Digimedia Tech patent infringement lawsuit against Nikon thrown out: DigiMedia Tech patent held invalid


Back in 2020, the patent troll Digimedia Tech sued Nikon (and many other companies) for patent infringement on the following patents:

  • 6,914,635 for “Microminiature Zoom System for Digital Camera”
  • 6,545,706 and 7,715,476 for “System, Method and Article of Manufacture for Tracking a Head of a Camera-Generated Image of a Person.”

The impacted cameras were the Nikon Coolpix A1000 and Nikon Coolpix P900.

Digimedia’s patent claims were thrown out earlier this year. Their patent claim was held invalid. The full details can be found here. You can read the final decision text here.

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New version of Nikon CCD color mode IIIa and Ia presets released

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preset mode Ia D850

A new version 2.0 of the Nikon CCD color mode IIIa/Ia presets for Nikon cameras has been released. Here is what’s new:

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A reader buys a Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S lens, gets a warranty for a “Z 85/1.2 S” lens (Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.2 S lens coming soon)


A reader purchased a Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S lens. The warranty card that came with the lens was labeled as “Z 85/1.2 S“:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #706


Nikon D5 DSLR and lens patent poster/prints (more available here, the photo section is here).


→ New Think Tank Photo SpeedTop Crossbody camera bag announced (now available at B&H).


Capture One is changing their perpetual license.

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CIPA October numbers


CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2022, black: 2021, blue: 2020):

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AstrHori 12mm f/2.8 fisheye and 18mm f/8 shift full-frame lenses for Nikon Z-mount announced

AstrHori officially announced two out of their four new lenses for Nikon Z-mount:

AstrHori 12mm f/2.8 full-frame fisheye lens

AstrHori 18mm f/8 full-frame shift lens

Check out also the official AstrHori Amazon store.

Via PhotoRumors

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More new/upcoming Chinese lenses for Nikon cameras (Cheecar, Astrhori, KamLan)

More new/upcoming Chinese lenses for Nikon cameras (Cheecar, Astrhori, KamLan):

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