Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

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

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 […]

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Partial Nikon F6 recall issued in Japan

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 […]

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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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