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Japanese pricing for Nikon’s 100th anniversary commemorative items

As I already mentioned last week, Nikon has still to announce the pricing and details of their commemorative items and it seems that this will all happen tomorrow, so stay tuned for details. Here is the Japanese pricing on some of the items, shipping should start at the end of  July: UPDATE: the US pricing can be found […]

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New Nikon in space video, search NASA’s photo archive and more

Nikon Europe published a new video: Nikon in Space video: time-lapse view of the world | Nikon 100th Anniversary Nikon’s history in Space began with the Nikon Photomic FTN, a modified Nikon F camera that was used aboard the Apollo 15 in 1971 and Nikon cameras have been aboard every manned space flight since. This […]

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A detailed report on the Nikon prototype cameras exhibition at the Nikon Museum in Tokyo

This is an update to my previous post regarding the exhibition of Nikon prototype cameras held at the Nikon Museum in Tokyo for the 100th anniversary of the company: Richard Haw posted a detailed report from the exhibition on this website – for more pictures and additional coverage, please visit the original post here:

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Nikon announced several commemorative models and goods celebrating their 100th anniversary

As I reported yesterday, Nikon officially announced several commemorative models and goods celebrating Nikon’s 100th Anniversary. Pricing and additional information will be available in June. Check out also the new dedicated website. Additional information:

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Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary sets to be announced next week

Next week Nikon is rumored to announce their Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary limited edition sets that were on display at the CP+ show in February. The official announcement could be tomorrow, April 3rd. The new financial year just started for Nikon and I expect several more announcements to happen soon. Update: see the official announcement here.

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What to expect next from Nikon

Time for another recap. Do not expect anything new to be announced from Nikon this month (obviously) since March 31st is the end of their financial year. It seems that Nikon has decided to take a hit in the yearly financial reports and start fresh on April 1st (no pun intended). I already started receiving […]

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Only 100 Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary limited editions sets will be produced, price not yet released

I received some additional information on the new graphite/gunmetal gray Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary limited editions sets that were on display at the CP+ show in Japan: only 100 sets will be produced (I assume 100 from each set, including the 3 Nikkor sets from the pictures above). I was told that 20 […]

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Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary sets on display at the CP+ show

  I received these pictures of new graphite/gunmetal gray color Nikon D5, D500 camera sets and three Nikkor lens sets designed for Nikon’s 100th anniversary that were on display at the CP+ show in Japan. There is no information on pricing or whether the sets will be available for sale at all (pictures credit: richardhaw.com). More pictures from […]

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