Nikon 100th Anniversary Nippon Kogaku Men's T-Shirt, Large

NIKKOR Celebrates 100 Years of Optical Excellence in 2017

This year, Nikon Corporation is proud to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the launch of its NIKKOR brand of photographic lenses. In commemoration of this milestone, Nikon aims to strengthen and increase awareness of the historic NIKKOR brand through various promotions in 2017, reaffirming NIKKOR's 100-year commitment as a leader and innovator in optical technologies.

Nippon Kogaku, K.K., or Japan Optical Co., was formed on July 25, 1917, by the merger of three small optical firms, one of which dated back to 1881. They began with some 200 employees and eight German technicians who were invited in July of 1919 and arrived in January of 1921. They were actually an optical firm and not a camera manufacturer, therefore, their beginnings parallel those of Leitz and Zeiss, who also began as optical manufacturers.