Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Nikon lens spotted in the historic SpaceX DM-2 launch and docking

There is a new NASA video that shows the “behind the scenes” footage from space during the historic SpaceX DM-2 launch and docking from the perspective of the ISS where you can see some Nikon gear after the 7-minute mark:

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Happened today: Nikon School UK goes online only, Nikon Canada service reopens

The Nikon School UK will close its London school today and switch to online only. The Nikon Canada service has reopened today (July 13).

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Ten young lions: an extraordinary 24 hours at Qorokwe

Ten young lions: an extraordinary 24 hours at Qorokwe is by Dr. Christiaan Winterbach (see also his previous blog post), photos by Christiaan Winterbach and Johan Calitz (originally posted 23 June 2020 on the Wilderness Safaris blog): Qorokwe area of the Okavango Delta, Botswana 4 June: It is first light; it is cold and we are […]

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May 2020 CIPA numbers: DSLR -54%, mirrorless -42%

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

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2020-2021 Nikon Photo Contest announced

The 2020-2021 Nikon Photo Contest is now officially announced

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There are now over 20 Nikon Creator’s Hour videos available on YouTube

There are now over 20 Nikon Creator’s Hour videos available on YouTube and more are coming – see the full schedule here:

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Nikon sued for patent infringement by Digimedia Tech

Digimedia Tech is suing Nikon for patent infringement. The involved patents are: 6,914,635 for “Microminiature Zoom System for Digital Camera” 6,545,706 and 7,715,476 for “System, Method and Article of Manufacture for Tracking a Head of a Camera-Generated Image of a Person.” The impacted cameras are the Nikon Coolpix A1000 and Nikon Coolpix P900:

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