"Nikon Firm, additionally known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, concentrating on optics and also imaging products.
West Structure of Nikon in Nishi-Ōi, Tokyo

Nikon's products consist of video cameras, cam lenses, binoculars, microscopes, ophthalmic lenses, measurement tools, rifle scopes, spotting extents, as well as the steppers utilized in the photolithography actions of semiconductor construction, of which it is the world's second largest maker. The business is the eighth-largest chip equipment manufacturer as reported in 2017. The firms held by Nikon create the Nikon Group. Amongst its items are Nikkor imaging lenses (for F-mount cams, huge style photography, photo enlargers, and also other applications), the Nikon F-series of 35 mm movie SLR electronic cameras, the Nikon D-series of digital SLR cameras, the Coolpix series of small electronic cameras, and also the Nikonos collection of underwater film video cameras. Nikon's major competitors in camera as well as lens production consist of Canon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Pentax, and Olympus.

Founded on July 25, 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha, the firm was relabelled to Nikon Firm, after its cameras, in 1988. Nikon is a member of the Mitsubishi group of business."