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The consumer ’s world is made with brands... Thanks to the way they are expressed, they bring different kind of feeling What do brands express in an optical shop ? - Frames brands. - Lenses brands.

So many brands with strong images and high awareness...

So many universes... Fashion Luxury Performance Etc...

Many lenses brands ?

Few worldwide lenses brands. Most lenses brands are known only by opticians. The consumer is not generaly involved in the lenses choice The brand is generaly invisible on the product Lens brand universes are poor or limited

Nikon, from camera to optical lenses. Nikon-camera awareness boosts Nikon-Optic awareness......and developes sales figures...worldwide. High-tech technology zoom lenses and their occular perfection at the service of ametropes.

1917Established Nippon Kogaku –Three of Japan ’s leading optical manufacturers were merged Products of Nippon Kogaku 1945 World War 2 ended - Nippon Kogaku shifted to producebinoculars, photographic and eyeglass lenses 1946 First eyeglass lens « POINTAR » marketed

1948 First camera from Nippon Kogaku k.k. This small- sized camera had been designed with the tentative name of "Nikorette," based on the abbreviation of Nippon Kogaku ("Nikko") and adding "ette" to indicate "small-size.” However, the prevailing opinion was that it was a weak product name, and upon subsequent review it was agreed that "Nikon" would be the formal name. The name was based on "Nikko," adding "N" at the end to make it sound better.

“Nikon” record the exploration NASA “APOLO PLAN” NASA choose “Nikon” camera for their space travel from APOLO 11 to 17th. Severe requests for the temperature, humidity, vibration & shock resistance at the launch. The Antarctic exploration Variable Nikon Products were adopted for The Japanese Antarctic explorers from “Nikon F3”, “Nikon FT”, “Nikonos”, “Nikomat FS”, Microscopes, Binoculers All Nikon products are working well at a place of severe cold, below -60 C.

1946 mineral glass “POINTAR” 1965 “POINTAR Coat” 1968 Nikon first Bi- Focal lens 1969 Nikon first mineral photochromic lens 1976 Nikon first plastic lens “ORMA 70” 1978 Nikon first PAL “Nikon Ultra View” 1984 Nikon “Hard Clear Coat” 1988 Nikon designed first PAL “ SV 18mm & 14mm” Nikon first aspheric lens AS 1993 Nikon “Presio 14mm & 16mm” 1992 UHI 1.67 AS 2000 Nikon Essilor Joint Venture 2001 UHI 1.74 AS and Presio i-13 & 15

Nikon has a strong consumer awareness Nikon end consumer brand awareness in % 70 to 90% of the advanced nation’s population knows the Nikon name. Nikon is one of the strongest brand name in the world. The Nikon name instantly strikes your customer JAPANUKFCEUSAAustraliaS’pore Malaysia

Why Nikon Lens? èStrong Consumer brand awareness è 85 years brilliant experience for Optical business èAccurate Controlling devices in the R&D process for all astigmatism, power, curve, coma, distortion, etc è High precision Optics --- Camera, Special Astronomical Telescopes, Steppers, Zoom lens, industrial microscope, and Ophthalmic Lens