Nikon Digital Cameras

A brief history of Nikon digital cameras.

In 1917, Nikon Corporation was founded with the merger of three leading optical manufacturers. In 1932, the name Nikkor is adopted for the camera lenses. In 1948, the first camera with the Nikon brand was released, the Nikon I. Development had started three years earlier in 1945. In 1952, the Nikkor Club was founded. In 1959, the Nikon F SLR 35mm Camera was introduced. In 1970, the Photo gallery Nikon House in New York was opened. The Nikon F2 was released in 1971. Nikon F3 in 1980. Nikon F4 in 1988. Nikon F5 in 1996. In 2002, Nikon Imaging (China) Co., Ltd. was founded as the new Nikon digital cameras production and in 2003 the new Brand Symbol for Nikon Group was introduced.