jonpais Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Intriguing, but not quite enough info as of yet. Apparently, several overseas investors are interested in struggling Nikon, but the Japanese government would like the 99 year-old business to remain in Japanese hands. Could Fujifilm prop up Nikon? http://www.fujirumors.com/japanese-goverment-wants-fujifilm-help-suffering-nikon-company-says-japanese-report/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted June 8, 2017 Super Members Share Posted June 8, 2017 Fuji need Nikon's long lenses thats for sure. Or more to the point, my Fuji's need my Nikon long lenses on them! Which you could turn round and say means Nikon need Fuji's mirrorless bodies for their lenses. Fuji want to get into the sports and photojournalism game in a big way and Nikon want to stay at the front of it with Canon (who you feel could push out a mirrorless quickly if the potential Sony threat actually materialises) so its a partnership that would get both of them where they want to be a bit quicker from that point of view. If all that ever came of it was an autofocus F to X mount adapter it'd be worth it ! Sounds more like a deal that is to do with 'Japan stuff' (for want of a better way of describing cultural and/or political nuances that don't always seem obvious to Westerners like me) than it does with actual products though? Inazuma, Kisaha and jonpais 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ash Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 The guy that runs "Nikon Rumors" says this is a fake story.see https://nikonrumors.com/2017/06/06/about-that-fuji-helping-nikon-rumor.aspx/#more-112703 Some of Nikon's director's with old fashioned mind set should be replaced.Good quality third party lenses are also cutting in to their lens sales.Frank Glencairn retired his Nikkor 50mm f1.4 AI and now uses Samyangs ! https://frankglencairn.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/roaring-50s-50mm-samyang-zeiss-and-nikon-comparison/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Aussie Ash said: The guy that runs "Nikon Rumors" says this is a fake story.see https://nikonrumors.com/2017/06/06/about-that-fuji-helping-nikon-rumor.aspx/#more-112703 Some of Nikon's director's with old fashioned mind set should be replaced.Good quality third party lenses are also cutting in to their lens sales.Frank Glencairn retired his Nikkor 50mm f1.4 AI and now uses Samyangs ! https://frankglencairn.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/roaring-50s-50mm-samyang-zeiss-and-nikon-comparison/ I expected something like this, which is why I said 'not enough info', and 'apparently'. Anyway, looking at those shots over at Frank Glencairn's website, the Samyang just kills the Nikkor wide open. Is this just his copy, because so many swear by those Nikkor lenses. Maybe the Korean company should take over the lens division over at Nikon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 The nikkor 50 1.4 mm AI is a Lens from the 70s. Any actual Lens will butt rape it. TheRenaissanceMan, jonpais and hansel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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