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Nikon's head office
building circa 1917
To really understand Nikon's uncompromising commitment to quality, you have to go back to 1917 when the company was founded.
Right from the start, we were making fine binoculars for the discerning user.
In fact, one of our earliest models, the MIKRON, is still used by some, all those years later. What better proof of the durability and optical excellence of Nikon binoculars?






1917
• Start of production of binoculars under the name of Nippon Kogaku K.K.
1921 • MIKRON 4x, 6x
• ATOM 6x15
• BRIGHT 8x24
1923 • NOVAR : 6x30 / 7x50 / 8x35
• 8cm BINOCULAR TELESCOPE 15x
1929 • 10x70
1932 • 18cm BINOCULAR TELESCOPE : 22.5x / 30x
1945 • SPICA 3.5x25.5
• NOVAR 7x50
• ORION : 6x24 / 8x26
• Compact dach Series 4x
1946 • CAPELLA 2x25.5
1948 • MIKRON 6x15
1949 • TROPICAL : 6x30 / 7x50
1950 • NOVAR 7x50
• MIKRON 6x30
1959 • Change of the brand name from MIKRON to Nikon
• 7x35A / 8x30A / 9x35A
1964 • LOOK 6x18
1965 • LOOK 7x21
1967 • LOOK 8x24
1971 • BINOCULAR TELESCOPE : 20x120 / 15x80
1974 • BL-type 10x70IF·WP
1976 • H-line : 7x26D / 9x30D
• 12x40CF
1977 • Loupes for reading : 10D / 8D
• Portable Loupes : 12D / 20D
1978 • Precision Loupe 10x
• Compact dach Binoculars : 6x20DCF / 8x20DCF
• 7x35E / 8x30E / 10x35E
1979 • 8x30D IF·RC
• 12x36DCF
• Monocular 6x
• 10x70II IF·WP
• Sightseeing Binoculars 20x80
1981 • Fieldscope
1982 • 8x23CF / 10x25CF
• FieldscopeED
1983 • BINOCULAR TELESCOPE 20x120III
• Sightseeing Binoculars 30x
1984 • 8x40D CF·WP
1985 • 6x15CF
• 8-16x40 CF Zoom
• Sightseeing Binoculars 30x80II
1986 • 8x20F DCF RA / 10x25F DCF RA
• 7x20 CF II / 9x25 CF II
• Sporting Series
• Action II Series(U.S.A. only)
1987 • 15x70IF·HP
• 7x20CF / 10x25CF
1988 • Loupes POP-10D / 16D
• 3.5x Sports Glass
• 7x35E CF / 8x30E CF / 10x35E CF / 12x40
• 10x25CF WP/RA
• 6-12x24DCF RA Zoom
• Action III Series(U.S.A. only)
1989 • 6x15D Monocular II
• Fieldscope II / ED II
• 8x23CF II / 10x23CF II
1990 • 6x15D Monucular II with golf scale
• 8x23CF WP/RA
• V LINE II Series
• 10x70IF SP WP
• Action Stay Focus Series(U.S.A.only)
1991 • Spotting Scope
• CF III (Travelite III) Series
1992 • 8x32DCF HP RA / 10x40DCF HP RA
• 8x30DIF WP/RAII
• Fieldscope II A / EDII A
• SPORTSTAR Series
• Sporting II (Action IV) Series
• Action Stay Focus II Series(U.S.A.only)
1993
• Reading loupes 4D III / 8D III AS / 10D III AS / 14D AS / 20D AS
• 8x23CF AS / 10x25CF AS
1994 • Fieldscope ED78 / ED78 A
• Spotting Scope A
• 7x50IF WP / 7x50IF WP Compass
• 8x21CF / 10x21CF
• Spotter XL
1995 • 10x42SE CF
• 8x42DCF HP / 10x42DCF HP
• Action DX(Sporting)Series
• Action Sky & Earth Series(U.S.A.only)
1996 • Fieldmicroscope
• DX Series
• 5x15DCF Titanium
• TRAVELITE IV Series
• SPRINT Series
• Action V Series
1997 • 8-20x25CF Zoom
• 8x25CF WP RAII / 10x25CF WP RAII
• 18x70IF WP WF
• Racket-type loupes 4D / 8D / 10D
• Pocket-type loupes 12D / 16D / 20D
• 6x15M CF
• 8x42HG DCF WP / 10x42HG DCF WP
• Spotting Scope RA II / RA II A
1998 • 8x40DCF HP WP / 10x40DCF HP WP
• 8x32SE CF
• SPORTSTAR II Series
• 12x50SE CF
• Monocular II Metallic
• 5x15HG Monocular
• 7x15M CF Black
• Fieldscope III / III A / EDIII / EDIII A
1999 • LASER 800
• Fieldmicroscope Mini
• TRAVELITE V Series
• SPRINT III Series
• Field Image System MX
• 8x30EII / 10x35EII
• 7x15DCF Titanium
• 7x15HG Monocular
• 7x50CF WP / 7x50CF WP Compass
2000 • DXII Series
• 7x15M CF Millennium model
• 8-24x25CF TRAVELITE V
• 10x50CF WP
2001 • SPORTSTAR III Series
• Action(VI)Series
• Night Search
• SPORTER I Series
• LASER 400
• 7x15M CF NV-2001
2002
• StabilEyes 14x40
• MONARCH 8x42 / 10x42
• HG Series : 8x32HG DCF / 10x32HG DCF / 8x20HG DCF / 10x25HG DCF
• New Racket-Type Loupes : 4D / 6D / 8D / 10D
• Pocket-Type Loupes : T12D / T16D / T20D / S12D / S16D / S20D
• Precision Loupe
2003 • SPRINT IV Series
• Laser600
• StabilEyes 12x32
• FieldscopeED82 / ED82 A
• Spotter XL II
• Laser 500G
• Action(VII)Series
• SPORTSTAR IV Series
• Action EX Series
2004
• StabilEyes 16x32
• Action VII Zoom Series
• SPORT LITE Series
• EAGLEVIEW ZOOM
• HG L Series : 8x42 HG L DCF / 10x42 HG L DCF / 8x32 HG L DCF / 10x32 HG L DCF / 8x20 HG L DCF / 10x25 HG L DCF
• Fieldscope Digital Camera Bracket FSB-1
• Fieldscope Eyepiece Wide DS
• Fieldscope Digital SLR Camera Attachment FSA-L1
2005 • Monarch 12x42
• Fieldscope Digital Camera Bracket FSB-1A
• Fieldscope Digital Camera Brachet FSB-2
• Travelite EX Series
• Fieldscope ED50 / ED50 A Series
• Fieldscope Digital Camera Bracket FSB-3
• Laser 1200S


Over the years Nikon binoculars have won their share of "Best Buys" and "Sehr Guts" from many of the world's outdoor and consumer magazines, including "Consumer Reports" (USA), "test" (Germany), and "Bird Watching" (U.K.).
Here are just a few examples:

In 1989, the Nikon Venturer II 8x23 was judged to be a fine, compact optical tool and a "Best Buy", with top or near-top scores on virtually every test ( "Consumer Reports", July 1989).


In 1991, Nikon 8x30E CF WF was awarded a "Best buy" in 8x magnification porro-prism binoculars ( "Bird Watchlng", May 1991).


In 1992, Nikon Fieldscope II was judged a "Best buy" in the telescopes category. ( "Bird Watching", February 1992).


In 1993, Nikon 8x40 CF Sporting II was awarded a "Sehr Gut" in test-QUALITÄTSURTEIL, a "Sehr Gut" in OPTISCHE EIGENSCHAFTEN, and a "gut" in HANDHABUNG ( "test", März 1993). Significantly the other "Sehr Gut" entries were all European models costing several times as much as the Nikon.


In 1994, Nikon Fieldscope ED78 A won a Bird Watching OPA (optical product award) as "Telescope of the Year" (over £350 section). ( "Bird Watching", August 1994)
In 1998, Nikon Mikron 6x15MCF binoculars received the First Prize “Silmo d’Or” in the Instrument-Accessories category at the International Optics & Eyewear Exhibition.
In1999, Nikon 8x42HG DCF/10x42HG DCF binoculars were praised as “unprecedented models in terms of brightness and resolution” and award a “Best of the Best” as hunting and fishing tools of FIELD & STREAMS magazine, a major US publisher for outdoor enthusiast.
 
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