Category Archives: Weird

Nikon creates the biggest human camera to celebrate their centenary (included in the Guinness Book of World Records)

Nikon created the biggest human camera to celebrate their centenary (previously reported here). The photo made it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the “largest human image of a camera”. The event was created in collaboration between Nital and Media Italia. Additional details can be found here. Press release:

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This Nikon D500 camera still works after getting destroyed by a German Shepherd named Rex

The Belgian photo store PCH sent me this story of a Nikon D500 camera being chewed by a German Shepherd named Rex. While some of the plastic is gone, the dog could not damage the magnesium alloy frame and the camera is still working as you can see in the video:

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Check out some of the Nikon prototype cameras on display at the Nikon Museum

The Nikon 100th anniversary exhibition on prototype cameras held at the Nikon Museum is now ongoing. Here are some of the models on display:

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Using a Sony NEX as a digital back for a Nikon FE film SLR camera

Photographer Robin Guymer found a better use for his Sony NEX-3 mirrorless camera – he made a digital back out of it for his Nikon FE SLR film camera – check his website for more info:

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Offline for a few days

I will be traveling this week and will have limited Internet connection. In the meantime, check out this new leaked picture of an upcoming Nikon product: @nikonrumors new slides you didn't tell us about fam? #photographylife 😂 pic.twitter.com/dOPw7suMzC — Moses Ma'aji (@blackandfly) January 31, 2017

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Additional information on the low light Nikon DSLR camera

  The tw0 low light pictures I published two days ago were not taken with a new camera, but with a new sensor if this makes any sense: the new sensor was installed inside a Nikon D750 test mule/body without any specific markings on the outside. The sensor had 20MP resolution (full frame) and was […]

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Pictures reportedly taken with a new Nikon D7xx full frame DSLR camera with incredible low light capabilities

A Swedish photographer claims that the two photos he posted on his Facebook page were taken with a new Nikon D7** full frame DSLR camera that has some incredible low light performance. The new camera should be released in 2017. The first picture was supposedly taken in a pitch black forest at night:

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