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Press photographers using Nikon gear at the Moscow Olympics (Pic: Sovetskoe Foto)
The Nikon Service Centre was set up in the heart of the Luzhniki Stadium
The Nikon Olympic embassy built in the heart of Soviet Russia by Stephen Dowling:
In 1980, Nikon had a new SLR to unveil to the world, and the best possible arena to show it off in – the Olympic Games.
The camera was the third F-mount SLR Nikon unleashed upon the world, following 1959’s Nikon F and 1972’s F2. The F and F2 were the first Japanese SLRs to prise Leica and Contax rangefinders from the hands of professional photojournalists. They were tough and reliable and the lenses were exceptional. Sports snappers and war correspondents alike realised the F was a perfect tool in tough environments.
DC.watch published a hands-on report on the new Nikon Z5 mirrorless camera (the translated version can be found here). The Z5 is expected to start shipping at the end of August. Additional Z5 coverage is available here.
Nikon Z5 pre-order links:
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:
Meike announced another manual focus mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount: 25mm f/1.8 (price: $75). This is an APS-C lens and it will be best suited for the Nikon Z50 camera. Meike already has several other lenses for Z-mount: 35mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.2, 50mm f/1.7, and 85mm f/2.8. Meike lenses are sold at Adorama, Amazon and B&H Photo.
Additional information on the new Meike 25mm f/1.8 manual focus APS-C mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount:
The Nikon Coolpix P900 camera with 166x optical zoom and 332x digital zoom is now listed as discontinued at B&H and at WEX (Adorama already removed the listing). A few P900 cameras are still in stock at Amazon. The P900 is also listed as discontinued at the official Nikon Japan website.
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