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In June 1950, Jun Miki photographed D.D. Duncan using a Nikkor 8.5cm F2.

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日本語: 1950年（昭和25年）5月、日本文化の伝統美をテーマに撮影するため、ライフの写真家デビッド・ダグラス・ダンカンが初来日した。6月の夕方、三木はタイム・ライフ東京支局でダンカンの写真を、ライカのボディーに日本光学製のレンズ、ニッコール８.５cmF２を付けて撮影した。「日本製のゾナーだよ」とダンカンに言うと、彼は「ほほう、日本製のキャデラックなど、どこにある？」と敗戦国製のレンズなど気にも留めなかった。しかし、翌日８×１０サイズにプリントした写真をダンカンに見せると彼は驚愕した。「こんなシャープなレンズは初めてだ。この会社をみてみたい。すぐに電話をかけてくれ」と興奮気味に言われ、日本光学に電話を入れた。直接電話に出た長岡正男社長に、用件を伝えると快諾してくれた。二人は日本光学大井工場に出向き、ニッコールレンズを次々にテストした。「ワンダフル、ジャパニーズレンズ」とダンカンはつぶやいた。ニッコールレンズは当時最高レベルのドイツ製レンズに勝る高性能であった。ダンカンは朝鮮戦争をニコン製品を使って撮影し、ニコンが世界に広まる契機となった。この時、三木がニッコール８.５cmF２を使ってダンカンを撮影した写真である。
English: In May 1950, Life photographer David Douglas Duncan first came to Japan to shoot on the theme of traditional beauty of Japanese culture. In the evening of June, Miki took a picture of Duncan at the Time Life Tokyo bureau with a Leica body and a Nikkor 8.5cm F2 lens. "It's a Japanese-made Zoner," he said to Duncan, and he didn't even notice the defeated country-made lenses, "Where are the Japanese-made Cadillacs?" However, he was astonished when he showed Duncan a photo printed in 8x10 size the next day. "I've never seen such a sharp lens. I want to see this company. Call me right away," he said with excitement. Miki called Nikon. He kindly agreed to tell the matter to President Masao Nagaoka who answered the phone directly. The two went to a Nikon factory to test Nikkor lenses one after another. "Wonderful, Japanese lens," Duncan muttered. The Nikkor lens had higher performance than the highest level German lenses at that time. Duncan filmed the Korean War with Nikon products, which triggered the spread of Nikon around the world. At this time, Miki took a picture of Duncan using a Nikkor 8.5cm F2.
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Source 三木淳 『三木淳写真集　LIFEのカメラ・アイ』 小学館、1989年。ISBN 4096804711。
Author 三木淳

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  1. It was published before 1 January 1957.
  2. It was photographed before 1 January 1947.
It is also in the public domain in the United States because its copyright in Japan expired by 1970 and was not restored by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
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