That place should be made a prerequisite annual pilgrimage for the upper management of Nikon to remind of what can be done with a bit of creativity and daring. And the Nikon museum is definitely going on my bucket list for Japan
Loved seeing the old Nikon rangefinder cameras. When I was a kid, an older cousin came back from military duty in Japan and gave me a Nikon S rangefinder. I have been a Nikon fan ever since then. I have owned other brands, but always come back to Nikon.
Thanks for sharing this. I took my class there a year or so after it had opened. It was good to see it again with your comments. Nikon did a great job of celebrating their centennial with this amazing museum. Aloha
Thanks for this absolutely lovely video, one can feel your passion, admiration and respect for Nikon and film cameras in general. Beautifully filmed, very well narrated. I hope I will get a chance to visit the museum some day. I personally have an F3, an F90x and some digital ones and a number of lenses, love them all. Respect to Nikon, hope they will overcome their financial difficulties.
Omg what a stunning place as A Nikon addict have had everything from FM and EM to D3 and D700 I want to spend a week there absolutely amazing the history of the brand 👍🏻
I visited the Nikon Museum back in 2016 and it looks like the collection has grown a bit. I remember asking the young lady there about the Nikon FTN NASA camera and if it was an actual flown model. The tag at that time didn't mention Apollo 15. She went off to ask somebody "upstairs" and came back to tell me the person who knows for sure wasn't there that day. It's nice to see that the tag now says that it was. Thanks for the look inside. I plan to visit again when all this COVID craziness passes. And I'm one of those guys who like to scuba dive and still have my Nikonos V that I bought new up here in Aomori back in 1996. I totally agree with you about the look and feel, it's even better underwater!
Amazing trip... thanks JCH! My very first Nikon was an F501 back in 1989 I was so excited to spend my savings on that body! Hopefully will be able to come back to Tokyo and visit soon!
I use to own a Seiki Kogaku S-I at 3:23...miss that camera. I even got a hand drawn done in map to Seiki Kogaku's factory in 1945 (3rd stop from Shibuya) .
I've had several Nikons over the years including an FM, F3, 8008, and a Nikonos V. The Nikonos was a fantastic boat, beach and diving camera, but it also took great photos just about anywhere else. If I was going to Burning Man and planning to shoot film, I would take a Nikonos. Thanks for taking us on a tour of this museum. Now I want to go see it.
Giving the Nikon F801 a bit more time and attention felt kind of heartwarming for me simply because it has become my favourite film camera. "But why the F801 if there are many other great Nikon cameras" someone night ask... Well, it was the first camera my dad bought after Germany re-united with the GDR and also the last one he used before he died back in 2000. Thank you!
Nice video. The Calypso was however designed by Jean de Wouters from Belgium and initially produced by Atoms in France. Nikon took over production some time later, and developed the later Nikonos models.
Wow!, thanks for transporting us to what feels like another world! It’s truly amazing how Nikon has dominated the world in amazing camera and optics. How many days did you spend in this museum?
WOW! I was blown away with all gear that Nikon has actually made. Seeing this makes me want to go to TOKYO and visit the Nikon Museum once we come through this pandemic. I would probably spend a whole day there, so I would need a packed lunch....lol
I generally like all things photographic especially film cameras so this museum would be a mecca for photography nuts for sure. I started out with Nikon my very first film SLR camera was a Nikon FM with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI lens. This after much deliberation, studying of camera specs, and talking to knowledgeable folks about photo gear. Since then I've added an F (circa 1971), Nikkormat FT2 (1975), and FG (1985) and more Nikkor lenses. I also have a Pentax Spotmatic it too is a good camera but Nikon remains my favorite. I ever get to Japan I'll have to visit the Nikon Museum.
Hey Man, Loved this.. I think after this is all over i would love to visit this Museum. Been to Japan a few times.. sadly, missed out on this. Then the Leica in Germany!!
seems like the sort of place it would be easy to spend a lifetime wandering round, if i ever get the chance to go to Japan i think that would have to be at the top of my list of places to visit
Damn! Missed my chance back in 2019! Although I made a list of all of the shops in Shinjuku you recommended and visited most of them, a fun yet overwhelming experience.
@@japancamerahunter for sure when i go back, i go visit that. Last time i went in Japan, you have suggested to me to go check the Nikon store where i got a nice FM2 (i once got featured on your site). Take care. Always listen to your stuff. Its great
Thanks Bellamy, a very instructive video for all of us and induces a desire to get to Tokyo. I very much hope Nikon can regain some of it's former strengths for the photographic future. A new F or FM presented to the market would sweep around the world in no time.
Thanks for a great look around the Nikon museum. I fancy the F2 if I was going to buy into Nikon. But Please if you ever get a chance do a show of the Olympus museum. ( That has always been my brand of choice)👍
If you can house that contraption @13:45 in your living room in Tokyo, you are very rich indeed. Seriously, do you recommend budgeting 2 hours, or more, to visit this museum?
The AW1 they kind of tried but it was pretty rubbish. I would say with housings the way they are they would just prefer others to take the risk. Surely they could make a superior version of the Olympus TG-6 with a nicer lens and slightly bigger sensor.
The big fish eye lens is rumored to be the most expensive lens they made, it was also the red glowing circle Hal 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey. I spend a good half day there and really enjoyed it. There's also the JCII Camera Museum, but they are opened only on select days and I don't think they allow filming, but they have a much better collection of historical cameras and the whole history of the gold "Quality" seal that use to be on cameras in the 1990's. They also have one of the world's first cameras from France. www.jcii-cameramuseum.jp/top-e/ Canon's museum is just next door to Nikon, but there's not much there to see, left after about 5 minutes.
It's not about promotion it's about genuine value. Their mirrorless cameras are overpriced without justifiable reason. Like they don't have to fight to keep up with the market. Sony has amazing line-up of original and third party lens line-up, and they are pushing things forward in every respect despite having the most limiting mount. Canon? It's just there, they have resources and trusted clients, R5 and R6 are finally competitive high end cameras, their lens line up is more impressive, and still they have full compatibility with EF lenses. Nikon is just there standing, waiting, teasing another overpriced camera, and they still want everyone to be excited with Noct 58 0.95 - Ok, Nikon Leica made that many years ago. They screwed many pro users by not making adapter to support older AF lenses or auto diaphragm with even older excellent manual lenses - it's all possible, but they just don't give a shit about it.
Nice plays to be for sure. But they should take care a bit more about correct names (or rather correct spelling) in a museum: The Hermes ist not a "Tesser" type, it's a "Tessar" type probably. ;)
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That place should be made a prerequisite annual pilgrimage for the upper management of Nikon to remind of what can be done with a bit of creativity and daring.
And the Nikon museum is definitely going on my bucket list for Japan
i come back to these old videos regularly, thanks for making them, the passion you speak about it is amazing
Glad you like them!
Thank you for sharing this Bellamy. Most of us will never get to travel to Tokyo. What an incredible collection!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really , really thank you Bellami , that museum is amazing
That fisheye is amazing!
Fantastic video... I wanted to go there anywhere but this had me drooling into my morning coffee.
Loved seeing the old Nikon rangefinder cameras. When I was a kid, an older cousin came back from military duty in Japan and gave me a Nikon S rangefinder. I have been a Nikon fan ever since then. I have owned other brands, but always come back to Nikon.
Oh wow! Thanks for the guided tour.
I think today I found the best video on youtube ever. Thanks a lot to share this with us! Just gorgeous stuff. I would love to go there someday.
Wow, thank you!
A wonderful tour. Thanks for sharing and your passion for Nikon.
Thanks for watching!
being a Nikon film & digital owner I find this very amazing!
Fantastic video! I would have to go there alone, my family would never want to spend as much time there as I would need to. Damn incredible.
My word, it's a temple! What a dream museum. Thank you for bringing us along.
Glad you enjoyed it
Looks like they've added quite a few new exhibits since my last visit there back when they first opened. Time for another visit~!
Thanks for sharing this. I took my class there a year or so after it had opened. It was good to see it again with your comments. Nikon did a great job of celebrating their centennial with this amazing museum. Aloha
Thank you so much for this tour. I cannot express how exciting and informative it was.
Our pleasure!
Thanks for this absolutely lovely video, one can feel your passion, admiration and respect for Nikon and film cameras in general. Beautifully filmed, very well narrated. I hope I will get a chance to visit the museum some day. I personally have an F3, an F90x and some digital ones and a number of lenses, love them all. Respect to Nikon, hope they will overcome their financial difficulties.
Thank you for watching.
what an incredible museum. i wish Pentax had a museum like that.
Omg what a stunning place as A Nikon addict have had everything from FM and EM to D3 and D700 I want to spend a week there absolutely amazing the history of the brand 👍🏻
Thank you for this incredible tour! It's a pleasure to see a man, appreciating the incredible history that Nikon has.
I visited the Nikon Museum back in 2016 and it looks like the collection has grown a bit. I remember asking the young lady there about the Nikon FTN NASA camera and if it was an actual flown model. The tag at that time didn't mention Apollo 15. She went off to ask somebody "upstairs" and came back to tell me the person who knows for sure wasn't there that day. It's nice to see that the tag now says that it was. Thanks for the look inside. I plan to visit again when all this COVID craziness passes. And I'm one of those guys who like to scuba dive and still have my Nikonos V that I bought new up here in Aomori back in 1996. I totally agree with you about the look and feel, it's even better underwater!
Awesome surprise! Very cool tour! Thank you!
Thanks for watching
The glass ingots are mesmerizing! I didn’t know that Nikon made their own glass!
They still do!
Wow that is amazing! A grail visit for sure! Thanks for this
Our pleasure!
Beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you too!
Thank you for this video, I’ve this place on my wishlist
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you for the tour.
You have made me yearn to visit the Nikon Museum...
Amazing trip... thanks JCH! My very first Nikon was an F501 back in 1989 I was so excited to spend my savings on that body! Hopefully will be able to come back to Tokyo and visit soon!
Fantastic and mesmerizing
Thank you! Cheers!
I love Nikon. A nikon was my first SLR. It provided my Bronica with my favourite lenses. Will always love Nikon
FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!! TY JCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing. Awesome place.
Thank you for this awesome video! Would love to visit there someday.
You should!
Right on. This is great. Thanks for the tour. It's nice to hear what you know about these items.
Spectacular! Thank you for sharing.
Great Vibe with the quiet Voice!
Incredible video!
As soon as i can travel to japan I will definitely visit this museum
I use to own a Seiki Kogaku S-I at 3:23...miss that camera. I even got a hand drawn done in map to Seiki Kogaku's factory in 1945 (3rd stop from Shibuya) .
congrats on this video - so good.
Thanks so much!
Thank you, I thoroughly enjoyed this video.
So glad!
Thanks Bellamy! That was really cool.
I've had several Nikons over the years including an FM, F3, 8008, and a Nikonos V. The Nikonos was a fantastic boat, beach and diving camera, but it also took great photos just about anywhere else. If I was going to Burning Man and planning to shoot film, I would take a Nikonos. Thanks for taking us on a tour of this museum. Now I want to go see it.
Giving the Nikon F801 a bit more time and attention felt kind of heartwarming for me simply because it has become my favourite film camera. "But why the F801 if there are many other great Nikon cameras" someone night ask... Well, it was the first camera my dad bought after Germany re-united with the GDR and also the last one he used before he died back in 2000.
Thank you!
Nice video. The Calypso was however designed by Jean de Wouters from Belgium and initially produced by Atoms in France. Nikon took over production some time later, and developed the later Nikonos models.
They conveniently didn't mention that.
Wow!, thanks for transporting us to what feels like another world! It’s truly amazing how Nikon has dominated the world in amazing camera and optics. How many days did you spend in this museum?
WOW! I was blown away with all gear that Nikon has actually made.
Seeing this makes me want to go to TOKYO and visit the Nikon Museum once we come through this pandemic.
I would probably spend a whole day there, so I would need a packed lunch....lol
I was there some years ago. Fascinating place. Even the Nikon yokan was delicious 🤤
Excellent, I`m so jealous.
This is wonderful. I've always wanted to go in there! Keep up the great videos!!!
Thank you! Will do!
Fisheye heaven.
That was amazing thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you Mr Hunt! Epic!
Thank you too!
Perfect video.
I generally like all things photographic especially film cameras so this museum would be a mecca for photography nuts for sure. I started out with Nikon my very first film SLR camera was a Nikon FM with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI lens. This after much deliberation, studying of camera specs, and talking to knowledgeable folks about photo gear. Since then I've added an F (circa 1971), Nikkormat FT2 (1975), and FG (1985) and more Nikkor lenses. I also have a Pentax Spotmatic it too is a good camera but Nikon remains my favorite. I ever get to Japan I'll have to visit the Nikon Museum.
Hey Man,
Loved this.. I think after this is all over i would love to visit this Museum. Been to Japan a few times.. sadly, missed out on this. Then the Leica in Germany!!
Enjoyed every second of this. Your vids go right in my vein.
Awesome, thank you!
seems like the sort of place it would be easy to spend a lifetime wandering round, if i ever get the chance to go to Japan i think that would have to be at the top of my list of places to visit
Wow! Just, Wow!
Fantastic
Thanks
Oh snap! I've been dreaming of you making this video :D
Awesome!
That’s awesome. I also used F-801 cameras. Still have the two of them in great condition.
Ouaaaaaaaaahhhhhh !!! Thank you !!
Oh man, I must go!!
Nice video. When thinking about diving, like most companies, they first thought 'I wonder if we can buy (steal) this from someone', which they did
I had a Nikon 2020. Always wondered why it didn’t focus closer than 6ft.
Can you review the Canon l1?
What a fascinating place. I've always suspected that I need an F3hp. This is more gentle pressure.
Damn! Missed my chance back in 2019! Although I made a list of all of the shops in Shinjuku you recommended and visited most of them, a fun yet overwhelming experience.
Thanks for the tour.
Thats was fun!!!!
I was pretty stoked for sure
@@japancamerahunter for sure when i go back, i go visit that. Last time i went in Japan, you have suggested to me to go check the Nikon store where i got a nice FM2 (i once got featured on your site). Take care. Always listen to your stuff. Its great
I know that digital isn't your bag, but I'm sad you didn't mention the Nikon DF. A very excellent digital camera, made in a classic style.
Cool video.
Thanks Bellamy, a very instructive video for all of us and induces a desire to get to Tokyo. I very much hope Nikon can regain some of it's former strengths for the photographic future. A new F or FM presented to the market would sweep around the world in no time.
I hope so too!
Pretty cool that they set up a JCH F3 wall just for you haha ;).
Definitely looking forward to going there one day.
Thanks for a great look around the Nikon museum. I fancy the F2 if I was going to buy into Nikon. But Please if you ever get a chance do a show of the Olympus museum. ( That has always been my brand of choice)👍
I'd never seen a huge chunk of optical glass before!
Thank you for sharing that was interesting.
Bucket list!!!
I wish the museum existed when I lived in Japan. :(
If you can house that contraption @13:45 in your living room in Tokyo, you are very rich indeed.
Seriously, do you recommend budgeting 2 hours, or more, to visit this museum?
2 hours should be enough unless you plan or reading absolutely everything.
Maybe Nikon should make a new Nikonos? Based on the Z6 or Z7?
The AW1 they kind of tried but it was pretty rubbish. I would say with housings the way they are they would just prefer others to take the risk. Surely they could make a superior version of the Olympus TG-6 with a nicer lens and slightly bigger sensor.
This is Disneyland for photographers!
The big fish eye lens is rumored to be the most expensive lens they made, it was also the red glowing circle Hal 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
I spend a good half day there and really enjoyed it. There's also the JCII Camera Museum, but they are opened only on select days and I don't think they allow filming, but they have a much better collection of historical cameras and the whole history of the gold "Quality" seal that use to be on cameras in the 1990's. They also have one of the world's first cameras from France. www.jcii-cameramuseum.jp/top-e/
Canon's museum is just next door to Nikon, but there's not much there to see, left after about 5 minutes.
Close. The lens for Hal 9000 was actually the 8mm f8 fisheye Nikkor (which you can also see in the video).
Nikon is going to become an entire museum soon of they don't promote their mirrorless line.
It's not about promotion it's about genuine value. Their mirrorless cameras are overpriced without justifiable reason. Like they don't have to fight to keep up with the market. Sony has amazing line-up of original and third party lens line-up, and they are pushing things forward in every respect despite having the most limiting mount. Canon? It's just there, they have resources and trusted clients, R5 and R6 are finally competitive high end cameras, their lens line up is more impressive, and still they have full compatibility with EF lenses. Nikon is just there standing, waiting, teasing another overpriced camera, and they still want everyone to be excited with Noct 58 0.95 - Ok, Nikon Leica made that many years ago. They screwed many pro users by not making adapter to support older AF lenses or auto diaphragm with even older excellent manual lenses - it's all possible, but they just don't give a shit about it.
Can't get there, busy building my own nikon museum :-)
Free japan trip in 16minutes 30 sec
Wow.
Damn, seems that I have to collect some more stuff to match this.
I thought they were headquartered in Sendai - Is that just for production?
Some day...
I don't think I've said "wow" out loud as many times during video as this one haha
thank cod you have a mask on, after all that drooling... ;)
bugger, you said it yourself :)
Did you say 12-1700 zoom? Or did you mean 1200-1700, either way, both are absurd
Yes, it is a 1200 to 1700mm zoom lens. Bonkers :D
I will have one of everything! For free!!!😂
Nice plays to be for sure. But they should take care a bit more about correct names (or rather correct spelling) in a museum: The Hermes ist not a "Tesser" type, it's a "Tessar" type probably. ;)
Calypso was co-designed by Jacques Costeau, then production was moved to Nikon.
first
How can you compare an iPhone to Nikon cameras. Impossible.
I don't believe I did. I wouldn't.