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These are Nikon’s 100th anniversary commemorative cameras & lenses

Feb 24, 2017 by John Aldred 4 Comments

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It’s not exactly a secret that Nikon is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. But what has kept many in suspense is exactly what camera bodies they’ll use to celebrate it. After all, Nikon has a history of creating special and exclusive cameras for various events. Now it seems there are special 100th anniversary editions of both the Nikon D5 and Nikon D500 bodies.

There also seems to be a 100th anniversary edition of the “Holy Trinity” lenses. The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR and 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR. In all cases, the typical black finish seems to have been replaced by a rather pretty gunmetal grey.

The video and images, posted to Twitter by bal0219, are from the CP+ show currently happening in Japan.

ニコン 100周年記念モデル 動画 pic.twitter.com/FAusMCPUgE

— 腸(賜)は死んだ… (@bal0219) February 23, 2017

速報!ニコン100周年記念モデル発売予定 pic.twitter.com/hOA9eq9ps3

— 腸(賜)は死んだ… (@bal0219) February 23, 2017

色はガンメタリック pic.twitter.com/D97UxYJt55

— 腸(賜)は死んだ… (@bal0219) February 23, 2017

Each camera and the set of lenses looks like it has its own hard case, with the 100th annivesary logo embossed onto the top.

アタッシュケース付き pic.twitter.com/WZhVmQF1CE

— 腸(賜)は死んだ… (@bal0219) February 23, 2017

レンズのオブジェ的なのも発売予定らしい pic.twitter.com/ITdQRqRckW

— 腸(賜)は死んだ… (@bal0219) February 23, 2017

They’re a far cry from the gold plated cameras of the past. But, it’s not a completely new look. Nikon gave the F5 the same gunmetal grey finish to celebrate 50 years of making cameras in 1998. While the company has been around since July 1917, they didn’t actually start making cameras until 1948 with the Nikon I.

There’s no word yet if these are simply for display, or whether these will become publicly available. Nor, indeed, has there been any mention of a price. They’re also showing off an open view of the 70-200E lens elements. Each of the cameras also has a 100th anniversary body cap and strap. Presumably the lenses will also bear a similar mark.

[bal0219 via Light n Focus]

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John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

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