Nikon SLR Cameras

First DSLR that was produced by Nikon and Canon?

Ben
Ben

First DSLR that was produced by Nikon and Canon?

Andrew
Andrew

Probably those converted by Fujifilm or Kodak - do your own homework.

Both use the SLR design invented by Ihagee for their Exactas.

Both only started building SLRs after Pentax (the first Japanese SLR manufacturer) had been doing so for 10 years.

Both are dependent on the instant-return mirror (Gamma/Pentax), Pentaprism (Contax-Dresden), TTL metering (Pentax/Topcon), Shutter Priority operation (Konica), Viewfinder LEDs (Fujifilm), OTF metering (Olympus), multi-mode operation (Minolta) and autofocus (Minolta). Both use in-lens motors pioneered by Pentax.

NickP
NickP

Very interesting answer, Andrew!

G hound
G hound

Canon D30
and Nikon D1 (1999)

fhotoace
fhotoace

The first dSLR was produced by Kodak and used a Nikon F-mount That was in 1994

Later Kodak produced more dSLR cameras with both Nikon and Canon mounts Kodak was the first to produce a full frame camera in 2002, the Kodak DCS Pro 14n

http://www.dpreview.com/...dak_dcs420

CiaoChao
CiaoChao

It's a little complicated, as early Canon/Nikon mount cameras were created in cooperation with Kodak.

The earliest F-mount DSLR was the Kodak DCS-100 (Nikon F3 body with Kodak digital back). This was also the first commercially available DSLR camera, being available in 1990. Nikon's first in house DSLR was the NASA F4, however their first commercially available DSLR was the D1 in 1999.

Canon's first DSLR came along in 1995, and was also a Kodak joint venture, with the Canon EOS DCS 3. Later developments were the Canon EOS D2000/D6000 which still used Kodak's imager, but was much more heavily developed by Canon. Canon's first solo effort was the Canon EOS D30.

AWBoater
AWBoater

Nikon's first "digital" SLR was not a DSLR, but a digital back for SLRs. We had one at work in 1996.

keerok
keerok

First dSLR was by Kodak. It was a Kodak digital back slapped onto a Nikon film SLR. The next version was done with a Canon camera. The third was all Kodak and then Nikon and Canon followed with their own versions.