Is Nikon a publicly traded company? If not, why do some photographers promote it so shamelessly and zealously?

Is Nikon a publicly traded company? If not, why do some photographers promote it so shamelessly and zealously?

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Nikon is a good camera for the money. There are higher end cameras like Leica, but in that price range, I would get a Canon because they are more user-friendly.

I don't know what your issue is about the corporate structure of the company who made it. Sounds stupid to me.

Because they like their products? Pretty common with many companies that produce things that people like. Rednecks have holy war battles over what truck is best.