Camera Museum

Camera Museum

The Museum is closed on Mondays but was opened just for us, so we had the run of the place with no crowds save ourselves. And pictures were allowed. Another favor given us.

Nikon Special Exhibition
Place: JCII Camera Museum
Dates: October 28, 2003 (Tue) - March 21, 2004 (Sun)

Camera Museum

I cannot begin to describe all that was on display, but it did include all the rangefinder prototypes as well as production items, reflex prototypes and rarities, NASA equipment, underwater gear of all types, and even a display of early Canons sporting Nikkor lenses.

Museum Meeting

From Rangefinder Nikon to Nikon F

Nikon SP

This Nikon SP is a camera which Yonosuke Natori of a famous photographer in Japan used. He was born in 1910 and passed away in 1962. He formed a Nippon Kobo (Japan Studio) with Ihei Kimura in 1933. He started graph magazine "NIPPON" to public for overseas in 1934.

Nikon S Series

Nikon S3M and fantastic prototype Nikon cameras.

Nikon S Prototypes

Nikon F 6400059

Nikon F used by Senzo Yoshioka. Senzo Yoshioka was a boss of photo department of the Asahi Shimbun, one of Japanese newspaper. He decided Nikon F as official camera in place of a big Speed Graphic camera. His Nikon F is No.6400059. This Nikon F has the cloth shutter curtain as you know.

Nikon F with Cloth Shutter Curtains

Nikon F Blueprint

Space Nikon

Space Nikon Photo Panel

Nikon NASA Camera Display

Nikon F NASA Camera

This Nikon F is painted mat black for NASA Apollo project. Zen black! It's cool!!

NASA Nikkor 55mm F1.2 Lens

Nikon F3 NASA Camera

Underwater Nikon

Bob Rogen

Marine Housing for Nikon S2/SP

It is a case made from iron like the submarine. The lens cover glass is engraved with "Underwater Nikon".

Marine Housing for Nikon S2/SP

NIKONOS

NIKONOS

Historical Cameras

Camera Meeting

From left Paul-Henry van Hasbroeck (England) and Rengt Fransen (France) before the Nikon Underwater Housing.

Nikkor Lens and 1930's CANON Camera

Robert Capa's Memories

A special exhibition for Robert Capa. Various photojournalism magazines with his photographs. A portrait of Robert Capa in the frame. In the center is a frame of the photograph taken on the shutter that Capa released last during the 1954 First Indochina War.

Nikon S used by Robert Capa
Lens No. 324213

The real Nikon S used by Robert Capa. It is preserved with mud.

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