The latest Nikon design patents

By [NR] admin | Published: February 2, 2018




This new Nikon design patent (USD789434) could be for the rumored Nikon Coolpix P900 replacement. The top dials are different when compared to the current Nikon P900 model.


 .   

Read More »

Posted in Nikon Patents, Nikon Point and Shoot| Tagged , , | 13 Comments

The latest Nikon patents: 400mm, 500mm and 600mm f/5.6 Phase Fresnel (PF) lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: February 1, 2018
Nikon 400mm f:5.6 lens patent

Nikon 400mm f/5.6 lens patent

Nikon 500mm f/5.6 lens patent

Nikon 500mm f/5.6 lens patent

Nikon 600mm f:5.6 lens patent

Nikon 600mm f/5.6 lens patent

Nikon filed a patent (P2018-17857A) in Japan for a 400mm f/5.6 (22cm long), 500mm f/5.6 (28cm long) and 600mm f/5.6 (33cm long) full frame Phase Fresnel (PF) lenses.

Addition information on Nikon Phase Fresnel (PF) lenses can be found here:

Nikon’s Phase Fresnel (PF) lens explained

As of today the Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR is the only Nikon Phase Fresnel (PF) lens.

Read More »

Posted in Nikon Lenses, Nikon Patents| Tagged , , , , , , , | 303 Comments

Nikon mirrorless camera poll results

By [NR] admin | Published: February 1, 2018

Here are the results from the Nikon mirrorless camera poll:

Also – the 2017 CIPA camera shipment report is out:

The 2017 CIPA camera shipment report is out

I will let you make your own conclusions, because you already know mine…

Posted in Nikon Mirrorless Camera| Tagged | 128 Comments

Top 10 NikonRumors posts for January 2018

By [NR] admin | Published: February 1, 2018

  
  
  
These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for January 2018:

Read More »

Posted in Top 10 Posts| 3 Comments

Sony A7RIII vs. Nikon D850 vs. Canon 5D Mark IV

By [NR] admin | Published: January 31, 2018

Dan and Sally Watson published an interesting video comparing the Sony a7rIII ($3,198), Nikon D850 ($3,296.95) and Canon 5D Mark IV ($3,299) cameras. Here is a quick recap from SonyAddict:

Read More »

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| 191 Comments

Poll: are you going to buy the new Nikon mirrorless camera?

By [NR] admin | Published: January 30, 2018


Are you going to buy the new Nikon mirrorless camera? I know we don’t have much information – I just want to see how many people are generally interested in a new mirrorless solution from Nikon:


Direct link to poll

Graphics: Broxibear

Posted in Nikon Mirrorless Camera| Tagged | 696 Comments

Nikon D810a DSLR camera for astrophotography listed as discontinued at US retailers

By [NR] admin | Published: January 29, 2018



The Nikon D810a DSLR camera is currently listed as discontinued or on backorder at the top three US retailers:

The Nikon D810a DSLR camera was specifically designed for astrophotography and it was announced back in February 2015.

Related posts:

Read More »

Posted in Nikon D810a| Tagged , | 74 Comments