The founder of Nikon

Mitsubishi is the founder of Nikon brand.

Nikon has a long history. Established on July 25th, 2007, tel: 1965438. Invested by Nitsubishi, it was formed by the merger of three optical instrument factories. At that time, it mainly produced military optical instruments for the Japanese Ministry of National Defense. Nikon's name is a combination of Japanese "Japan" and "kogakn", so some people call it Nikon Company. At the beginning of its establishment, it hired a number of German optical technicians and began to produce Nicol lenses in 1932. Many camera manufacturers choose Nikon lenses, including the early Canon.

Nikon began to produce cameras from 1948. The original product was an imitation of the contax camera in Germany, and the model was Nikon I. 1959, Nikon introduced the first 135 single-lens reflex camera Nikon f, which is a professional camera that can easily replace the lens and viewfinder and is equipped with a film winding motor. Nikon F was quickly recognized by professional journalists for its complete performance, exquisite craftsmanship and lower price compared with German cameras. In the Vietnam War, Nikon F was widely used by American journalists and gradually became the first choice for journalists.

If you have carefully watched the movie "The Bridges of Madison County", the camera used by the hero Eastwood is Nikon F. The great success of Nikon F has established Nikon's position in the photography industry and become the standard of 135 professional SLR cameras.

Then, Nikon introduced F2, F2AS, F3, F4, F5 and other professional cameras, all of which were well received by professional photographers. Nikon's mid-range cameras, such as FM, FE, FM2, FE2, FA, F50 1, F60 1, F80 1, F90x, etc. It has also become the pursuit goal of photographers.

1959 produced the first single-lens reflex camera f, which established a solid position in the professional market. Since then, Nikon has produced one famous camera after another, and has always occupied the leading position in the 135 professional camera market. Nikon is internationally renowned for its exquisite workmanship, reliable quality and durability, especially in Asian countries, and has long been favored by photographers. From the big F in 1959 to the latest F5, she has maintained the compatibility of lens bayonet. 40 years ago, the F-mount lens could be charged with F5, which was impossible for any other camera factory. Because of this, Nikon's body and lens are favored in the second-hand market and collection circle. Everything has two sides, and the lens mount remains unchanged for forty years, which objectively limits the design of new products and the application of new technologies. When will Nikon's bayonet be compatible? Maybe she is waiting for the manual focusing F, AI and other series of lenses in the hands of old users to be completely retired. The next generation F6 may surprise us. Compared with Canon, Nikon has a disadvantage, that is, the autofocus device is placed in the fuselage, which is not enough to drive the "cannon" lens, unlike Canon, which needs different motors for different lenses. According to the latest news, Nikon has developed an AF-S lens for in-mirror autofocus, which has broken through this technical difficulty. )