nikon Corp. Can its 8.2% jump turn into more strength?” published on Yahoo Finance a few days ago:

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New data: total number of Canon, Sony, and Nikon cameras produced in 2020

The Japanese Sankeibiz (translated) published some new data on the total number of cameras produced in 2020: According to the Japanese research firm Techno System, Sony produced 1.15 million mirrorless cameras in 2020, Canon is second with 1.05 million cameras, followed by Nikon with 250,000 cameras (out of a total of 3.26 million mirrorless cameras produced […]

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Thom Hogan explains how stupid it is to draw conclusions from the BCN Ranking numbers

BCN Ranking, just like Amazon’s best-selling camera rankings, are useless to draw conclusions about which brand is doing better, and yet certain fanboys are still using them to create clickbait blog posts. But don’t listen to me, just go and read Thom’s latest article “Why I Don’t Put Much Credence in BCN Market Share Numbers“. […]

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