Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Additional information on the Nikon FM film camera to a digital camera conversion project

By [NR] admin | Published: October 3, 2020

Sanasol provided me with some additional information on his Nikon FM film camera to a digital camera conversion project I reported about last month – the detailed step-by-step instructions are available at GitHub and there is a new video:

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August 2020 CIPA report is out

By [NR] admin | Published: October 1, 2020

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for August, 2020 (orange: 2020, black: 2019, blue: 2018, click for larger view):

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Nikon partnered with the Boston Red Sox to install a state-of-the-art Robotic Pod camera system from Mark Roberts Motion Control at Fenway Park

By [NR] admin | Published: September 26, 2020

Yesterday Nikon announced that they have partnered with the Boston Red Sox to install a state-of-the-art Robotic Pod camera system from Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC is a Nikon company) throughout Fenway Park to capture still images and full HD videos. Nikon Professional Services (NPS) installed five Robotic Pods at various locations in the park. The weatherproof […]

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Nikon Photo Contest 2020-2021: Call for entries

By [NR] admin | Published: September 26, 2020

The 2020-2012 Nikon Photo Contest will open on October 22, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. Here is the full press release:

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Nikon sold tons of DSLRs in 2019, but not so many mirrorless cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: September 17, 2020

The following data is coming from an article posted on nikkei.com – Nikon kept the #2 spot in interchangeable lens camera shipments for 2019, but in the mirrorless segment, Nikon is even behind Olympus (Olympus basically gave up on their camera business):

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“Universal Lens Hood” now on Kickstarter

By [NR] admin | Published: September 10, 2020

The new “Universal Lens Hood” project from KUVRD raised almost $170k on Kickstarter:

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Nikon FM film camera converted into a digital camera

By [NR] admin | Published: September 7, 2020

Sanasol converter his Nikon FM film camera into a digital camera:

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