{"id":90672,"date":"2024-10-22T12:02:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T16:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=90672"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:33:34","slug":"nikon-giugiaro-designed-cameras-in-my-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-giugiaro-designed-cameras-in-my-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikon Giugiaro Designed Cameras in My Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"90667\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-giugiaro-designed-cameras-in-my-collection\/nikon-giugiaro-01_b-vong-com_boon-vong\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-01_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1337\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Boon Vong&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1726138650&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;b-vong.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nikon-Giugiaro-01_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-01_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-01_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-01_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-01_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong-768x951.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Above: Nikon D4, Nikon Df, and Nikon L35AF<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The other day I was thinking about toys, and how little kids from every walk of life love and cherish them.\u00a0 When we first moved to this country, I&#8217;d just started Kindergarten and was so proud to participate in show-and-tell with my little racecar and the tiny comic book that came with the He-Man figures.\u00a0 Both probably gotten at the flea market.<\/p>\n<p>At the comic\/anime shop over the weekend I see rows upon rows of toys and collectibles, many of which I had back in the day. Now long gone given to nieces and nephews. Would it be nice to have them in the background for talking videos for internet street cred?\u00a0 Sure would, but again, a Jedi craves not these things.\u00a0 Cameras and lenses though, that&#8217;s pretty much been a passion for so long now. While other hobbies and interests (like videogames) has waned over the decades for me, photography lenses and cameras have pretty much stayed the course and in many ways gotten way out of hand.\u00a0 Partly because I do use them to pay the bills, and of course document the people and times in my life and community.\u00a0 Those faces and experiences and moments are definitely more valuable than any dollar amount you can put on a piece of gear or tool.<\/p>\n<p>For this post I thought it would be cool to show and tell about the Nikon cameras that I have that the famous Italian designer Giugiaro and his company has designed.\u00a0 I knew Giugiaro and Italdesign had created some of the world&#8217;s most iconic car designs (the DeLorean!), but I went down the internet rabbit hole the other day and saw that he also designed: macaroni(?!), furniture, Bishop&#8217;s Seiko watch in the classic Aliens, and the cameras pictured below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"90668\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-giugiaro-designed-cameras-in-my-collection\/nikon-giugiaro-02_b-vong-com_boon-vong\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-02_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,770\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Boon Vong&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1726137963&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;b-vong.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nikon-Giugiaro-02_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-02_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-02_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-02_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-02_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Above: a really beat up used Nikon D4 that I recently bought. I&#8217;ve used it to cover several events around town. Sadly this camera is out for repair right now.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d known the Nikon\/Giugiaro partnership began way back in the day with the F3 (which I don&#8217;t own) and that the design language and ergonomics trickled down to many of the other cameras in Nikon&#8217;s product lines over the years.\u00a0 Which has been quite the lineup going back 40+ years, from the film era, to the DSLR era, to now the mirrorless era.\u00a0 Even if these cameras stop working one day, I&#8217;d still appreciate the design and sheer genius that it took to model and sculpt the proper angle of wheels on the back and button placement that you just don&#8217;t see in other cameras&#8211;even if those other cameras belong to the more popular manufacturers from Japan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"90669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-giugiaro-designed-cameras-in-my-collection\/nikon-giugiaro-03_b-vong-com_boon-vong\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-03_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1174\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Boon Vong&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1726139414&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;b-vong.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nikon-Giugiaro-03_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-03_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-03_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-03_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-03_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong-768x835.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"90670\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-giugiaro-designed-cameras-in-my-collection\/nikon-giugiaro-04_b-vong-com_boon-vong\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-04_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,818\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Boon Vong&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1726139175&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;b-vong.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nikon-Giugiaro-04_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-04_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-04_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-04_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-04_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong-768x582.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Above: Nikon L35AF that I found ages ago in a thrift store for a song.\u00a0 Ran a few rolls through it, but it needs some serious taping to get the battery latch to hold the batteries in.\u00a0 This camera&#8217;s lens is really sharp!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"90671\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-giugiaro-designed-cameras-in-my-collection\/nikon-giugiaro-05_b-vong-com_boon-vong\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-05_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1184\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Boon Vong&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1726138490&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;b-vong.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nikon-Giugiaro-05_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-05_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-05_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-05_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-05_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong-768x842.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like action figures and dolls, photographers can attach sentimental value to camera gear as well.\u00a0 Some camera combos we gel with better than others and it becomes a great teacher as it accompanies our adventures in life. The D<em>f<\/em> in the middle looks old, but relatively new in the digital age, and is in my opinion one of the top 3 cameras that Nikon has ever made.\u00a0 Sure it was polarizing for many internet experts back in the day, but I think it might be the best modern photojournalist camera out there.\u00a0 It has strap lugs in the front like back in the day, so the camera can rest on your stomach for probably the fastest quick draw out there.\u00a0 With a 28mm or 35mm manual lens set to f\/8 and auto ISO, it takes the camera out of the equation in a way so you can focus on the scene and moment.\u00a0 Seems like the things that inevitably become collectable and valuable are the things folks never bought or saw the unique ability of at the time of release.<\/p>\n<p>It would be cool in the future to have the whole lineup of &#8220;official&#8221; Giugiaro designed Nikons (I think even the lowly EM I have is one, since it is such a pretty camera).\u00a0 Placed in a timeline, it really would be a design and art student&#8217;s delight, as the cameras parallel things like the VCR&#8217;s and automobiles from the era as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Above: Nikon D4, Nikon Df, and Nikon L35AF The other day I was thinking about toys, and how little kids from every walk of life love and cherish them.\u00a0 When we first moved to this country, I&#8217;d just started Kindergarten and was so proud to participate in show-and-tell with my little racecar and the tiny [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[320,151,7],"tags":[37],"class_list":{"0":"post-90672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-gear","8":"category-photography","9":"category-photos","10":"tag-nikon","12":"post-with-thumbnail","13":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nikon-Giugiaro-01_b-vong.com_Boon-Vong.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pelE0-nAs","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":127954,"url":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/nikon-z5-sample-photos-and-rolling-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":90672,"position":0},"title":"Nikon Z5 Sample Photos and Rolling Review","author":"Boon.Vong","date":"February 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy Lunar New Year everyone, I've been shooting\/editing photos from Nikon cameras for well over 20 years now. 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I dislike labels, but this camera tier has always been branded as \"entry level\" by manufacturers, reviewers, and folks that do not shoot that much or get the most out of their tools.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Gear and Resources&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Gear and Resources","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/category\/gear\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nikon-D3500-Samples-Review-2026_05_001_Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nikon-D3500-Samples-Review-2026_05_001_Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nikon-D3500-Samples-Review-2026_05_001_Boon-Vong.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, 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