The history of Nikon cameras has always gone hand in hand with the history of NIKKOR lenses. Haruo Sato and Kouichi Ohshita will alternately add chapters to the serial story: "The Thousand and One Nights," of Nikkor lenses. Randomly selected topics covering the unique NIKKOR lenses will feature interesting tales on the design and manufacturing.
The dawn of the large aperture zoom era
35 mm f/2.8 lens — A History of Improvements
Secrets of a popular standard lens
Remove the camera shake! The Lens Incorporating a Vibration Reduction mechanism in optical system
The Lens Encouraged the Rebirth After the Second World War
Nikon lens incorporated in Compact Camera
Medium telephoto lens pursuing high-quality defocusing
Press photographers' favorite lens that witnessed a number of world records
High-speed medium telephoto lens
An aspherical lens inheriting the concept of the Noct NIKKOR
Micro NIKKOR - History of Development, Behind-the-Scenes Stories and Tradition
Micro NIKKOR - History of Development, Behind-the-Scenes Story and Tradition
Designed to expand the shooting range of COOLPIX
Dawn of a new era; the day that changed SLR systems
User-friendly digital camera for a wide range of customers
Very affordable lens where NIKKOR soul dwells
Ultra wide angle lens directed for an ultra compactness
Mr. KIMURA, Ihei's "right-hand man"
World's first AF Zoom-Micro Lens
Looking for the Skill on a Large Format Camera
An Aspherical Surface Got Over Sagittal Coma Flare
The World's First Genuine Wide-angle Zoom Lens "Pioneers' Dream"
The First Lens equipped with the Close-Range-Correction Mechanism
NIKKOR-H Auto 2.8cm f/3.5
Dream "3, 2-8 lens" long-awaited by press photographers
Made the ED lens more accessible
The world's widest angle of field
Amphibious (on land and underwater) lens for NIKONOS
The Roots of Noct-NIKKOR : The Gaussian (Gauss-type) Super-fast Lens
The World's First Aspherical SLR Lens and Orthographic Projection Fisheye Lens
Best-selling Mid-range Telescopic Lens
Japan's First Compact and Low-price Standard Zoom Lens with Practical Use
Symmetric High-Speed, Wide-Angle Lens
Workhorse type normal lens
Symmetrical wideangle lens that has been passed on to this day
