Specifically regarding operability, there are many people who stick to their own principles. Based on these, mockups were created and strictly evaluated by not only the design team but also every other department within Nikon. However, in this case a new shape was pursued from the very beginning in order to integrate the new value of precision perception with operability.Īt the stage of investigation, many diversified ideas including several unique concepts were put on the table. With conventional NIKKOR F lenses, knurling has been highly evaluated for ensuring a firm grip. One of the issues intensively researched was the shape of the knurling*. Thus, the design identity of the Z mount system was finalized by unifying color and texture around the mount, which is a bridge section for both elements.
From the very beginning of development, the development department and design teams responsible for the body and lens have investigated together how to successfully achieve a sense of unity as a total system. To effectively achieve this, a sense of unity among the lens, mount and body was essential. Both the body and lens were developed to be concentrated upon the central core of the system, so that the new-dimensional optical performance could be expressed by emphasizing the mount. The story we had in mind as the answer to this question was that the camera body and lens were born from a lens mount which is the core of the system. The design development of the Z system started from a question of how to embody this concept. Realizing new-dimensional optical performance that opens a new era of imaging is the basic concept of this mount. The vital factor of the Z mount system is its large-diameter mount. The new form polished with tradition and innovation A camera body and lens realized on the basis of a large-diameter mount Creating design that expresses "new-dimensional optical performance"