Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Nikon Q1 financial results are out

By [NR] admin | Published: August 6, 2020

The Nikon Q1 financial results are out and as you can expect they are not good:

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged | 530 Comments

June 2020 CIPA report is out

By [NR] admin | Published: August 5, 2020

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

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged | 127 Comments

Weekly Nikon news flash #584

By [NR] admin | Published: August 2, 2020

→ Capture One released a new black & white and a film inspired “Beyond” styles packs. → The new LEE85 filter system is now available for pre-order. → New Wimberley tripod mount replacement plates (via DC. Watch): Wimberley AP-500 for the Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens: Adorama | B&H Wimberley AP-555 for the Nikkor […]

Also posted in Weekly Nikon News Flash| 121 Comments

New: Transcend CFexpress Type B memory cards (with a list of all CFexpress companies)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 30, 2020

Transcend will release new CFexpress Type B memory cards in August. Two different models will be available: 256GB and 512GB. Pre-orders are now open: Transcend CFexpress 820 Type B memory card 256GB ($299) Transcend CFexpress 820 Type B memory card 512GB ($449) The Transcend CFexpress Type B memory cards have read speed of up to 1,700MB/s […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged , , | 55 Comments

How to add details to landscape photos with this “pseudo-HDR” technique

By [NR] admin | Published: July 19, 2020

André Krajnik (Website | Blog | Facebook, Instagram) sent me this article about a “pseudo-HDR” technique he uses quite often: putting several almost identical images in one file, each as a separate layer and using layer-masks to make only certain parts of the different images visible. In this past, this technique was used for extending the dynamic […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged | 4 Comments

Report: “Nikon offers a potential upside of 50%+ from the current stock price”

By [NR] admin | Published: July 15, 2020

The financial website SeekingAlpha published an article called “Nikon: Not Only A Camera Company With An Upside Of 50%+” where they claim that “Nikon offers a potential upside of 50%+ from the current stock price“: “Nikon Corporation (OTCPK:NINOY) offers a potential upside of 50%+ from the current stock price of ¥880 or $8.19 for NINOY. The […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged | 41 Comments

Partial Nikon F6 recall issued in Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: July 15, 2020
refurbished Nikon F6 film SLR camera

Nikon Japan announced today that some Nikon F6 film SLR camera (new: $2,599, refurb: $1,899) parts may contain substances like dibutyl phthalate (DBP) which exceed the standard value set by the European RoHS directive. This was discovered during Nikon’s research on product environmental standards. Nikon will replace the parts for free. The impacted F6 serial numbers […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged , | 57 Comments