Nikkor is the brand of lenses produced by Nikon Corporation, including camera lenses for the Nikon F-mount and more recently, for the Nikon Z line of mirrorless cameras. The Nikon F-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount developed by Nikon for its 35mm format single-lens reflex cameras. The F-mount was first introduced on the Nikon F camera in 1959, and features a three-lug bayonet mount with a 44 mm throat and a flange to focal plane distance of 46.5 mm.
The company continues, with the 2020 D6 model, to use variations of the same lens mount specification for its film and digital SLR cameras. The Nikkor brand was introduced in 1932, a Westernised rendering of an earlier version Nikko , an abbreviation of the company's original full name Nippon Kogaku ("Japan Optics";). [1] Nikko also means "sunlight" and is the name of a Japanese town. In 1933, Nikon marketed its first camera lens under the Nikkor brand name, the "Aero-NIKKOR, " for aerial photography. Nikon originally reserved the Nikkor designation for its highest-quality imaging optics, but in recent history almost all Nikon lenses are so branded.
Z-mount lenses for Nikon mirrorless cameras. 1-mount lenses for Nikon 1 series cameras. S-mount lenses for the Nikon S-series rangefinder cameras. Lenses for Zenza Bronica and Plaubel Makina medium format cameras. Lenses for Leica rangefinder cameras, as well as very early Canon cameras.
Amphibious lenses for Nikonos underwater cameras. Macro lenses under the Micro-Nikkor designation. Lenses for large format photography. Industrial lenses, including lenses in support of the Japanese war effort during World War II.