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Nikon

Nikon (Nikon Corporation, Nikon Corp.) is a Japanese company specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, and measurement instruments. It was founded in 1917. As of 2002, it has approximately 14,000 employees. Nikon is one of the Mitsubishi companies.

Among its famous products are the Nikkor camera lenses, the Nikonos underwater cameras and the Nikon F-series of professional 35mm SLR cameras. Nikon has keenly followed the transition to digital photography, with both snapshot cameras as well as system cameras like the recent Digital AFSLR Nikon D70.

Nikon's main competitors include Canon, Minolta, Leica, Pentax, and Olympus.

External link

• Nikon Corp. website

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For the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, see Patriarch Nikon.

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