Micro-scale toy fashions of 4 Nikon cameras have been launched in Japan. The set of 4 ‘Gashapon’ consists of the Nikon Z9 fitted with a Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens, and the Nikon Z fc with Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, in addition to two 35mm movie cameras: the long-lasting Nikon F from 1959 with a Nikkor-s 55mm f/1.2 lens, and the Nikon SP from 1957 geared up with a W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8.
Gashapon are small capsule toys distributed from devoted merchandising machines. Every toy often prices round $1-5 USD. Gashapon has been round for the reason that Nineteen Sixties and are massively fashionable in Japan, with a rising fan base in different elements of the world. Most Gashapon are launched as themed units (like this set of 4 Nikon cameras), with the thought being the purchaser will wish to accumulate the total set. Nevertheless, this is probably not straightforward, because it’s usually tough or just not potential to see the contents of every capsule contained in the merchandising machine earlier than buy.
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The cameras featured within the “Nikon Miniature Assortment” are simply that – tiny – with the Nikon F toy measuring solely 2cm in top. Although even at this tiny scale, the toys are pretty effectively detailed replicas of their full-size counterparts, with the lens on every digital camera being detachable and a physique cap provided to exchange it. The Z fc mannequin can also be mentioned to come back with a random sticker that can be utilized to customise it in a roundabout way. Every miniature Nikon digital camera/lens combo will value 500 Yen, or round $3.50 USD.
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