# The Nikon D4 in 2026 ~ Photos & Thoughts *June 8, 2025 — Kasper Bergholt* In June 2023, I got a cheap Nikon D3 to document a series of relatively rare vacuum tubes (starting with the 6CS7 family) for the Swiss Radiomuseum and Wikipedia. The project reignited my interest in visual art, leading to a number of photo series—perhaps a few too many (see an overview here). In December, I treated myself to an early Christmas present: a Nikon D4. Below are my first three shots with the Nikon D4, which I bought used on MPB with a shutter count of just under 190,000. One is from Enghaveparken in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark, which was shrouded in fog on an early evening. The second is of a single Harbeth loudspeaker. The last photo, so far, is of a Russian 5U3C rectifier tube produced by Svetlana in 1976 for use in a preamplifier project, and the same tube mounted in the preamplifier. Kondo Audio Note KSL-M7 Clone Back-lit 5U3C rectifier tube in the center of the photo, two General Electric 12AT7 driver tubes to the right, and the transformers of a Sunbuck KSL-M7 amplifier to the left. Black | ICE | 1982 Interpretation of William ‘Gibsonian’ Black ICE 1982. Source: Poem Burnt Into the Bitcoin Blockchain | Immutability & Permanence. In this context ICE stands for Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics, used in Gibson’s short story ‘Burning Chrome’ from 1982, not ‘Immigration and Customs Enforcement’. Flora Excursoria Hafniensis 18338 1838 edition of ‘Flora Excursoria Hafniensis’ Danish botanist Salomon Thomas Nicolai Drejer. Enghaveparken at Night From the Nikon D4 to a range of compact cameras Around May 2025 I got more interested in CCD-based compact cameras, inspired by the great results I got with the Pentax K10D. So I sold the Nikon D4, but kept the Nikon D3. This led to experiments with the following compact cameras during the summer: Pentax Optio P70, Casio Exilim EZ-1000, Olympus SP-350 and, the latest, a Nikon Coolpix P50. Nikon Coolpix P50 Photos & Specifications I’m not sure I’ll make separate pages for photos taken iwth the Pentax Optio P70, Pentax H90, Casio Exilim EZ-1000, Olympus SP-350 and, the latest, a Nikon Coolpix P50 compact cameras, presumably not. But here’s one taken with the Nikon Coolpix P50 – the subject is another vintage camera, the Nikon D1X. Nikon Coolpix P50 photo tiltled ‘Jacques Derrida – Archive Fever’ – the motif is a section of a vintage-vintage Nikon D1X DSLR. Also see: Jacques Derrida’s reading of Shakespeare’s line ‘The Time is Out of Joint’ from Hamlet. Nikon Coolpix P50 Specs Resolution: 8.1 megapixels (effective)Sensor type: 1/2.5-inch CCDLens: 3.6× optical zoom, equivalent to 28–102 mm (35 mm format)Aperture range: f/2.8 – f/5.6ISO range: ISO 64 – 2000 (Auto and manual settings)Image stabilization: Electronic Vibration Reduction (VR)Viewfinder: Optical viewfinderDisplay: 2.4-inch LCD with approx. 115,000 pixelsFocus: Contrast-detect AF with center and multi-area modesExposure modes: Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual exposure compensationShutter speed range: 4 – 1/1500 sWhite balance: Auto and 5 manual presetsFile format: JPEG (Exif 2.2 compliant)Video: 640 × 480 px at 30 fps (with mono sound)Storage: SD/SDHC card (and internal memory)Power source: 2 × AA batteries (alkaline, lithium, or NiMH)Dimensions: 94.5 × 66 × 44 mmWeight: Approx. 160 g (without batteries or memory card) Nikon D4 versus Nikon Coolpix P50 The Nikon D4 weighs around 1,300 grams, and my go-to lens for it, the Zeiss 50mm f/2 Macro, adds roughly 500 grams. That makes the Coolpix P50 about twelve times lighter, a great always-in-the-pocket camera that delivers excellent images in well-lit conditions. I also appreciate the color tonality of its sensor, and 8 megapixels are more than sufficient for many of my projects.