Nikon History: WAR tools, CRUSHING Leica & Canon... and then... (Picture This Podcast)
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- We dig DEEP into the 100-year history of Nikon: Making tools of war for the Japanese Navy, post-WWII devastation, CRUSHING Leica, DOMINATING Canon... and then...
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You forgot Nikon's current rifle scopes, spotting scopes, & binoculars etc. Their action series is great in low light
Really informative! Thank you for making this video!
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The name of the lenses, Nikkor, comes from the original name of the company: Nippon Kougaku Kogyo Inc. The Ni comes from the first word, and Ko from the second. The double 'k' is for pronunciation--it indicates a glottal stop. So Nikko is an abbreviation of the company name.
The 'R', as far as I can tell, comes from the word 'lens' which is written in Japanese as 'renzu'. So Nikkor is short for 'Nippon Kougaku Renzu,' which in English is 'Japan Optics Lens.'
Love this, thank you!
What wasn't mentioned were the mid level Nikons, the FM/ FE 1977-1982 and the groundbreaking FM2/FM2n 1983-2001 later released as the FM3n, 2001-2006 FE2 1983-1986. These later F's boasted top shutter speeds of 1/4000 of a second and flash sync speeds of 1/250 unheard of in the 80's. To top it off, they were made under Nikon's low tolerance build system used for the F3, in particular the FM2/ FM2n. This fully mechanical camera body can operated at temperatures between -40C to +50C without any modification. Though the FE2 was available for 3or 4 years, the FM2n was available for almost 20 years. Nikon sold millions of these cameras in particular the FM2. Many pros used them as their secondary or even primary bodies as they were pretty well and still are indestructible. The high sync speeds helped pro balance flash and available light much better.
read more on the FM2
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_FM2
The first Digital Camera was a standard Nikon f3 NASA conversion with the help of KODAK,
the Hawkeye 2
nikonrumors.com/2014/04/16/the-kodak-hawkeye-ii-nikon-f3-was-one-of-the-first-electronic-stills-cameras-used-by-nasa-in-space.aspx/
The 1999 Nikon D1 was the first digital camera released by a sole manufacturer Nikon! it changed the world of photography.
Yeah, I have owned two FE’s and one FE2. These were fantastic workhorses, durable, with a perfect handling: everything on the right place, no feature bloat. The FE/FE2 were the best analog cameras ever, imho.
these history lessons are extremely interesting, thanks guys.
This is a really great series, congratulations guys!
Jordan @ TCSTV
Thanks, Jordan!
We love you, too
Fnatastic! Very well researched!!!! Congratulations and thanks!!!
Found this video very interesting and I learnt a lot as well. Thank you for making such well researched content.
Great history lesson. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Great video!! I love these history videos!! keep em coming pls!:)
I've been a Nikon fan since the late '50s - early '60s when I was in high school and somehow was able to contact someone in Japan who would send a Nikon F directly to me in Detroit.
Thank you for the research and presentation. I liked it so much I watched it twice.
Very interesting, I really enjoy your history series. Thanks for putting this together.
No wonder why holding a Nikon body and lens feels like holding a war tool.
holding an F4e feels like carrying a tank
Interesting stuff Tony and Chelsea,I'm always fascinated by the history of technology!
Good work!
Great video! Even though I'm a Nikon user now, I would never have gotten into photography if Canon didn't make the AE-1 and push it so hard in 1976. Begged my parents for one, and after using my pinhole camera for years, finally had a "real" camera!
great history video.....thanks Tony and team
Great show!!! Thank you, Chelsea and Tony! I've been watching and learning from you guys for two years and I really appreciate all the enthusiasm and dedication you put into your work. The combination of your humor and knowledge and the way you both present it is perfect. I now own Stunning Digital Photography, Lightroom 5 Book, Photoshop Essentials, Photography Buying Guide and the Beginning Photography Videos. For anyone who has not purchased them, They are a must have and the cost is minimal. Thank you for giving so much for so little.
Wow that was a fun history lesson! Learned so much!!!
A Note on the Nikonos - it wasn't actually their original design, it was originally designed by Jaqcues Cousteau and manufactured by a Company named Atomos. It was named the 'Calypso' and then later sold to Nikon to be sold as the Nikonos.
Absolutely loving these podcasts, would really love to hear an olympus history episode!!
Small point-Contax rangefinders camera DID have focal plane shutters-they were metal vertical running shutters, instead of cloth horizontal shutters like Leica and early Nikon rangefinder. The Contax shutter pretty much looked like a window blind, with many stacked blades making up the metal vertical running focal plane shutter. prone to jamming and failure, which is why Nikon avoided it :)
Great show guys. Really enjoyed it.
Just getting into photography and your channel has been very helpful. Great content that is much appreciated. Thank you.
This was a nostalgic walk down Nikon lane. Growing up a family friend was Nikon representative, then a camera shop owner, then a Fujica representative. My Christmas gift at 15 was a Fujica STX with std lens. At about 22, it was stolen so I purchased a Nikon FG body only with insurance money. Being in college i had to wait a year to save up for nikkor series e lens. I enter Nikon world. I enjoyed photography classes in high school and college. I added a few used manual focus lenses, a used Nikon FM2 body and SB20 in the early days of ebay. Liked the FM2, but really liked ttl which allowed for quick flash on FG. Picked up used Nikon N8008 with auto focus. I added a N70. Digital was out, but I passed on d100 and purchased new F100 with 28-200 tamron and an SB28. Sure, we (& everyone else) had a kodak digital p&s with long telephoto and shutter lag. But for sports film was king or the Canon mini dv camcorder. After many years, my F100 is stolen from car between soccer games. I cover a few football games with the FM2, 300 mm manual focus lens and some 800 speed film. I am late to SLR digital in 2012 but add a new Nikon D7000 with two lens kit 18-105, 55-300. Wow, I was impressed with iso capability capturing Friday Night lights stills and video. I picked up a used D100 that introduced kids to SLR photography. Both my son and daughter received a used d60 and used d80 retrospectively. Both seem dated to them compared to my D7000. I recently added a used mint D7200. The D7000 bodies are under $300 used, I might want to pick up a couple of bodies for my son and daughter before grandkids come along ... F mount of course, so they do not need lenses.
I like Tony's voice and talking, it helps me fall asleep. In a good way :)
Thanks so much for this informative history of Nikon! Keep it up! Thanks!
very interesting stuff. Thank you!
Tony & Chelsea you're the best! Thank you for all the research and time preparing this presentation. I really enjoyed the history lesson, going to go watch your Canon history lesson next!
amazing information thanks
That Contax rangefinder looks awesome! The rangefinder base-length is so much longer than anything available today (the distance between the two windows), even on $10000 Leicas. The longer the range finder base-length the more accurate the focusing.
That may be why it was so highly regarded by professional photojournalists through the 1950s.
When it comes to the DSLR sales, I have an interesting thought. These cameras are really designed to last a long time, they are built tough and even the like D2x from 2005 can still produce really beautiful images in 2016 and I think some people don't really see the need to upgrade unless there is a specific feature that they wanted or needed.
Nikon has a lot of very interesting history. I really didn't know some of this stuff. Thanks for this awesome podcast! Can't wait to see more.
I agree.I am looking to replace my Nikon D90.I have had it since the day it came out.I am more interested in a mirrorless system now and looking at the Fuji X system but rather than buy the XPro2 or XT2 I will be buying either the Xpro1 Xe2 or if the price really does drop the XT1.All three offer brilliant image quality and will fit my purpose.I can then put the saved cash towards some decent fast lenses and I know whichever camera I use it will still produce excellent images for the next 5, even 10 years.People get so wrapped up in having the latest technology but comparing images from these different cameras blindly and you will be hard pressed to tell which image came from the new cameras as long as you use good lenses and you know you will not be enlarging the photos up to the size of a billboard.
You are on the right path...the XT-, Samsung, or Sony mirrorless camera's take superb images!
Try to go out in winter when is minus 15 degrees and work for couple of hours and then go for coffee to the coffee shop where is 20 degrees and we will see if DSLR are designed to last long time.
Great video guys! I really enjoyed it.
Interesting episode! Always listen to picture this podcast.
It would be awesome to see more videos like this, e.g. Leica, etc.
Thanks a lot for this video!
I especially enjoy these history podcasts!
I'm surprised you guys didn't mention the d3. It was the first Nikon camera that changed the game in terms of low light photography.
You should do a video on Olympus or Rollei.
Olympus in specific has interesting history, having the same lens mount since the OM-1. They followed behind Canon and Nikon in the 1970's, but had many shining moments when it came to lenses in the 1980's. Maybe not the largest lens range, but very very high quality optics. They had no "consumer" lenses, only amazing, sharp lenses. Also, the lenses and bodies overall may not have had all the super niche features, but had the lightest and most efficient lenses and bodies.
Love these explorations of camera brand histories. Thanks!
I'd be keen to see Leica and Hasselblad histories.
I love you two! Keep going! *MORE HISTORY VIDS!!!* These have been quite interesting (I've seen all of them now). It's great to see Chelsea's lovely face and hear her sweet voice. You two are a great couple! I love Tony's technical knowledge too!
Thanks Guys
very informative, hope to see the next , Olympus
Nice history video. From a business perspective the camera business is largely a hobby and nostalgic business for both nikon and canon. They make all of their profits in commercial lenses for semiconductor fabrication, copiers, medical devices, etc.
+John Schnorr check their financial statements; their earnings are mostly from imaging.
You made me live again the moment I used for the first time the Nikon EF, the Super Cool ahaha scan 5000 and other stuff when I was a child. Great
Japan is an amazing nation. Thanks for this interesting episode.
Very interesting guys!
Love, the history lessons! More please.
I went to Northrup.org on the wayback machine and oh my goodness you have a ton of anonymous admirers! I love the comments about how cute you are posted in the middle of the night.
It really is fascinating though, seeing your old website with all your photos and professional articles.
You're really interesting people because you talk about really interesting topics :) !
Great video!
Great série Thx for it. Did you publish something for zeiss ? I looked for it but can t find...
Thank you guys. It was great. Maybe at the end you should also bring in Sony and Panasonic and show where the market is heading to...
That was super awkward to watch. It was like you two had just had a fight or something.
I was going to ask what was wrong with chelsea! Im glad I'm not the only one lol
if they did in fact have a fight, meisha tate would've DESTROYED tony.
I really don't know about this 'channel', but it appears to me neither of the two presenters is into photography, and they feel uncomfortable discussing events and personalities from the 30s and 40s.
They’ve since made up 🥰
Very awkward lol
Great survey! Loved the Nikon Photomic FTn. A friend had a Canon F1 this was the early 70's.
Keep coming out with these! would love to see history of Pentax, Leica, and also maybe one on the post WWII soviet knockoff rangefinders and lenses.
You image quality varies. Right this minute, it is excellent.
Loved my D1h and my D3s stunning cameras 📷❤️
Back in those days, what I like from Nikon is ability to see aperture number on the lens from camera's viewfinder. Not the most important thing, but it's nice to have.
Thanks Chelsea and Tony for taking us down this nostalgic memory lane. My first camera was a Yeshica Electro 35 and then I graduated to a Nikon FE. I still love Nikon. Who can forget the the Nikon photomic in which you can detach the hood and look down on the screen like a medium format. After a long lay off from film photography (Nikon FE), I got back first into the digital world thru D90 then D700 and then D800E. I then became a traitor and embraced mirrorless with the Sony A7 series. Which is quirky and temperamental in many ways. Would I not love a Nikon equivalent - built tough that you can drop on a concrete floor and it will still work. And use those great Nikkor lenses - e.g. 105mm defocus! Great video. Chelsea, you look great! Tony, your style is understated, easy, very watchable KP, Sydney, Oz
Deep knowledge! Very nice podcast indeed!
Obsessive craftsmanship, Leica 🔁 Nikon ❤
Loved the podcast.
Great video Tony and Chelsea!! I love my Nikon F, I use it more than my dslr
Been waiting to see this one, so good!
Thanks for the video. I knew very little about Nikon's pre-WWII history. What you didn't emphasize enough was how much Nikon OWNED the 1960's. Growing up during that era, especially the last half, Nikon cameras were seen probably 90% of the time whenever a photographer would be shown onscreen or in a movie. Sure, Pentax was big as well, but Nikon ruled. The Canon F1 was a great camera, no doubt, but I don't really recall seeing them that much in the 1970's, as the Nikon F2 ruled that decade for pros. Quite true about the Canon AE-1, it was a gamechanger and pulled Canon ahead in the consumer market and Nikon has never caught up. One other historical camera you should have mentioned is the Nikon FA, the first camera with any form of Matrix metering. Now, almost all cameras use some form of matrix metering (although called different names).
History of Olympus next please.
It has already fallen ;)
it was still a pretty influential company back in its day. i for one would watch that!
yes. I loved Olympus. still have a E510. had to move to Nikon but loved my Oly.
what about the very successful Nikkormats??
i would love a history of zeiss... great video though
Thanks for the cool video!
Side note: perfect sound and picture color. Way better than your last videos :)
this video was so interesting!! I would love to see a history of Fuji video in the future!
Thanks for a great video, though I am quite surprised you have not mentioned the Nikon F4 and F4s.
What a great show/ concept. I still have to take my Photomic out & mess about with it from time to time.
The recent news is that Nikon is developing a new line of full frame mirrorless cameras to upgrade from their one inch sensor models. Seems like more and more manufacturers are leaning more towards mirrorless as opposed to DSLR's.
Had the Nikon A1000 in black for Xmas, along with my Samsung S10e and my new Pedco ultrapod II mini tripod, I'm more than happy I can take some great pics. I traded in my Canon and Olympus cameras that were sat in a drawer
I think Nikon's format change from 24x32 in their first cameras to 24x36 in all models thereafter was based on the mindset that 35mm had to be 24x36 derived market expectations for Leica format, and had nothing to do with Kodak or Douglas MacArthur. Too bad, as the 24x32mm format is a much more practical use of the film. Also, while true that Nikon lens mounts were very close to, but not exactly like, the Contax mount, the difference was well recognized at the time. Nikon sold a number of its rangefinder lenses in mounts designed to exactly fit the Contax [and the Leica for that matter], now fairly rare collectibles.
Great podcast!!! Love 😍 it
I'm quite surprised that the D3 barely even got a mention, because at least in my opinion, it was Nikon's most significant camera since the F. It was the first real "photojournalist" camera with a full-frame sensor, and it took Canon another five years to come up with one of their own. I still remember the flood of articles and posts as many prominent photographers and even some news organizations switched from Canon to Nikon specifically because of it, and the shock of seeing a sea of big black lenses (instead of white ones) on the sidelines at the Olympics a year later.
... and the D3X
I believe that more so a significant camera is the Nikon F3, with a production time of around 20 years, outselling all other Nikon camera models.
Its production time span enclosed the era of the F4, and I believe the F5
Nikon D3, full frame 12,1 Mpx : 2007
Canon 1Ds, full frame 11,1 Mpx : 2002
Canon 1Ds Mark III, full frame 21,1 Mpx : 2007
Why some nikonist lie so often ?
Madraf Tintagel The 1DS MkIII was a studio camera. What made the D3 special was its high-ISO performance, 6400 without boost (the 1DS3 only went up to 3200 WITH boost) and the fact that it had the framerate and buffer to support high-speed continuous shooting for sports.
I never said Canon didn't have great FF bodies before Nikon did, but the D3 was the first FF body that could be a main camera for photojournalism and sports photography, and that's a big deal.
Max Archer No, it's only your point of view, not a big deal. Your opinion is not a fact.
Bye.
@11:30 The choice for the 24x32mm framesize may have to do with optical capabilities of their lenses?
Guys, you forgot the Nikon FM (manual only) and FE (auto and manual) released about in 1977. I still use them, great machines.
Leica did do the R series of SLR's... mNikon also did popularize the magazine back. 250 shots on a "single roll". Also I believe Nikon was the first to produce a 80-200mm f/2.8 and a superwide zoom.
I really like these history video's! You probably noticed the interest in Leica has been growing the last year's. Could you guys make a review of Leica's legendary lenses and for example put them on a Sony a7rII. I'm sure the response will be huge! Thank you so much again for your amazing channel!
My first Canon point & shoot came with two manuals one for the camera and one for the software totaling over 500 pages. When I moved a few years ago I found my original Nikon F2 manual it totaled 12 pages. I miss my F2 but I don't miss hauling it around with the must have 80-200 lens.
great vid!
why can't I upload photo's to Facebook from my 2016 Canon SLR? Why can't my photo's all sync wireless to my computer? Why isn't there a 'smartphone' like lightroom available for cameras?
I started with Nikon in 1967 with an F with the 50mm/f1.4 that I bought while in the Philippines. Still have the lens. I was stringing for local newspapers in Atlanta, so when the camera got stolen, I picked up a used 1961 F with a prism finder and a Nikkormat Ft from Wings Camera so I could continue working. When the F2's came out, I traded 2 Leica IIIC's and a chunka change for 2 F2 bodies and one MD1 motor drive. I still have the '61 F plus a collection of other Nikons--20 something total--that still see regular use. My only DSLR is a D90 that sees little use, but a D810 is in my future.Nikons have been very good for me in the last 49 years, both in the studio for 32 years and in the field. My medium format cameras have earned their keep, but having to choose between an F2 with a motor drive or a Hasselblad, the Nikon would win. It can be a camera, a paperweight, a tool or a weapon, if needed. LOL!!And yes, I AM a Nikon-a-holic!Excellent video and quite informative! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this great video! I'm Japanese but I didn't know well Nikon's history until watching this video. It was really interesting!
By the way, Tony's pronunciation of "Nippon Kogaku Kogyo Kabushikigaisha" was so good :)
cool video. I'm not used to all these sponsors, but overall a good job. thank you.
Great podcast! Would love to hear more about Canon/Sony/Fuji/Olympus/Panasonic :)
Could you guys make a Pentax history video as well?
I found your presentation both informative and entertaining. However, when you were reviewing the impact certain camera models made on the market you omitted to mention the Nikon D-100. I owned a D-100 not too long after the camera hit the stores and one of my main reasons for choosing Nikon was because I already owned a Nikon F-5 with lenses. Therefore, it made good sense to continue investing in the brand. The D-100 was indeed a superb camera and although it wasn't cheap it still was priced within a more affordable bracket for more people to purchase more comfortably. BTW, although I now shoot with a Fujifilm digital I still own Nikon film cameras and still find their performance fantastic! I also have owned Canon cameras and again, I can thoroughly recommend their products as well! I currently use a Canon DSLR on occasion.
Thank you. Very interesting, but one omission (in my opinion): the Canon T90. It changed everything in terms of design and ergonomics, AND it was more versatile and more fun to use than anything that came before it. Also, it was so well made that mine works as good as the day I bought it. For my money, it was the best slr ever made. It could also be on display in an art museum. A thing of sheer beauty.
Also worth noting is the outstanding Nikkormat, a bulletproof SLR widely used by journalists and enthusiasts.
I didn't think this would be very interesting at first either, but it is!
This one is more entertaining than Canons history. I think it's because of all the side notes to what is happening at the other brand at the same time.
Thank you, great vid.
My father was a camera retailer in the 60s-80s. He had a number of Camera Departments in various discount stores up and down the east coast. They were the boom years for SLR photography. He was literally selling thousands of Minolta, Nikon, and Canon cameras, with a few Yeshica and others thrown in.
I think you did not mention at all the distribution channels of these manufactures. Nikon was distributed exclusively and consistently in those days by Erenrich Photo. Their exclusive channel along with marketing the Nikon as the professional choice was sheer genius. Amateurs who were willing to spend the $100 difference and schlep the extra weight on their necks, were happy because after all, it was the choice of the pros. Canon had a less consistent and more difficult distribution channel. For years they were handled by Bell and Howell who split their loyalties with the amateur home movie market. Not until Canon separated itself from B&H was it able to truly move into the American market as a major player. I suspect until that time, Minolta was probably outselling Canon although they were priced compatible.
Isn't it strange though, camera geeks tend to agree on how important good glass is. While at the same time most people are using the lenses on their smartphones to take pictures. These things don't necessarily contradict but it does make you wonder.
Enjoyed the video a lot. Great work guys!
As the saying goes: The best camera is the one that's on you. People tend to carry a smartphone with them everywhere.
cant win motogp on a 50CC scooter.
Sagar, that's the problem. The scooters are winning because 99% of folks could give af about motogp
That's an interesting take, the influence of culture. I wonder what connection there is with that and with the apparent falloff in the interest in history. It's barely taught in many schools anymore. Everything today is "in the moment" then discarded as "worthless" because it's "old". Like your characterization of the role of photos in our cultural memories. It would be fascinating to contemplate where all this is leading us culturally. And photography, as it was practiced historically, is maybe analogous to the canary in the coalmine? Dunno. Fascinating. Thanks for bringing it up!
What happened to the sound effects from the earlier podcasts?
Hey what do you guys think about the nikkormat?
Eleven years before(1948) the Exacta came with a Reflex system
Good show going to watch the Canon one now thanks
The Nikon EM was my 35mm Camera, I liked it.
Damn interesting! Thank you!
It would be great to get history of Zeiss and Voigtländer, since they are a lot older than either Canon or Nikon. Voigtländer, in fact, is the oldest name in photography, and one of the oldest in optics itself.
Voigtländer made the first computed lens for photography, right? There is even a modern version made in E-mount.