Nikon Museum Special Collection
Special Exhibition "Nikon Museum Special Collection"
Dates : April 2, 2019 (Tue) - June 29, 2019 (Sat) Nikon Museum houses approximately 40,000 materials spanning Nikon's 100-year history. This special exhibition comprises approximately 30 items that include products released between the 1930's and 1990's. This is a very rare exhibition that illustrates heretofore unknown aspects of Nikon's history through materials from a wide range of categories such as cameras, measuring instruments and industrial equipment. In addition, the movie "EYES OF SCIENCE", produced by Nikon (then Nippon Kogaku) in 1966, will be continuously played on a special screen. Major exhibits Anemometric theodolite (1930), Fisheye Nikkor 16.5mm F8 (1941), Nikon S Black (1951), Television Projection Devices (1955), Nikon 50mm Astrocamera (1971), Nikon F50 Gold (1997), etc.
Nikon Museum Special Collection Visiting Nikon Museum Nikon Museum is holding the "Nikon Museum Special Collection" from April 2 to June 29, 2019.
Michio Akiyama of the Nikon Kenkyukai member visited the Nikon museum
on 2rd April of the opening date of the special exhibition.
Notes:
Shinagawa Tokyo
Nikon Headquarters
Nikon Museum Nikon S3M and Nikon S Black Nikon S3M A modified version of the Nikon S3 rangefinder camera, equipped with a half (17.5 x 24 mm) frame function. A dedicated motor drive allowed continuous shooting at up to 9 fps.
Nikon S3M and Nikon S Black
Nikon S3M 1960
Nikon S3M and S250
Nikon S3M S250 and C Battery Pack
The Nikon S250 Motor Drive
The Complete Nikon Rangefinder System Nikon S Black This model was painted black at the request of Life magazine, in order to prevent it being identified in battlefields. The height of the film advance knob was increased and the film rewind knob made easier to extract and roted, so that the camera was easy to use even when wearing gloves.
Nikon S Black 1951
Nikon S Black 1951
Nikon S Black No. 6105936
Nikkor 5cm F1.4 Black No. 331407
The Black Nikon Model S
The Complete Nikon Rangefinder System NIKONOS Collection
NIKONOS Collection
Calypso PHOT 1961 Calypso PHOT 1961
An amphibious camera developed by La Spirotechnique (now Aqua Lung International),
a French manufacturer of diving equipmen.
NIKONOS WHITE 1963 NIKONOS WHITE 1963
The color of the exterior rubber parts of this camera were changed from black to white
to make it easier to find if it was dropped in the ocean.
CALYPSO / NIKKOR 1968 CALYPSO / NIKKOR 1968
A modified NIKONOS II for export to Europe. Nikon F2 750 MF-2 750 exposure magazine back for Nikon F2MD When used with 100 feet film, this magazine back enabled the photographer to take approximately 750 photographs. At the time, it was a made-to-order product.
Nikon F2 750 1976
AI Nikkor 200mm F2 (For press) 1977 Gold Nikon
Nikon FM Gold model commemorated the 60th anniversary on Nikon (then Nippon Kogaku).
This model was not marketed.
Nikon FM Gold 1977
Nikon F50 Gold 1997 Japanese Old Vintage Collection
Important Cultural Property Japan
Japanese Old Vintage Collection
1.5 m Rangefinder 1936 1.5 m Rangefinder An optical rangefinder that measures the distance to, and direction of, the target. It was used on ships.
1.5 m Rangefinder 1936
Beautiful Japanese Landscape
3m Telephoto Lens Periscope Camera 1935 3m Telephoto Lens Periscope Camera A periscope telephoto camera with a 3000 mm focal length lens. A reflection mirror (upper area) and a prism (bottom area) in the lens barrel were used to bend the optical axis, and the lens elements were housed in the lens barrel between the mirror and prism. Images were printed on cabinet-sized dry plates (the tripod is a replica).
3m Telephoto Lens Periscope Camera 1935
3000mm Telephoto Lens Periscope Camera
1500mm and 3000 mm
→ Fisheye Nikkor and Other Equipment
Copyright Michio Akiyama, Tokyo Japan 2019
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