Why Nikon was North Korea’s favorite camera in 2021 - NK PRO The photos that appear in North Korean state media — whether of mass gatherings, scenes from everyday life or the Supreme Leader himself — provide one of the only windows into what’s happening in the DPRK, particularly during the pandemic
Nikon camera used in North Korean spy satellite South Korean Defense Minister Shin revealed that a military reconnaissance satellite launched by North Korea in May was equipped with a camera made by the Japanese manufacturer Nikon (Yahoo) Malligyong-1 (만리경-1) is North Korea’s first reconnaissance satellite, launched on November 21, 2023
A Nikon camera could be on board a North Korean spy satellite The Malligyong-1 is North Korea’s first reconnaissance satellite capable of providing surveillance of South Korea, Japan and the US As a sun-synchronous-orbit satellite it will operate at at an altitude of 500km, but at what resolution it will be able to deliver images is unclear
North Koreas Propaganda Photographers Rely on the Nikon D750 “North Korea’s favorite camera appears to be the 2014 Nikon D750, which was used to shoot 656 KCNA images last year according to EXIF data,” writes Ángel García, the author of the report
Nikon is North Korea’s favorite camera in 2021 - Nikon Rumors “North Korea’s favorite camera appears to be the 2014 Nikon D750, which was used to shoot 656 KCNA images last year according to EXIF data […] The top five cameras used by KCNA are all Nikon DSLRs, responsible for 2,066 of the 2,504 shots from 2021,” writes Ángel García
The History of the Camera… According to North Korea Here’s a 15-minute educational video on camera history that was broadcast for children in the “hermit kingdom” (you can turn on English auto-translation in the video’s settings)
North Korea Archives - Nikon Rumors Nikon is the most used camera in North Korea in 2021 according to this article published on a media outlet specializing in North Korean topics: Nikon is the most used camera by the State News Agency KCNA Although the article is paywalled, here are two tweets published by NK NEWS: