2001

December

Dec. 22, 2001: Nikon Corporation files a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission

Nov. 19, 2001: First Half of Fiscal Year 2002 Financial Results (Consolidated)
Nov. 5, 2001: Nikon F-mount Nikkor Lenses -- 30 million and counting
Nov. 5, 2001: Nikon Corporation sponsors two great soccer tournaments this winter

Oct. 5, 2001: Fact Book 2001
Oct. 3, 2001: Nikon Europe B.V. (Holland) Instruments Division opens its website
Oct. 3, 2001: Nikon Singapore Pte Ltd. (Singapore) opens the Web Site
Oct. 2, 2001: A message from Nikon Corporation about the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001

Sep. 18, 2001: Digital Camera COOLPIX 5000 -- 3x zoom digital camera with 5.0 megapixels
Sep. 18, 2001: Nikkor 45mm f/2.8 P Lens (Black version)
Sep. 18, 2001: NIKONOS-V camera body to be discontinued
Sep. 3, 2001: Revision of Forecast for Fiscal Year 2002

Aug. 2001: Digital Camera COOLPIX 885 -- 3x zoom digital camera with 3.2 effective megapixels
Aug. 2001: EISA declares Nikon D1X "European Pro Digital Camera of the Year 2001-2002"
Aug. 2001: EISA declares Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED "European Scanner of the Year 2001-2002"
Aug. 2001: The Nikon D1X won "Best Digital SLR System Camera in Europe 2001-2002" from TIPA
Aug. 2001: The Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED won "Best Film Scanner in Europe 2001-2002" from TIPA
Aug. 3, 2001: Upgrading our green procurement activities
Support for client environmental preservation programs

Jun. 27, 2001: The Nikon Group, led by Nikon UK Limited, is an Official Supplier for the 130th Open Championship (Jul. 19 to 22, 2001)
Jun. 26, 2001: Ordering to start for Nikon's new NSR-S306C Reduction Projection Exposure System

May 21, 2001: Fiscal Year 2001 Financial Results (Consolidated)
May 18, 2001: Infrared Thermography System business to close
May 8, 2001: New appointment of directors and introduction of the Executive Officer System

Apr. 2001: Nikon Digital Camera COOLPIX 995
Apr. 2001: AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED II Lens
Apr. 2001: AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/4D IF-ED II Lens
Apr. 2001: AF-S Nikkor 600mm f/4D IF-ED II Lens
Apr. 2001: Nikon AF-S Teleconverters TC-14E II / TC-20E II
Apr. 2001: Nikon Gelatin Filter Holders AF-3 / AF-4
Apr. 2001: Nikon Lens Case CL-L2
Apr. 11, 2001: Nikon Corporation participated in "PHOTO EXPO 2001" (Tokyo and Osaka, Japan)

Mar. 21, 2001: Nikon Europe B.V. and Nikon GmbH will participate in "CeBIT2001" (Hannover, Germany)
Mar. 19, 2001: Nikon cosponsors the International Sevens Rugby Tournament
"VOLKSWAGEN SEVENS 2001" this April
Mar. 14, 2001: Binocular and Telescope Products Division spin-off
Nikon Vision Co., Ltd. to be established as a subsidiary
Mar. 7, 2001: The Nikon Three-Year Plan
Mar. 1, 2001: Establishment of Nikon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Feb. 28, 2001: Nikon accelerates Electron Projection Lithography (EPL) development to meet customer demand at 70 nm -- chip makers rely on EPL option for critical level fabrication
Feb. 2001: Nikon Hong Kong Ltd. (P.R.C.) sells "Fun Fun Lens Set (Nikon F-mount)" of Nikon Technologies Inc.
Feb. 25, 2001: Nikon ranks 57th in filing for U.S. Patents
Feb. 2001: Nikon Digital SLR Cameras D1X and D1H--two solutions for professional digital photographers
Feb. 2001: Nikon FM3A -- a manual-focus, auto exposure 35mm SLR camera
Feb. 2001: AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8D IF-ED II lens
Feb. 2001: Nikkor 45mm f/2.8P lens
Feb. 2001: AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G lens
Feb. 2001: AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lens now in a silver-color version

Jan. 2001: The Nikon COOLPIX 880 won the "Top Products 2000" award from "BusinessWeek" Magazine