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49-537: Noct is Nikon 's trademark for its largest-aperture camera lenses: the Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 lens produced from 1977 to 1997 and the Z mount 58mm f/0.95 S Noct introduced in 2018. This product article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nikon Since July 2024, Nikon has been headquartered in Nishi-Ōi, Shinagawa, Tokyo where the plant has been located since 1918. The company

98-576: A Coolpix line which grew as consumer digital photography became increasingly prevalent through the early 2000s. Nikon also never made any phones. Through the mid-2000s, Nikon's line of professional and enthusiast DSLRs and lenses including their back compatible AF-S lens line remained in second place behind Canon in SLR camera sales, and Canon had several years' lead in producing professional DSLRs with light sensors as large as traditional 35 mm film frames. All Nikon DSLRs from 1999 to 2007, by contrast, used

147-429: A 46 megapixel Full Frame (FX) format stacked CMOS sensor which is stabilized and has a very fast readout speed, making the mechanical shutter not only unneeded, but also absent from the camera. Along with the sensor, the 3.7 million dot, 760 nit EVF , the 30 fps continuous burst at full resolution with a buffer of 1000+ compressed raw photos, 4K 120 fps ProRes internal recording, the 8K 30 fps internal recording and

196-564: A Memorandum of understanding to form a global strategic alliance in corrective lenses by forming a 50/50 joint venture in Japan to be called Nikon-Essilor Co. Ltd. The main purpose of the joint venture is to further strengthen the corrective lens business of both companies. This will be achieved through the integrated strengths of Nikon's strong brand backed up by advanced optical technology and strong sales network in Japanese market, coupled with

245-597: A high speed 10X macro zoom lens. Contrary to other brands, Nikon never attempted to offer projectors or their accessories. Nikon has shifted much of its manufacturing facilities to Thailand , with some production (especially of Coolpix cameras and some low-end lenses) in Indonesia . The company constructed a factory in Ayuthaya north of Bangkok in Thailand in 1991. By 2000, it had 2,000 employees. Steady growth over

294-545: A peak of ¥ 75.4 billion (fiscal 2007) to ¥ 18.2 billion for fiscal 2015. Nikon plans to reassign over 1,500 employees resulting in job cuts of 1,000, mainly in semiconductor lithography and camera business, by 2017 as the company shifts focus to medical and industrial devices business for growth. In March 2024, it was announced Nikon had acquired the American camera manufacturer specializing in digital cinematography, Red Digital Cinema . In January 2006, Nikon announced

343-703: A single factory. In 1948, the first Nikon-branded camera was released, the Nikon I . Nikon lenses were popularised by the American photojournalist David Douglas Duncan . Duncan was working in Tokyo when the Korean War began. Duncan had met a young Japanese photographer, Jun Miki , who introduced Duncan to Nikon lenses. From July 1950 to January 1951, Duncan covered the Korean War. Fitting Nikon optics (especially

392-569: Is 7.2 °C (45 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,202 millimetres (87 in). September is the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.8 °C (66 °F), and lowest in January, at around −3.9 °C (25 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Nikkō was 30.8 °C (87.4 °F) on 8 August 2018. The coldest temperature ever recorded

441-481: Is a city in Tochigi Prefecture , Japan . As of 2 December 2020 , the city's population was 80,239, in 36,531 households. The population density was 55 persons per km . The total area of the city is 1,449.83 square kilometres (559.78 sq mi). Nikkō is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists. Attractions include the mausoleum of shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu at

490-604: Is a reflection of the beauty and sites in Nikkō. Nikkō covers a vast area (1,449.83 km ) of rural northwestern Tochigi, approximately 140 km north of Tokyo and 35 km west of Utsunomiya , the capital of Tochigi Prefecture . It is the third-largest city (by area) in Japan, behind Takayama and Hamamatsu . Both the Watarase River and the Kinugawa River pass through the city. Lake Chūzenji and

539-436: Is the eighth-largest chip equipment maker as reported in 2017. Also, it has diversified into new areas like 3D printing and regenerative medicine to compensate for the shrinking digital camera market. Among Nikon's many notable product lines are Nikkor imaging lenses (for F-mount cameras, large format photography, photographic enlargers , and other applications), the Nikon F -series of 35 mm film SLR cameras,

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588-659: Is the home city to the Nikkō Ice Bucks in the Asia League Ice Hockey . Nikkō Kirifuri Ice Arena hosted the Women's Ice Hockey World Championships (Division I) in April 2007. There is also a speed skating oval. Nikko has 23 public primary schools , 12 public middle schools and three combined public primary/middle schools operated by the city government. The city has three public high schools operated by

637-534: The D600 , a prosumer FX camera, are produced in Thailand, while their professional and semi-professional Nikon FX format (full frame) cameras ( D700 , D3 , D3S , D3X , D4 , D800 and the retro-styled Df ) are built in Japan, in the city of Sendai . The Thai facility also produces most of Nikon's digital "DX" zoom lenses, as well as numerous other lenses in the Nikkor line. In 1999, Nikon and Essilor have signed

686-554: The D780 , or the D6 in 2020. In reaction to the growing market for Mirrorless cameras, Nikon released their first Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras and also a new lens mount in 2011. The lens mount was called Nikon 1 , and the first bodies in it were the Nikon 1 J1 and the V1 . The system was built around a 1 inch (or CX) format image sensor , with a 2.7x crop factor . This format

735-855: The Hasselblad , used in the Mercury , Gemini and Apollo programs, 12 of which are still on the Moon) and later once in 1973 on the Skylab and later again on it in 1981. Nikon popularized many features in professional SLR photography, such as the modular camera system with interchangeable lenses, viewfinders, motor drives, and data backs; integrated light metering and lens indexing; electronic strobe flashguns instead of expendable flashbulbs; electronic shutter control; evaluative multi-zone "matrix" metering; and built-in motorized film advance. However, as auto focus SLRs became available from Minolta and others in

784-623: The Kegon Falls lie in Nikkō, as does the Nikko Botanical Garden . The city's many mountains and waterfalls have made it an important source of hydroelectric power . The area has been used for mining copper , aluminum and concrete . The weather in Nikkō is fairly similar to that of the northern island of Hokkaidō , even though Nikkō is much closer to Tokyo than Hokkaidō. The elevation of Nikkō plays an important role in this fact. It will usually get cooler as one ascends

833-473: The Nikkō Line , followed by Tobu Railway in 1929 with its Nikkō Line . Nikkō was incorporated as a town in 1889, part of Kamitsuga District , with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was upgraded to city status in 1954 after merging with the neighboring village of Okorogawa . In March 2006, Nikkō absorbed the neighboring city of Imaichi , the town of Ashio from Kamitsuga District ,

882-459: The Nikkō Tōshō-gū shrine , and that of his grandson Tokugawa Iemitsu (Iemitsu-byō Taiyū-in), along with Futarasan shrine , which dates to the year 767. There are many famous onsen (hot springs) in the area. Elevations range from 200 to 2,000 meters. The Japanese saying 「日光を見ずして結構と言うなかれ "Never say kekkō until you've seen Nikkō" – with kekkō meaning splendid, magnificent, or satisfied –

931-520: The Nikon D1 SLR under its own name in 1999. Although it used an APS-C -size light sensor only 2/3 the size of a 35 mm film frame (later called a " DX sensor"), the D1 was among the first digital cameras to have sufficient image quality and a low enough price for some professionals (particularly photojournalists and sports photographers) to use it as a replacement for a film SLR. The company also has

980-452: The Z fc and the Z 9 . The Nikon Z fc is the second Z-series APS-C (DX) mirrorless camera in the line up, designed to evoke the company's famous FM2 SLR from the '80s. It offers manual controls, including dedicated dials for shutter speed, exposure compensation and ISO. The Z 9 became Nikon's new flagship product succeeding the D6, marking the start of a new era of Nikon cameras. It includes

1029-570: The "n" to the "Nikko" brand name. The similarity to the Carl Zeiss AG brand "ikon", would cause some early problems in Germany as Zeiss complained that Nikon violated its trademarked camera. From 1963 to 1968 the Nikon F in particular was therefore labeled ' Nikkor '. The Nikkor brand was introduced in 1932, a westernised rendering of an earlier version Nikkō ( 日光 ), an abbreviation of

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1078-678: The 120 hz subject recognition AF system make it one of the most advanced cameras on the market with its main rivals being the Canon EOS R3 and the Sony α1 . (As of February 2022) Before the introduction of the Z-series, on February 23, 2016 Nikon announced its DL range of fixed-lens compact cameras. The series comprised three 20 megapixel 1"-type CMOS sensor cameras with Expeed 6A image processing engines: DL18-50 f/1.8-2.8, DL24-85 f/1.8-2.8 black and silver and DL24-500 f/2.8-5.6. Nikon described

1127-535: The Canon system through the 1990s. Once Nikon introduced affordable consumer-level DSLRs such as the Nikon D70 in the mid-2000s, sales of its consumer and professional film cameras fell rapidly, following the general trend in the industry. In January 2006, Nikon announced it would stop making most of its film camera models and all of its large format lenses, and focus on digital models. Nevertheless, Nikon remained

1176-547: The NIKKOR-P.C 1:2 f=8,5 cm) to his Leica rangefinder cameras allowed him to produce high contrast negatives with very sharp resolution at the centre field. Founded in 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha ( 日本光学工業株式会社 "Japan Optical Industries Corporation"), the company was renamed Nikon Corporation , after its cameras, in 1988. The name Nikon , which dates from 1946, was originally intended only for its small-camera line, spelled as "Nikkon", with an addition of

1225-574: The Nikon DSLR cameras, which is friendly for those who are switching from them. This shows that Nikon is putting their focus more on their MILC line. In 2020 Nikon updated both the Z 6 and the Z 7. The updated models are called the Z 6 II and the Z 7 II . The improvements over the original models include the new EXPEED 6 processor, an added card slot, improved video and AF features, higher burst rates, battery grip support and USB-C power delivery . In 2021, Nikon released 2 mirrorless cameras,

1274-692: The Nikon D-series of digital SLR cameras, the Nikon Z-series of digital mirrorless cameras, the Coolpix series of compact digital cameras, and the Nikonos series of underwater film cameras. Nikon's main competitors in camera and lens manufacturing include Canon , Sony , Fujifilm , Panasonic , Pentax , and Olympus . Founded on July 25, 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha ( 日本光学工業株式会社 " Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd. "),

1323-566: The Promotion of Regional Revitalization ( Kishida Cabinet Secretariat ), which promotes the development of new technologies to combat depopulation, for its "high standard" of digital transformation / telework infrastructure. Related projects have been awarded over ¥19.1M in government grants. [REDACTED] JR East – Nikkō Line [REDACTED] Tōbu Railway – Tōbu Nikkō Line [REDACTED] Tōbu Railway – Tōbu Kinugawa Line Yagan Railway Watarase Keikoku Railway Nikkō

1372-567: The Tochigi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tochigi 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Nikkō is heavily dependent on tourism to its historical and scenic sites and hot spring resorts . Hydroelectric power production, food processing, and the non-ferrous metals industry are also important components of the economy. Nikkō has been recognized by Japan's Office for

1421-731: The area during the Edo period . It is known as the burial place of the shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu . A number of new roads were built during this time to provide easier access to Nikkō from surrounding regions. Nikkō Tōshō-gū, Futarasan Shrine , and Rinnō-ji now form the UNESCO World Heritage Site Shrines and Temples of Nikkō . During the Meiji period , Nikkō developed as a mountain resort, and became particularly popular among foreign visitors to Japan. The Japanese National Railways began service to Nikkō in 1890 with

1470-522: The cameras were double branded with a series-name on the one and a sales name on the other hand. Sales names were for example Zoom-Touch for cameras with a wide zoom range, Lite-Touch for ultra compact models, Fun-Touch for easy to use cameras and Sport-Touch for splash water resistance. After the late 1990s, Nikon dropped the series names and continued only with the sales name. Nikon's APS-cameras were all named Nuvis . Nikk%C5%8D Nikkō ( 日光市 , Nikkō-shi , IPA: [ɲikkoꜜːɕi] )

1519-422: The company quickly ceased developing its rangefinder line to focus its efforts on the Nikon F single-lens reflex line of cameras, which was successful upon its introduction in 1959. For nearly 30 years, Nikon's F-series SLRs were the most widely used small-format cameras among professional photographers, as well as by some U.S. space program, the first in 1971 on Apollo 15 (as lighter and smaller alternative to

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1568-484: The company was renamed to Nikon Corporation, after its cameras, in 1988. Nikon is a member of the Mitsubishi group of companies ( keiretsu ). On March 7, 2024, Nikon announced its acquisition of Red Digital Cinema . The Nikon Corporation was established on 25 July 1917 when three leading optical manufacturers merged to form a comprehensive, fully integrated optical company known as Nippon Kōgaku Tōkyō K.K. Over

1617-471: The company's original full name ( Nikkō also means "sunlight" and is the name of a famous Japanese onsen town .). Nikkor is the Nikon brand name for its lenses. Another early brand used on microscopes was Joico , an abbreviation of "Japan Optical Industries Co". Expeed is the brand Nikon uses for its image processors since 2007. The Nikon SP and other 1950s and 1960s rangefinder cameras competed directly with models from Leica and Zeiss. However,

1666-659: The discontinuation of all but two models of its film cameras, focusing its efforts on the digital camera market. It continues to sell the fully manual FM10 , and still offers the high-end fully automatic F6 . Nikon has also committed to service all the film cameras for a period of ten years after production ceases. High-end (Professional – Intended for professional use, heavy duty and weather resistance) Midrange Midrange with electronic features Entry-level (Consumer) High-end (Professional – Intended for professional use, heavy duty and weather resistance) High-end (Prosumer – Intended for pro-consumers who want

1715-520: The high productivity and worldwide marketing and sales network of Essilor, the world leader in this industry. Nikon-Essilor Co. Ltd. started its business in January 2000, responsible for research, development, production and sales mainly for ophthalmic optics. Revenue from Nikon's camera business has dropped 30% in three years prior to fiscal 2015. In 2013, it forecast the first drop in sales from interchangeable lens cameras since Nikon's first digital SLR in 1999. The company's net profit has fallen from

1764-462: The integrated circuit for image processing) and profitability as main issues causing the cancellation. Although few models were introduced, Nikon made movie cameras as well. The R10 and R8 SUPER ZOOM Super 8 models (introduced in 1973) were the top of the line and last attempt for the amateur movie field. The cameras had a special gate and claw system to improve image steadiness and overcome a major drawback of Super 8 cartridge design. The R10 model has

1813-725: The main mechanic/electronic features of the professional line but don't need the same heavy duty/weather resistance) Mid-range (Consumer) Entry-level (Consumer) Between 1983 and the early 2000s a broad range of compact cameras were made by Nikon. Nikon first started by naming the cameras with a series name (like the L35/L135-series, the RF/RD-series, the W35-series, the EF or the AW-series). In later production cycles,

1862-610: The mid-1980s, Nikon's line of manual-focus cameras began to seem out of date. Despite introducing one of the first autofocus models, the slow and bulky F3AF, the company's determination to maintain lens compatibility with its F-mount prevented rapid advances in autofocus technology. Canon introduced a new type of lens-camera interface with its entirely electronic Canon EOS cameras and Canon EF lens mount in 1987. The much faster lens performance permitted by Canon's electronic focusing and aperture control prompted many professional photographers (especially in sports and news) to switch to

1911-441: The mountain. The average temperature of Nikkō is around 7 °C (44 °F) with the warmest months reaching only about 22 °C (72 °F) and the coldest reaching down to about −8 °C (17 °F). Fukushima Prefecture Gunma Prefecture Tochigi Prefecture Nikkō has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb ). It has warm summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nikkō

1960-640: The next few years and an increase of floor space from the original 19,400 square meters (209,000 square feet) to 46,200 square meters (497,000 square feet) enabled the factory to produce a wider range of Nikon products. By 2004, it had more than 8,000 workers. The range of the products produced at Nikon Thailand include plastic molding, optical parts, painting , printing , metal processing, plating , spherical lens process, aspherical lens process, prism process, electrical and electronic mounting process, silent wave motor and autofocus unit production. As of 2009, all of Nikon's Nikon DX format DSLR cameras and

2009-467: The next sixty years, this growing company became a manufacturer of optical lenses (including those for the first Canon cameras) and equipment used in cameras, binoculars, microscopes and inspection equipment. During World War II the company operated thirty factories with 2,000 employees, manufacturing binoculars, lenses, bomb sights, and periscopes for the Japanese military. After the war Nippon Kōgaku reverted to producing its civilian product range in

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2058-502: The only major camera manufacturer still making film SLR cameras for a long time. The high-end Nikon F6 and the entry-level FM10 remained in production all the way up until October 2020. Nikon created some of the first digital SLRs (DSLRs, Nikon NASA F4 ) for NASA , used in the Space Shuttle since 1991. After a 1990s partnership with Kodak to produce digital SLR cameras based on existing Nikon film bodies, Nikon released

2107-400: The range as a premium line of compact cameras, which combines the high performance of Nikkor lenses with always-on smart device connectivity. All three cameras were showcased at CP+ 2016. One year after the initial announcement, on February 13, 2017, Nikon officially cancelled the release and sale of DL-series, which was originally planned for a June 2016 release. They cited design issues (with

2156-401: The series were the Z 6 and the Z 7 , both with a Full Frame (FX) sensor format, In-Body Image Stabilization and a built-in electronic viewfinder . The Z-mount is not only for FX cameras though, as in 2019 Nikon introduced the Z 50 with a DX format sensor, without IBIS but with the compatibility to every Z-mount lens. The handling, the ergonomics and the button layout are similar to

2205-530: The smaller DX size sensor. Then, 2005 management changes at Nikon led to new camera designs such as the full-frame Nikon D3 in late 2007, the Nikon D700 a few months later, and mid-range SLRs. Nikon regained much of its reputation among professional and amateur enthusiast photographers as a leading innovator in the field, especially because of the speed, ergonomics, and low-light performance of its latest models. The mid-range Nikon D90 , introduced in 2008,

2254-456: The town of Fujihara , and the village of Kuriyama , both from Shioya District , to create what is officially the new and expanded city of Nikkō. The new city hall is located at the former Imaichi City Hall. The former Nikkō City Hall is now known as Nikkō City Hall-Nikkō Satellite Office. Nikkō has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 24 members. Nikkō contributes two members to

2303-626: Was also the first SLR camera to record video. Since then video mode has been introduced to many more of the Nikon and non-Nikon DSLR cameras including the Nikon D3S , Nikon D3100 , Nikon D3200 , Nikon D5100 , and Nikon D7000 . More recently, Nikon has released a photograph and video editing suite called ViewNX to browse, edit, merge and share images and videos. Despite the market growth of Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras , Nikon did not neglect their F-mount Single Lens Reflex cameras and have released some professional DSLRs like

2352-439: Was pretty small compared to their competitors. This resulted in a loss of image quality, dynamic range and fewer possibilities for restricting depth of field depth of field range . In 2018, Nikon officially discontinued the 1 series, after three years without a new camera body. (The last one was the Nikon 1 J5 ). Also in 2018, Nikon introduced a new mirrorless system in their lineup: the Nikon Z system . The first cameras in

2401-426: Was −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F) on 15 March 1984. Per Japanese census data, the population of Nikkō has declined over the past 20 years. Shōdō Shōnin ( 勝道上人 ) established the temple of Rinnō-ji in 766, followed by the temple of Chūzen-ji  [ ja ] in 784. The village of Nikkō developed around these temples. The shrine of Nikkō Tōshō-gū was completed in 1617 and became a major draw of visitors to

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