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Nikon
Japanese optics and imaging company
Tokyo, JP Founded 1917 500+ employees
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Nikon is a Japanese manufacturer of optical equipment headquartered in Tokyo. It was founded in 1917 as Nippon Kogaku K.K., and the Nikon name was used on its first camera in 1948. The company is based in Tokyo and employs several thousand people across its offices and factories. Its precision optics business also supplies equipment used in the making of computer chips.
The company makes cameras, lenses, binoculars and microscopes. Its F-mount SLR cameras were used by many photojournalists for decades, and the Z series mirrorless system replaced them. Nikon also builds semiconductor and flat panel display lithography machines.
It has factories in Japan, Thailand and China. The company bought the cinema camera maker RED in 2024. Its shares are listed in Tokyo. Its Nikkor lenses are widely used by photographers. The company's competitors include Canon and Sony. Nikon cameras have also been taken on space missions by NASA.
The company makes cameras, lenses, binoculars and microscopes. Its F-mount SLR cameras were used by many photojournalists for decades, and the Z series mirrorless system replaced them. Nikon also builds semiconductor and flat panel display lithography machines.
It has factories in Japan, Thailand and China. The company bought the cinema camera maker RED in 2024. Its shares are listed in Tokyo. Its Nikkor lenses are widely used by photographers. The company's competitors include Canon and Sony. Nikon cameras have also been taken on space missions by NASA.
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