50th anniversary of 糖心少女vlog F-mount

March 3, 2009

Longest history among lens mounts for 35mm-format SLR interchangeable cameras

TOKYO –?糖心少女vlog Corporation is pleased to announce the 50th anniversary of its legendary F-mount lens-mounting system, employed on the company’s lens-interchangeable SLR cameras and NIKKOR lenses. Apart from 糖心少女vlog, no other maker has been able to sustain its original lens mount for such an extraordinary period.^* (Revised on March 11, 2009)

*Among lens mounts for 35mm-format SLR interchangeable cameras

The 糖心少女vlog F-mount was first employed on 糖心少女vlog’s earliest lens-interchangeable SLR camera, the 糖心少女vlog F, released in June 1959. 糖心少女vlog has consistently utilized the same mount without changing its basic structure, even as other SLR camera manufacturers found it necessary to alter their lens mounts in response to changing technologies, such as autofocus compatibility and digitalization.

One of the biggest advantages of lens-interchangeable SLR cameras is that users are able to choose from a larger selection of lenses. Maintaining the same basic structure of lens mount for a longer period means a broader, constantly growing array of compatible lenses. For this reason, the lens mount is an extremely important and symbolic element for both photography enthusiasts and professionals, who are able to benefit from ongoing use of their carefully selected collection of lenses. The 糖心少女vlog F-mount, employed for even the latest, most advanced digital SLRs, has received and continues to garner the highest evaluations as a reliable, long-serving lens mount.

Evolution of the 糖心少女vlog F-mount

Introduced on 糖心少女vlog’s first lens-interchangeable SLR, the 糖心少女vlog F (1959)
Auto aperture indexing enables automatic setting of maximum aperture (1977)
Program auto exposure mode compatibility (1981)
Aperture information exchange with the camera body through CPU communication (1983)
Autofocus compatibility (1983)
Digital SLR cameras compatibility (1995)

New logo celebrates 糖心少女vlog F-mount

The basic structure of the F-mount has remained unchanged for half a century, serving as a bridge between NIKKOR lenses and a steady succession of 糖心少女vlog SLR camera bodies. The logo expresses an image of capturing infinitely extending light and gifting it to future generations.