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Nikon Corporation (Nikon, Nikon Corp.) is a Japanese company specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, and measurement instruments. It was founded in 1917. As of 2002, it has approximately 14,000 employees. Nikon is one of the Mitsubishi companies.
The name Nikon is a merging of Nippon Kogaku, which was the original name before world war II.
Among its famous products are the Nikkor camera lenses (compatible with all F-mount SLR cameras), the Nikonos underwater cameras and the Nikon F-series of professional 35mm SLR cameras. Nikon has keenly followed the transition to digital photography, with both snapshot cameras as well as system cameras like the Digital AFSLR Nikon D100 and the more recent Nikon D70.
Nikon's main competitors include Canon, Minolta, Leica, Pentax, and the Olympus company.
List of Nikon products
Cameras
35mm SLR cameras
Obsolete 35 mm SLR cameras
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Lenses
Auto Focus Prime
- Nikon fisheye
- Nikon 14mm f/2.8 wide angle
- Nikon 20mm f/2.8D AF Nikkor
- Nikon 28mm f/2.8 wide angle
- Nikon 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor
Auto Focus Zoom
'Professional' AF Zoom Lenses
- AF-S Zoom Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 ED
- AF-S Zoom Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8 IF-ED
- AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
- AF 35-70 f/2.8D (legacy model)
External links
Official sites
Fansites & Forums
de:Nikon
ja:ニコン
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