The Nikon D4 in 2025 ~ Photos & Thoughts

In June 2023 I got a cheap Nikon D3 for documenting 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 a of a single Harbeth loudspeaker.

The last photos, so far, are of a Russian 5U3C rectifier tube produced by Svetlana in 1976 for use in a preamplifier project, on the one hand, and the same tube mounted in the preamplifer on the other hand.

Harbeth M30.1 Loudspeaker

Harbeth M30.1 loudspaeaker in eucalyptus veneer - paired with Leben CS-600 tube amplifier.
Harbeth M30.1 loudspeaker / reference monitor in eucalyptus veneer – currently paired with a Leben CS-600. Initially developed by the BBC for the BBC, but later on commercialized.

Kondo Audio Note KSL-M7 Clone

Back-lit 5U3C rectifier tube in the centre of the photo, two General Electric 12AT6 driver tubes to the right, and the preamplifiers transformer to the left.
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 (Kondo Audio Note) KSL-M7 amplifier to the left.

Enghaveparken at Night