Tag Archives: Nikon full frame mirrorless camera

Catching up on the latest Nikon patents (more mirrorless hints)

By [NR] admin | Published: August 31, 2017

I have not reported on the latest Nikon patents in a while, here is a quick recap (a reminder: as some have found out recently, previous patents are not a guarantee for future products):

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New Yahoo Japan article about Nikon

By [NR] admin | Published: August 9, 2017

Yesterday Yahoo Japan published an article about Nikon. The Google translation is hard to understand, but here are the main points:

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New Nikon patents: 24-68mm f/2.8-4 full frame mirrorless lens and a multifunctional hot shoe

By [NR] admin | Published: July 27, 2017

Two new Nikon patents were filed in Japan: P2017-129668A – 24-68mm f/2.8-4 full frame mirrorless lens P2017-130973A – multifunctional hot shoe (with additional connectors to accommodate an EVF?) Here are a few more graphics from the multifunctional hot shoe patent:

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Nikon officially confirms they are “developing new mirrorless products”

By [NR] admin | Published: July 12, 2017

In connection with the latest interview with Nikon’s president I posted here on [NR], a Nikon spokesperson said this to dpreview: “While details are confidential, we can say that we are currently developing new mirrorless products that build upon Nikon’s strengths, and offer the performance prospective customers expect, including the ultimate optics performance, image-processing technologies, strength […]

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Thom Hogan explains why Nikon’s late entry to the mirrorless market could actually be a good thing

By [NR] admin | Published: July 8, 2017

  Continuation to my post from earlier today: there could be multiple reasons why Nikon is still not releasing their mirrorless solution. All previously announced mirrorless cameras from other companies were not perfect and they all had some serious disadvantages. Just in the past year, we started seeing mirrorless cameras with improved EVF (Leica SL), dual […]

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Nikon’s president confirms new mirrorless camera in an interview

By [NR] admin | Published: July 8, 2017

Last week the Japanese newspaper Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun published an interview with Nikon’s President Mr. Kazuo Ushida. In the interview Mr. Ushida hinted again (see also this post) that Nikon will be releasing a new mirrorless camera – see the Google translation of the article (fourth paragraph):

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Poll: what camera do you want Nikon to release?

By [NR] admin | Published: May 15, 2017

I haven’t done one of those useless polls in a while, so here we go – which one of those Nikon cameras do want/need and will most likely purchase (you can vote for two cameras): What camera do you want Nikon to release?You can also enter your own listing in the poll under “other”. Direct link to […]

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Getting closer to a Nikon announcement

By [NR] admin | Published: April 7, 2017

I already reported that I expect new products to be announced in the 2nd or 3rd week of April. We are entering this period next week and there are already rumors floating around that we may see new products being introduced as early as next week (the one date I heard is April 11th but […]

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