Hatchobori Tokyo

May Tokyo Meeting

The Nikon Kenkyukai invited Thierry Ravassod-san from France to our meeting in May. We enjoyed a special meeting and dinner party with Thierry-san in Tokyo on Saturday.

Thierry-san has arrived

Thierry Ravassod

Thierry Ravassod

I'd like to introduce you to Thierry-san's Nikon Museum in Lyon, France. Please take a look at the Google Virtual Tour. Also Please take a look at Thierry-san's appearance on Nikon France's official YouTube program.

Nikon Museum by Google Virtual Tour

Nikon Museum by Google Virtual Tour

Thierry Ravassod's web site

Presentation Session

All the expected guests are there. Among those in attendance from Nikon were former Nikon Fellow Tetsuro Goto, Hiromitsu Iwata from the Nikon Museum, and Haruo Sato and Kouichi Ohshita, authors of the Nikkor Thousand and One Nights.

The Nikon Kenkyukai special meeting started right on time. First, Nikon Kenkyukai member Michio Akiyama explained today's program.

Michio Akiyama, Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo

Tetsuro Goto, Former Nikon Fellow

The presentation session began with a talk on "Camera in Space" by former Nikon Fellow Tetsuro Goto. It is a historical story about space development centered around NASA in the United States and the cameras that were used in outer space.

Camera in Space

Naturally, the main focus of the talk started with Nikon's first space camera, the Nikon F. It was very interesting to hear about the technical aspects of the F3, a full-fledged space camera developed in collaboration with NASA.

Akihiko Suzuki, Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo

Next, a presentation was given by Akihiko Suzuki, a member of the Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo. The story of the Nikon F (serial number 6400095) owned by Noboru Hamashima, the sixth president of Nippon Kogaku K.K. (Nikon). Actual Hamashima's Nikon F was introduced in the "Show and Tell" session that followed.

A story about when Nikon arrived in the American market

Program

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Chapter 0      Top Page
Chapter 1      Presentation Session
Chapter 2      Show and Tell
Chapter 3      Grand Camera Discussion
Chapter 4      Dinner Party