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Soon its design was licensed to [[Nikon]] who re-introduced the camera in 1963 as the '''Calypso/Nikkor''' in Europe and '''Nikonos''' elsewhere. With the introduction of the [[Nikonos II]] in 1968, the original Japanese model became known as the '''Nikonos I'''. | Soon its design was licensed to [[Nikon]] who re-introduced the camera in 1963 as the '''Calypso/Nikkor''' in Europe and '''Nikonos''' elsewhere. With the introduction of the [[Nikonos II]] in 1968, the original Japanese model became known as the '''Nikonos I'''. | ||
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| + | *[http://imaging.nikon.com/history/chronicle/history-nikonos/index.htm Nikonos Evolution] from [http://www.nikon.com/index.htm Nikon.com] | ||
*[http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/htmls/models/htmls/nikonos.htm Nikonos models] and [http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/htmls/models/htmls/nikonos1.htm Nikonos I] at [http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/photography.htm Photography in Malaysia] | *[http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/htmls/models/htmls/nikonos.htm Nikonos models] and [http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/htmls/models/htmls/nikonos1.htm Nikonos I] at [http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/photography.htm Photography in Malaysia] | ||
Revision as of 06:32, 22 October 2011
The 1961 Calypso underwater camera was created and manufactured in France, inspired by diving pioneer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and named for his research ship.
Soon its design was licensed to Nikon who re-introduced the camera in 1963 as the Calypso/Nikkor in Europe and Nikonos elsewhere. With the introduction of the Nikonos II in 1968, the original Japanese model became known as the Nikonos I.
