Category Archives: Weird

An entire Nikon museum collection is for sale on eBay

By [NR] admin | Published: April 1, 2016

An entire Nikon museum collection is currently available for sale on eBay for $60k – it contains over 75 “regular” and rare Nikon cameras, lenses and accessories. From the eBay listing:

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Watch this Nikon Coolpix P300 camera getting crushed by a hydraulic press

By [NR] admin | Published: March 20, 2016

After you think you’ve seen it all – here is a video of a hydraulic press flattening a Nikon Coolpix P300 camera:

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Another twist in the Nikon promo that used a Fuji camera

By [NR] admin | Published: March 17, 2016

I think by now we have all seen this Nikon screw-up – they used a Fuji camera to promote their own heritage (source: David McDonald) Not a big deal if you ask me, but it seems that the Internet loves it. Here is another twist to the same story (source: Pierre Gouineau): Update: here is another one (thanks […]

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The Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR lens is now $200 cheaper

By [NR] admin | Published: February 17, 2016

Strange listing on Amazon.com: the latest Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR lens is now $200 cheaper ($200 below MSRP) only if you get it with a free B+W UV filter (shipped and sold by Amazon directly):

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Nikon has a patent for a smart watch that emits fragrance

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2016

In December 2015 a new Nikon patent application was published in Japan for a smart watch that can emit fragrance: The patent was filed in June, 2014. Via Egami, picture: eBay

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Check out these Nikon cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: January 23, 2016

→ Another Nikon F3 NASA camera on eBay. → This is it – the best Nikon camera: it costs only $36 and is made out of… chocolate. Spotted by Arnaud Zufferey in Vienna, Austria. → Check out also this mini-Nikon on flickr.

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Nikon’s project Helix 360 at CES 2016

By [NR] admin | Published: January 14, 2016

I am catching up on few stories from last week: at the 2016 CES show Nikon had 96 D750 cameras with a 20mm lens setup in a circle for taking 360°, holographic or slo-motion photos (Project Helix 360):

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