50th anniversary of Nikon F-mount

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

TOKYO – Nikon 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 Nikon, no other maker has been able to sustain its original lens mount for such an extraordinary period.* (Revised on March 11, 2009)

Evolution of the Nikon F-mount
Introduced on Nikon’s first lens-interchangeable SLR, the Nikon 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 Nikon 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 Nikon SLR camera bodies. The logo expresses an image of capturing infinitely extending light and gifting it to future generations.