Nikonos V
NIKON - 1984 - JAPAN (YOKYO)
- Submarine
- 35 mm
- Infrequent
Nikonos is a series of 35 mm format cameras specifically designed for underwater photography launched by Nikon in 1963.
While Nippon Kogaku trace their underwater camera history back to 1956, when the company developed an underwater housing for the Nikon S2 rangefinder camera, the Nikonos is the first attempt to build a camera natively designed to be used underwater.
The early cameras were improvements of the Calypso camera, which was an original design by captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. All Nikonos models had rugged construction, simple controls and were waterproof to 50 m. They immediately became immensely popular with both amateur and professional underwater photographers.
Just like every control on the camera, the Nikonos Nikkor lenses use two knobs to facilitate focus and aperture operation with gloved hands. Focus distance is set with an over-sized dial mounted on the left side of the lens barrel, and the aperture is set with a dial mounted on the right.
Production stopped early 2000s to the disappointment of many fans, making Mr. Tetsuro Goto, the Director of Laboratory Research and Development at Nikon say on the future of Nikonos : personally I think the Nikonos will be reborn in the future.
Associated project shares
- 1 Share of the 99 Cameras Club project
Discover the club's camera collection.
99 Cameras Club for updates.
Read the term and conditions.
Note : This Collectible is not an official product from the represented camera manufacturer. It is a replica of an individual camera from the club's collection and holds no rights or relationships with its manufacturer. It should be regarded only as a token of patronage to the 99 Cameras Club.
NIKON - 1984 - JAPAN (YOKYO)
- Submarine
- 35 mm
- Infrequent
Nikonos is a series of 35 mm format cameras specifically designed for underwater photography launched by Nikon in 1963.
While Nippon Kogaku trace their underwater camera history back to 1956, when the company developed an underwater housing for the Nikon S2 rangefinder camera, the Nikonos is the first attempt to build a camera natively designed to be used underwater.
The early cameras were improvements of the Calypso camera, which was an original design by captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. All Nikonos models had rugged construction, simple controls and were waterproof to 50 m. They immediately became immensely popular with both amateur and professional underwater photographers.
Just like every control on the camera, the Nikonos Nikkor lenses use two knobs to facilitate focus and aperture operation with gloved hands. Focus distance is set with an over-sized dial mounted on the left side of the lens barrel, and the aperture is set with a dial mounted on the right.
Production stopped early 2000s to the disappointment of many fans, making Mr. Tetsuro Goto, the Director of Laboratory Research and Development at Nikon say on the future of Nikonos : personally I think the Nikonos will be reborn in the future.
Associated project shares
- 1 Share of the 99 Cameras Club project
Discover the club's camera collection.
99 Cameras Club for updates.
Read the term and conditions.
Note : This Collectible is not an official product from the represented camera manufacturer. It is a replica of an individual camera from the club's collection and holds no rights or relationships with its manufacturer. It should be regarded only as a token of patronage to the 99 Cameras Club.
