Nikon D70 Named Winner..

gadrian · 21st May 2004

Nikon D70 Named Winner..

Excerpt from the website..

"TOKYO - Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that the D70 has been selected to receive the coveted Camera Grand Prix 2004 award.

The Camera Grand Prix is the most prestigious award presented to a camera in the Japanese photo industry. It is sponsored by the Camera Press Club, an organization founded in September 1963 and comprised of writers from thirteen of Japan's leading photography and camera publications.

This year's selection committee of 51 photographers, scholars, and magazine editors selected the D70 to receive the 21st annual Camera Grand Prix award as the single most outstanding still camera from 172 nominees released between April 2003 and March 2004. This is the 4th time Nikon has received the award, with previous wins in 1984 (the 1st Grand Prix) for the Nikon FA, in 1989 (the 6th Grand Prix) for the Nikon F4, and in 1997 (the 14th Grand Prix) for the Nikon F5."

KNIGHT ONG · 21st May 2004

Interesting, I didn't know that my FA oso got awarded during the 1st GP. But now my Nikon FA brought in 1988 was retired and in the museum ...

Pro-New · 21st May 2004

The FA was a short-lived star at that time.

gadrian · 21st May 2004

Originally Posted by Pro-New

The FA was a short-lived star at that time.

The FA and the F4 were both milestone cameras for Nikon..

The FA was Nikon's first development into Matrix metering.. that developed into its current cutting edge 1005-sensor color matrix metering..

The F4 was the bridge between the past and the present.. everything from the work of manual.. from knobs to manual film crank.. to everything automatic.. PSAM.. Automatic diaphragm.. Autofocus.. awesome metering..

The F5 is the carrier of such great tradition..

To know more.. do read...

The History of Nikon Camera's

21st May 2004	#1
gadrian Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,226	Nikon D70 Named Winner.. Nikon D70 Named Winner.. Excerpt from the website.. "TOKYO - Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that the D70 has been selected to receive the coveted Camera Grand Prix 2004 award. The Camera Grand Prix is the most prestigious award presented to a camera in the Japanese photo industry. It is sponsored by the Camera Press Club, an organization founded in September 1963 and comprised of writers from thirteen of Japan's leading photography and camera publications. This year's selection committee of 51 photographers, scholars, and magazine editors selected the D70 to receive the 21st annual Camera Grand Prix award as the single most outstanding still camera from 172 nominees released between April 2003 and March 2004. This is the 4th time Nikon has received the award, with previous wins in 1984 (the 1st Grand Prix) for the Nikon FA, in 1989 (the 6th Grand Prix) for the Nikon F4, and in 1997 (the 14th Grand Prix) for the Nikon F5."

21st May 2004	#2
KNIGHT ONG Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Snow Mountain Posts: 5,729	Interesting, I didn't know that my FA oso got awarded during the 1st GP. But now my Nikon FA brought in 1988 was retired and in the museum ... __________________ AMPA * Studio * J team

21st May 2004	#3
Pro-New Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 197	The FA was a short-lived star at that time.