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1917Two of Japan’s leading optical manufacturers – the Optical Instruments Department of Tokyo Keiki Seisakusho and Reflecting Mirror Department of Iwaki Glass Manufacturing – merged with capital investment from Koyata Iwasaki, the President of Mitsubishi, to form a comprehensive, fully integrated optical company known as Nippon Kogaku K.K. (Merged with Fujii Lens Manufacturing immediately after establishment)

1918■ Oi Dai-ichi Plant (now Oi Plant) is completed■ Research on manufacture of optical glass is initiated

1921Inviting German engineers and developing the Anytar Lens

1927Established the mass production of optical glass

1932NIKKOR is adopted as the brand name for camera lenses

2009Metris NV becomes Nikon Metrology NV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikon Corporation in Belgium

2010D3S and D3X digital SLR cameras, and NIKKOR lenses are used in the International Space Station (ISS)

2013SPRINT-A HISAKI – the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere is equipped with a primary mirror developed by Nikon

2015■ U.K.’s Optos Plc becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of

Nikon Corporation■ The Nikon Museum is opened

2016Achieved a total production of 100 million NIKKOR lenses for interchangeable lens cameras

2017■ Nikon’s 100th anniversary■ NASA ordered 53 unmodified Nikon D5 digital SLR cameras

1946■ Pointal ophthalmic lens is marketed■ Nikon brand name is adopted for small-sized

cameras

1950The New York Times introduces the superior features of Nikon cameras and NIKKOR lenses to the world

1952Nikkor Club is established to promote photography culture

1958Nikon SP, together with the NIKKOR lens and optical glass, won the grand prix at the 1958 World Expo held in Brussels

1968Rotary encoder RIE digital measuring instrument is marketed

1969Call for entry for the 1st Nikon Photo Contest International (now Nikon Photo Contest)

1971■ Nikon Photomic FTN is mounted on Apollo 15■ Ruling Engine No. 2 is completed■ Development of Extra-low Dispersion (ED) Glass

1977Development of the Nikon F2 Titanium Uemura Special

1981NASA-specification Nikon F3 is equipped on the Space Shuttle Columbia

1988Corporate name is changed to Nikon Corporation

2000Optical-infrared Subaru Telescope employs Nikon’s High Dispersion Spectrograph (HDS) and Faint Object Camera And Spectrograph (FOCAS)

2003New Brand Symbol for Nikon Group is introduced

1982Nikon Fieldscope ED

1959Binoculars Type A (7×35A/8×30A/9×35A)

19786×20/8×20DCF compact roof(Dach) prism binoculars

2016MONARCH HG 8×42/10×42 binoculars

199010×70IF SP WP waterproof binoculars

198810×25CF WP compact waterproof binoculars

19858-16×40CF zoom binoculars

2017WX 7×50 IF/ WX 10×50 IF binoculars

2018Laser Rangefinder for use in golfCOOLSHOT PRO STABILIZED

2010HN-6060 non-contact multi-sensor3D metrology system

2014HN-C3030 non-contact sensor 3D metrology system

2012NEXIV VMZ-R4540 CNC video measuring system

2018N-SIM S super resolution microscope

2006NSR-S609B ArF immersion scanner

2009FX-101S FPD scanner

2009NSR-S620D ArF immersion scanner

1986TRISTATION 600/600M 3D coordinate measuring machines

1995NEXIV VM-500N CNC video measuring system

1980NSR-1010G Step-and-Repeat System (stepper) for manufacturing VLSIs

1986NSR-L7501G large substrate exposure system

1925JOICO Microscope

1948Nikon Model I small-sized camera

1933Aero-NIKKOR lens for aerialphotography

1957Nikon SP rangefinder camera

1962Ultra Micro-NIKKOR high-resolutionoptical lenses

1954Model SM stereoscopic microscope

1955Phase contrast microscope

1976Biophot and Metaphot microscopes

1983Alphaphot YS biological microscope

1996ECLIPSE E800 biological microscope for research

2007BioStation CT cell culture observation system

2010N-SIM and N-STORM super resolution microscopes

Ultra-Wide Field Retinal Imaging Device

1982OPTISTATION IC wafer inspection system

1980Nikon F3 SLR camera

1983Nikon F3AF SLR camera

1983Nikon L35AF autofocus compact camera

1984NT-1000 35mm film direct telephoto transmitter

1988LS-3500 35mm film scanner

1995E2 and E2s SLR-typedigital cameras

1986Nikon F-501 autofocus SLR camera

1992NIKONOS RS underwater AF SLR camera

1999D1 digital SLR camera

1997COOLPIX 100 and 300 digital cameras

2011Nikon 1 J1 and V1 advanced cameras with interchangeable lenses

2012D4 digital SLR camera

2013Nikon 1 AW1 advanced camera with interchangeable lenses

2015COOLPIX P900 compact digital camera

2007D3 digital SLR camera

2004Nikon F6 SLR camera

2016D5 digital SLR camera

2017D850 digital SLR camera

2016KeyMission action camera series

1959Nikon F SLR camera

1963NIKONOS all-weather camera

1971Nikon F2

1995NSR-S201A lens-scanningKrF excimer stepper

2000FX-21S FPD scanner

2016NSR-S631E ArF immersion scanner

2016FX-68S FPD scanner

2018FX-103SH and FX-103S FPD scanner

2001NSR-S306C lens-scanning ArF excimer stepper

1921MIKRON 4×15 and 6×15 ultra-small-prism binoculars 1931

8-inch astronomical telescope

Cooperation: The National Museum of Nature and Science

1950Special astronomical telescope 10cmcoronagraph

1948Model I profile projector

2016MONARCH Fieldscope 82ED-S/60ED-S/ 82ED-A/60ED-A

2011EDG Fieldscope 85 VR/ 85-A VR

1996Nikon Fieldmicroscope

1917 1946 1980 1999Domestic Production of Optical Instruments and Original Manufacturing of Optical Glass

Becoming the ComprehensiveOptical Instrument Manufacturer of the World

Expansion of Business Domains,the Challenge of Digital Technologies

Realizing the Possibilities of Light,Becoming a Truly Global Company

FOCAS is installed on the Subaru Telescope

© National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

HDS is permanently installed on the Subaru Telescope