Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi wants to partner with Nikon, Canon or Hasselblad

The Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi posted a strange poll on the social media platform Weibo asking fans whether they should partner with Nikon, Canon or Hasselblad. The poll winner was Hasselblad, which is of course owned by DJI (also a Chinese company):

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The Nikon D880 and the Loch Ness Monster are not real

Several readers have asked me already – I have nothing to report about a potential new Nikon D880 camera. Please do not visit websites that make up fake stories in order to get extra clicks. These websites never reported a valid rumor in the past and they will never report one in the future.

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Coming soon: Laowa mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount from Venus Optics

In addition to the new Laowa 15mm f/4.5 W-Dreamer shift lens, Venus Optics is working also on three other mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount: Laowa 9mm f/5.6 Laowa 11mm f/4.5 Laowa 14mm f/4   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by NikonRumors.com (@nikonrumors) on Jan 19, 2020 at 5:54pm PST I have […]

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A few new BCNRanking digital camera stats

BCNRanking released their digital camera awards for last year – keep in mind that BCN Ranking is a POS database that collects daily data from approximately 40% of the Japanese electronics retailers and online stores (click for larger view):

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Nikon at CES recap

The 2020 CES show is now over. Here is the complete [NR] coverage on the new Nikon products in case you missed it: Nikon D780 unboxing Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR lens comparisons Nikon Coolpix P900 vs. Nikon Coolpix P950 vs. Nikon Coolpix P1000 comparison Nikon Nikkor Z mirrorless lens lineup: […]

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CIPA’s November report is out

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their November report (orange: 2019, black: 2018, blue: 2017, click for larger view):

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Nikon Nikkor Z 70–200mm f/2.8 VR S lens officially announced

The Nikon Nikkor Z 70–200mm f/2.8 VR S lens is now officially announced: Press release Additional information Sample photos Pre-orders: Adorama B&H Amazon WEX (UK) Park Camera (UK) Calumet (Germany) Camera Canada Nikon Nikkor Z 70–200mm f/2.8 VR S lens design and MTF charts (wide/tele):

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