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Nikon announces world’s first multi-turn external battery-free absolute encoder MAR-M700MFA with an all-solid-state battery
Nikon today announce the release of the MAR-M700MFA, the world’s first multi-turn external battery-free absolute encoder to use an all-solid-state battery. An absolute encoder is a type of sensor device used commonly in industrial robots on automobile manufacturing lines, machine tools, and many other applications. Its purpose is to detect absolute values for robot-arm rotational…
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Nikon announces NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 prime lens for the Nikon Z mount system
Nikon today announced prime lens NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 compatible with APS-C size/DX-format mirrorless cameras for which the Nikon Z mount has been adopted. A fast maximum aperture of f/1.7 makes it an ideal lens for rendering images that utilize large bokeh, with both still-image and video recording. During hand-held shooting in dimly lit…
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Nikon ECLIPSE Ni-L upright microscope achieve more natural observation with a balanced LED light source
Nikon today announced the release of the ECLIPSE Ni-L upright microscope which features specially balanced LED illumination with properties similar to natural light. As commonly used brightfield microscopes transition away from halogen bulbs to LED light sources, this gives rise to images with blueish hues due to the unnatural color temperatures of many LED light…
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Nikon releases ultrawide-angle zoom lens with power zoom for Nikon Z mount system – NIKKOR Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR
Nikon today announced the release of the NIKKOR Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR, an ultrawide-angle zoom lens compatible with APS-C size/DX-format mirrorless cameras for which the Nikon Z mount has been adopted. The ultrawide-angle zoom lens NIKKOR Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR covers the 12-mm to 28-mm range of focal lengths. At 12…
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Nikon announces the slimmest wide-angle prime lens for Nikon Z mount system – NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8
Nikon today announced the release of the NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8, a slim wide-angle prime lens compatible with full-frame/FX-format mirrorless cameras for which the Nikon Z mount has been adopted. With a total length of approximately 23.5 mm and a weight of approximately 125 g, the NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8 is the slimmest AF lens…
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Nikon announces Digital Sight 50M monochrome microscope camera for drug industry
Nikon today announced the release of the Digital Sight 50M monochrome microscope camera for conducting high precision analysis and large volume sampling for use in applications such as well plate screening. During drug discovery research, efficacy is required through high-throughput screening, which involves selecting and evaluating chemical compounds that possess the desired effect from a…
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Nikon unveils Nikkor Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S lens with built-in 1.4x teleconverter
Nikon today announced the release of the NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S, a fast, super-telephoto prime lens that is compatible with full-frame/FX-format mirrorless cameras for which the Nikon Z mount system has been adopted. The NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S, the super-telephoto prime lens which belongs to the S-Line of NIKKOR…
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Nikon announces a new ultra-compact smart camera LuFact A2000
Nikon today announced the launch of the ultra-compact LuFact smart industrial camera, which utilizes edge AI computing to increase the speed and accuracy of object inspection without the need for a computer connection. The Nikon industrial camera LuFact 2000 is an easily installed ultra-compact camera ideal for manufacturing process inspection and independent judgment on the…
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Nikon announces NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 ultrawide-angle zoom lens for the Nikon Z mount system
Nikon today announced the release of the NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8, an ultrawide-angle zoom lens that is compatible with full-frame/FX-format mirrorless cameras for which the Nikon Z mount has been adopted. The ultrawide-angle zoom lens covers the 17- to 28-mm range of focal lengths with a fast constant maximum aperture of f/2.8. This lens not…
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Nikon announces LuFact ultra-compact machine vision camera
Nikon today announced the release of a new ultra-compact machine vision camera, LuFact to help accelerate the digital transformation (DX) at manufacturing sites. LuFact leverages decades of Nikon digital camera technology and innovation. In addition to capturing images with superior sensitivity and resolution, its ultra-compact design and high-speed processing markedly improves operations and efficiency to…
