Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

2019 camera market share: Canon 45.4%, Sony 20.2%, Nikon 18.6%, Fuji 4.7%, Panasonic 4.7%

By [NR] admin | Published: August 14, 2020

Nikkei released the 2019 camera market share – the top five digital camera companies combined had a 93.7% share in 2019 (sales units: 14,830,000 or -22.4%). The data includes only Japanese companies. Here is the breakdown:

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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:

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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):

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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