What is Nikon?
Nikon Corporation is an international manufacturing company of consumer electronics. The company produces and sells a broad line of optics and imaging products such as still cameras, film cameras, SLR cameras, binocular telescope, field microscopy, scanners, precision equipment, microscopes, ophthalmic lenses etc. The company was incorporated on July 25, 1917 under the name of Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd and changed its name to Nikon Corporation in 1988. It has global headquarters in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Nikon is one of the most selling brands of the optics and imaging products in the world. The company operates as a part of Mitsubishi Group which is a worldwide multi-business company that operates in the business areas of finance, telecom, insurance, electronics, oil, chemicals, real estate, automotive, steel, aviation, construction etc. Nikon Corporation is one of the largest manufacturing companies of digital cameras in the world. As of 2011, it had approximately 24,409 employees and Revenue of ¥887.5 billion. Oi Plant, Yokohama Plant, Sagamihara Plant, Kumagaya Plant, Mito Plant, Yokosuka Plant are major production facilities of the Nikon Corporation in Japan. The company sells its products in several countries around the world through company-owned stores, independent retailers and e-commerce s.