And it was very good, establishing the brand Nikon to the point the name eclipsed the name of the company behind it. That rangefinder camera evolved over the next 11 years or so until Nippon Kogaku went down the Single Lens Reflex route and brought us the scintillating Nikon F in 1959, unashamedly the best camera they could make. Incidently, these are rare and very sought after. Accordingly they elected to concentrate on the 35mm format and their first Nikon I camera arrived in 1948, being a rangefinder that looks superficially similar to a Contax. They also made lenses for the 35mm Canon cameras. The company had existed for around 30 years prior to creating their first civil camera, making a host of optical equipment as diverse as periscopes to microscopes and some military cameras during WW2. The Nikkormat FTN forms part of a family of cameras created by the Japanese optical company Nippon Kogaku, most famously known for their Nikon range of cameras. Nikkormat FTN (Nippon Kogaku), 35mm SLR camera, c1967
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