Nikkor
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Nikkor is the brand of lenses produced by Nikon Corporation
, including camera lenses for the Nikon F-mount
.
The Nikkor brand
was introduced in 1932, a Westernised rendering of an earlier version Nikkō (日光), an abbreviation of the company's original full name Nippon Kōgaku ("Japan Optics"; 日本光学工業株式会社). (Nikkō also means "sunlight" and is the name of a Japanese town.) In 1933, Nikon marketed its first camera lens under the Nikkor brand name, the "Aero-NIKKOR," for aerial photography
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Nikon originally reserved the Nikkor designation for its highest-quality imaging optics, but in recent history almost all Nikon lenses are so branded.
Notable Nikkor branded optics have included:
Currently the most actively developed and marketed Nikkor lenses are Nikon's F-mount photographic lenses. These lenses are designed to cover the 24x36mm area of 135 film
and the Nikon FX format, or in the case of "DX" designated lenses, the 16x24mm area of the Nikon DX format
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, which is itself the largest system of interchangeable flange-mount photographic lenses in history. These lenses are designed for the 135
(35mm) and Nikon DX
formats. Over 400 different F-mount Nikkor models are known to exist.
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For example, a lens with eight elements would be marked "Nikkor-O", and a lens with eleven elements "Nikkor-UD".
Nikon "S" rangefinder
Zenza Bronica
Airesflex TLR
With Waterhouse type Filter Slot.
Lens Construction 4 elements in 3 groups / Tessar Type Lenses.
Lens Construction 4 elements in 4 groups / Double Gauss Type Lenses.
Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lenses.
The wide angle version Apo-Nikkor lens was developed for small-scale platemaking cameras.
corrected not only for the entire visible range of the spectrum, but also in near ultraviolet and near infrared ranges (380-700 nm). They are all 8-element, 4-group designs with maximum-minimum aperture of 5.6-45.
reference scale, with a high color fidelity and resolution. Has now been redesigned for the Eco-glass, like the current product.
Standard magnification is ×1.
A 400 to 650 nm chromatic aberration compensation wavelength band.
The succeeding kind of "EL-Nikkor" which ended sale in 2006.
The succeeding kind of "Printing-Nikkor".
Use by a line sensor was designed as a premise from the beginning.
Nikon
, also known as just Nikon, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which...
, including camera lenses for the Nikon F-mount
Nikon F-mount
The Nikon F-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount developed by Nikon for its 35 mm SLR cameras. The F-mount was first introduced on the Nikon F camera in 1959, and features a three lug bayonet mount with a 44 mm throat and a flange to focal plane distance of 46.5 mm...
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The Nikkor brand
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was introduced in 1932, a Westernised rendering of an earlier version Nikkō (日光), an abbreviation of the company's original full name Nippon Kōgaku ("Japan Optics"; 日本光学工業株式会社). (Nikkō also means "sunlight" and is the name of a Japanese town.) In 1933, Nikon marketed its first camera lens under the Nikkor brand name, the "Aero-NIKKOR," for aerial photography
Aerial photography
Aerial photography is the taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated position. The term usually refers to images in which the camera is not supported by a ground-based structure. Cameras may be hand held or mounted, and photographs may be taken by a photographer, triggered remotely or...
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Nikon originally reserved the Nikkor designation for its highest-quality imaging optics, but in recent history almost all Nikon lenses are so branded.
Notable Nikkor branded optics have included:
- F-mountNikon F-mountThe Nikon F-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount developed by Nikon for its 35 mm SLR cameras. The F-mount was first introduced on the Nikon F camera in 1959, and features a three lug bayonet mount with a 44 mm throat and a flange to focal plane distance of 46.5 mm...
lenses for 35mm135 filmThe term 135 was introduced by Kodak in 1934 as a designation for cartridge film wide, specifically for still photography. It quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format...
SLRSingle-lens reflex cameraA single-lens reflex camera is a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly...
and DSLR photography. For a full list see Nikon F-mountNikon F-mountThe Nikon F-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount developed by Nikon for its 35 mm SLR cameras. The F-mount was first introduced on the Nikon F camera in 1959, and features a three lug bayonet mount with a 44 mm throat and a flange to focal plane distance of 46.5 mm...
. - 1 mount lenses for Nikon CX format currently used by Nikon 1 seriesNikon 1 seriesThe Nikon 1 series are high-speed mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras. Announced on 21 September 2011, Nikon claims that it is "Nikon's most significant announcement since we introduced our first digital camera 14 years ago"...
. - Lenses for BronicaBronicawas a Japanese brand of professional medium format roll-film cameras, including rangefinder and single-lens reflex models.Bronica cameras first appeared in 1958, when the company's founder, Zenzaburo Yoshino, introduced a camera of his own design, the Bronica Z rollfilm camera, at the Philadelphia...
and Plaubel MakinaPlaubel MakinaThe Plaubel Makina was a series of medium format press cameras. The original Makina was manufactured by Plaubel & Co. in Germany from 1912 through 1953...
medium format cameras. - Lenses for Nikon S-series (S-mountNikon S-MountThe Nikon S-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount used by a series of Nikon 35mm rangefinder cameras...
) and Leica rangefinderRangefinder cameraA rangefinder camera is a camera fitted with a rangefinder: a range-finding focusing mechanism allowing the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs that are in sharp focus...
cameras - Amphibious lenses for NikonosNikonosNikonos is the name of a series of 35 mm film cameras specifically designed for underwater photography launched by Nikon in 1963. The early Nikonos cameras were improvements of the Calypso camera, which was an original design by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Belgian engineer Jean de Wouters...
underwater cameras - Lenses for large formatLarge formatLarge format refers to any imaging format of 4×5 inches or larger. Large format is larger than "medium format", the 6×6 cm or 6×9 cm size of Hasselblad, Rollei, Kowa, Pentax etc cameras , and much larger than the 24×36 mm frame of 35 mm format.The main advantage...
photography. - EL-Nikkor photographic enlargerEnlargerAn enlarger is a specialized transparency projector used to produce photographic prints from film or glass negatives using the gelatin silver process, or from transparencies.-Construction:...
lenses. - The lens of CanonCanon Inc.is a Japanese multinational corporation that specialises in the manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers and computer printers. Its headquarters are located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.-Origins:...
's first or second camera, the "Hanza Canon." - MicroscopeMicroscopeA microscope is an instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy...
objectives. - Industrial lenses, including lenses in support of the Japanese war effort during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Currently the most actively developed and marketed Nikkor lenses are Nikon's F-mount photographic lenses. These lenses are designed to cover the 24x36mm area of 135 film
135 film
The term 135 was introduced by Kodak in 1934 as a designation for cartridge film wide, specifically for still photography. It quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format...
and the Nikon FX format, or in the case of "DX" designated lenses, the 16x24mm area of the Nikon DX format
Nikon DX format
The Nikon DX format is an alternative name used by Nikon corporation for APS-C image sensor format being approximately 24×16 mm. Its dimensions are about 2/3 those of the 35mm film format . The format was created by Nikon for its digital SLR cameras, many of which are equipped with DX-sized...
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Lenses for Nikon F-mount
Nikkors constitute the majority of lenses available for the Nikon F-mountNikon F-mount
The Nikon F-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount developed by Nikon for its 35 mm SLR cameras. The F-mount was first introduced on the Nikon F camera in 1959, and features a three lug bayonet mount with a 44 mm throat and a flange to focal plane distance of 46.5 mm...
, which is itself the largest system of interchangeable flange-mount photographic lenses in history. These lenses are designed for the 135
135 film
The term 135 was introduced by Kodak in 1934 as a designation for cartridge film wide, specifically for still photography. It quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format...
(35mm) and Nikon DX
Nikon DX format
The Nikon DX format is an alternative name used by Nikon corporation for APS-C image sensor format being approximately 24×16 mm. Its dimensions are about 2/3 those of the 35mm film format . The format was created by Nikon for its digital SLR cameras, many of which are equipped with DX-sized...
formats. Over 400 different F-mount Nikkor models are known to exist.
- See Nikon F-mount → Nikkor
Lenses for Nikon 1 mount
Nikon produces currently 4 lenses with Nikon 1 mount for the Nikon 1 seriesNikon 1 series
The Nikon 1 series are high-speed mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras. Announced on 21 September 2011, Nikon claims that it is "Nikon's most significant announcement since we introduced our first digital camera 14 years ago"...
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Lenses dedicated for other cameras
Note: Prior to approximately 1976, most Nikon lenses had a suffix appended directly after the "Nikkor" name that was used to denote the number of optical elements in the lens design.| No. of Elements | Designator Letter | Origin of Designator |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | U | "Uns" |
| 2 | B | "Bini" |
| 3 | T | "Tres" |
| 4 | Q | "Quatour" |
| 5 | P | "Pente" |
| 6 | H | "Hex" |
| 7 | S | "Septem" |
| 8 | O | "Octo" |
| 9 | N | "Novem" |
| 10 | D | "Decem" |
| 11 | UD | "Uns" and "Decem" |
For example, a lens with eight elements would be marked "Nikkor-O", and a lens with eleven elements "Nikkor-UD".
Nikon "S" rangefinderNikon S-MountThe Nikon S-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount used by a series of Nikon 35mm rangefinder cameras...
- Nikkor-O 21mmF4
- Nikkor-W 25mmF4.0
- Nikkor 28mmF3.5
- W-Nikkor 35mmF1.8
- W-Nikkor 35mmF2.5
- W-Nikkor 35mm F3.5
- Nikkor-N 50mmF1.1
- Nikkor-S 50mmF1.4
- Nikkor-H 50mmF2.0
- Micro-Nikkor 50mmF3.5
- Nikkor Q.C. 5cmF3.5 on early Canon cameras.
- Nikkor-S 85mmF1.5
- Nikkor-P 85mmF2.0
- Nikkor-P 105mmF2.5
- Nikkor-P 105mmF4.0
- Nikkor-Q 135mmF3.5
- Nikkor 135mmF4.0
- Nikkor-Q 135mmF4.0 (Bellows Lens)
- Nikkor 180mmF2.5
- Nikkor-Q 250mmF4
- Reflex-Nikkor 1000mmF6.3
Zenza BronicaBronicawas a Japanese brand of professional medium format roll-film cameras, including rangefinder and single-lens reflex models.Bronica cameras first appeared in 1958, when the company's founder, Zenzaburo Yoshino, introduced a camera of his own design, the Bronica Z rollfilm camera, at the Philadelphia...
SLR
- Nikkor-D 40mmF4
- Nikkor-H 50mmF3.5
- Nikkor-O 50mmF2.8
- Nikkor-P 75mmF2.8
- Nikkor-HC 75mmF2.8
- Nikkor-Q 105mmF3.5 LS
- Nikkor-Q 135mmF3.5
- Nikkor-P 200mmF4 (two versions)
- Nikkor-PC 300mmF5.6
- Nikkor-Q 400mmF4.5
- Nikkor-P 600mmF5.6
- Nikkor-P 800mmF8
- Nikkor-P 1200mmF11
Leica "L" rangefinder
- W-Nikkor 35mmF1.8
- W-Nikkor 35mmF2.5
- Nikkor-S 50mmF1.4
- Nikkor-H 50mmF2
- Nikkor-Q 50mmF3.5
- Nikkor-P 85mmF2
- Nikkor-P 105mmF2.5
- Nikkor-Q 135mmF3.5
- Nikkor-P 135mmF3.5
Airesflex TLRTwin-lens reflex cameraA twin-lens reflex camera is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length. One of the lenses is the photographic objective or "taking lens" , while the other is used for the viewfinder system, which is usually viewed from above at waist level...
- Nikkor-Q 7.5 cmF3.5 (taking lens)
- View-Nikkor 7.5 cmF3.2 (viewing lens)
Hansa Canon rangefinder
- "Kasyapa" 50mmF3.5 (origin of this lens uncertain)
- Nikkor 50mmF3.5
Nikkor-SW
4-group wide-angle lens series, consisting of 6, 7, or 8 elements.- Nikkor-SW 65mmF4
- Nikkor-SW 75mmF4.5
- Nikkor-SW 90mmF4.5
- Nikkor-SW 90mmF8
- Nikkor-SW 120mmF8
- Nikkor-SW 150mmF8
Nikkor-W
6-element, 4-group series.- Nikkor-W 100mmF5.6
- Nikkor-W 105mmF5.6
- Nikkor-W 135mmF5.6
- Nikkor-W 150mmF5.6
- Nikkor-W 180mmF5.6
- Nikkor-W 210mmF5.6
- Nikkor-W 240mmF5.6
- Nikkor-W 300mmF5.6
- Nikkor-W 360mmF6.5
Nikkor-M
Compact, 4-element, 3-group series.- Nikkor-M 105mmF3.5
- Nikkor-M 200mmF8
- Nikkor-M 300mmF9
- Nikkor-M 450mmF9
Nikkor-AM
8-element, 4-group aphochromatic macro series, optimized for 1:1 reproduction.- Nikkor-AM*ED 120mmF5.6
- Nikkor-AM*ED 120mmF5.6S
- Nikkor-AM*ED 210mmF5.6
Nikkor-T
Telephoto series. The 360 mm / 600 mm are triple-convertible lenses with 500 mm and 720 mm / 800 mm and 1200 mm interchangeable rear elements which are available separately.- Nikkor-T ED 270mmF6.3
- Nikkor-T ED 360mmF8
- Nikkor-T ED 500mmF11
- Nikkor-T ED 720mmF16
- Nikkor-T ED 600mmF9
- Nikkor-T ED 800mmF12
- Nikkor-T ED 1200mmF18
Apo-Nikkor
apochromatic series, designed for the printing industry, optimized for 1:1 reproduction.With Waterhouse type Filter Slot.
Apo-Nikkor / Early type
Lens Construction 4 elements in 3 groups / Tessar Type Lenses.
- Apo-Nikkor 12cmF9 (Release of drawing Year : 1961)
- Apo-Nikkor 15cmF9 (Release of drawing Year : 1960) - φ53mmP=0.75 Screw Mount
- Apo-Nikkor 18cmF9 (Release of drawing Year : 1962) - Image circle φ250mm。
- Apo-Nikkor 21cmF9 (Release of drawing Year : 1959)
- Apo-Nikkor 24cmF9 - Image circle φ350mm。
- Apo-Nikkor 30cmF9 (Release of drawing Year : 1949)
- Apo-Nikkor 38cmF9 (Manufacture start Year : 1946)
- Apo-Nikkor-Q.C 45cmF9 (Product Year : 1948) - φ72P=1.0mm Screw Mount
- Apo-Nikkor 60cmF9 (Release of drawing Year : 1948)
- Apo-Nikkor 75cmF9 (Release of drawing Year : 1957)
- Apo-Nikkor 90cmF9 (Release of drawing Year : 1953)
Apo-Nikkor / Later type
Lens Construction 4 elements in 4 groups / Double Gauss Type Lenses.
- Apo-Nikkor 180mmF9 - 7inch. φ53mmP=0.75 Screw Mount. - Image circle φ300mm
- Apo-Nikkor 240mmF9 - 9.5inch. φ53mmP=0.75 Screw Mount. - Image circle φ410mm
- Apo-Nikkor 305mmF9 - 12inch. φ72mmP=1.0mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ520mm
- Apo-Nikkor 360mmF9 - 14inch. φ72mmP=1.0mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ600mm
- Apo-Nikkor 420mmF9 - 16.5inch. φ90mmP=1.0mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ710mm
- Apo-Nikkor 455mmF9 - 18inch. φ90mmP=1.0mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ770mm
- Apo-Nikkor 480mmF9 - 19inch. φ90mmP=1.0mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ820mm
- Apo-Nikkor 610mmF11 - 24inch. φ110mmP=1.0mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ1030mm
- Apo-Nikkor 760mmF11 - 30inch. φ110mmP=1.0mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ1170mm
- Apo-Nikkor 890mmF11 - 35inch. φ162mmP=1.5mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ1360mm
- Apo-Nikkor 1210mmF12.5 - 47.5inch. φ162mmP=1.5mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ1750mm
- Apo-Nikkor 1780mmF14 - 70inch. φ213mmP=1.5mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ2310mm
Wide-Angle-Apo-Nikkor
Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lenses.
The wide angle version Apo-Nikkor lens was developed for small-scale platemaking cameras.
- W.A.Apo-Nikkor 150mmF8 - φ53mmP=0.75 Screw Mount. - Image circle φ350mm。
- W.A.Apo-Nikkor 210mmF8 - φ72mmP=1.0mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ460mm。
- W.A.Apo-Nikkor 300mmF9 - φ90mmP=1.0mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ610mm。
- W.A.Apo-Nikkor 360mmF9 - φ90mmP=1.0mm Screw Mount. - Image circle φ730mm
EL-Nikkor
The EL-Nikkor series of lenses are designed for photographic enlargers. Most feature 39mm Leica thread mounts, although some feature a 50mm screw mount. Most are 6-element, 4-group designs. Some slower, lower-cost designs (marked †) are 4-element, 3-group designs. Newer versions of these lenses are marked with an "N" (focal lengths to 105mm) or "A" (focal lengths from 135mm). (Per Nikon, Inc. Technical and Service Support (800-645-6689), manufacture and sale of all enlarging lenses has been discontinued.)- EL-Nikkor 40mmF4
- EL-Nikkor 5cmF2.8/50mmF2.8 (Release of drawing Year : 1956) - M39 Screw Mount.
- EL-Nikkor 5cmF3.5C - "El-NIKKOR-C"
- EL-Nikkor 5cmF3.5 (Release of drawing Year : 1945)
- EL-Nikkor 50mmF4† (Release of drawing Year : 1967) - M39 Screw Mount.
- Helmes 5.5cmF3.5 (Release of drawing Year : 1936) - Tessar Type
- EL-Nikkor 63mmF2.8
- EL-Nikkor 6.3cm/63mmF3.5（Sale Year : 1966) - M39 Screw Mount.
- EL-Nikkor 68mmF3.5 - M39 Screw Mount.
- EL-Nikkor 75mmF4 †
- EL-Nikkor 80mmF5.6（Sale Year : 1966) - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 105mmF5.6（Sale Year : 1966) - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 135mmF5.6（Sale Year : 1966) - M39 Screw Mount & φ45mmP=0.5 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 150mmF5.6（Sale Year : 1968) - φ53mmP=0.75 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 180mmF5.6（Sale Year : 1972) - φ62mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 210mmF5.6（Sale Year : 1968) - φ72mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 240mmF5.6（Sale Year : 1972) - φ82mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 300mmF5.6（Sale Year : 1972) - φ100mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 360mmF5.6（Sale Year : 1972) - φ130mmP=1.5 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
EL-Nikkor N
- EL-Nikkor 40mmF4N（Sale Year : 1984) - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Biogon Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 50mmF2.8N - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Double Gauss Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 50mmF4N - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 4 elements in 3 groups / Tessar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 63mmF2.8N - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / EL-Nikkor Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 75mmF4N - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 4 elements in 3 groups / Tessar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 80mmF5.6N - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
- EL-Nikkor 105mmF5.6N - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups / Orthometar Type Lens)
EL-Nikkor A
- EL-Nikkor 135mmF5.6A - M39 Screw Mount & φ50mmP=0.75 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups)
- EL-Nikkor 150mmF5.6A - M39 Screw Mount & φ50mmP=0.75 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups)
- EL-Nikkor 180mmF5.6A - φ72mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups)
- EL-Nikkor 210mmF5.6A - φ72mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups)
- EL-Nikkor 240mmF5.6A - φ90mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups)
- EL-Nikkor 300mmF5.6A - φ90mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups)
Apo-EL-Nikkor
The Apo-EL-Nikkor series of lenses are apochromatic photo enlarging lenses with chromatic aberrationChromatic aberration
In optics, chromatic aberration is a type of distortion in which there is a failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same convergence point. It occurs because lenses have a different refractive index for different wavelengths of light...
corrected not only for the entire visible range of the spectrum, but also in near ultraviolet and near infrared ranges (380-700 nm). They are all 8-element, 4-group designs with maximum-minimum aperture of 5.6-45.
- Apo-EL-Nikkor 105mmF5.6
- Apo-EL-Nikkor 170mmF5.6
- Apo-EL-Nikkor 210mmF5.6
- Apo-EL-Nikkor 300mmF5.6
- Apo-EL-Nikkor 480mmF5.6
EL-Zoom-Nikkor
- EL-Zoom-Nikkor 45-91mmF5.6-11.4 - Mount φ86mm (Lens Construction 15 elements in 12 groups)
- EL-Zoom-Nikkor 77-111mmF5.6-9.8 - Mount φ125mm (Lens Construction 10 elements in 10 groups)
Fax-Nikkor
- Fax-Nikkor 160mmF5.6 - φ62mmP=0.75 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups)
- Fax-Nikkor 210mmF5.6 - φ72mmP=1.0 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups)
- Fax-Nikkor 210mmF7
- Fax-Nikkor 260mmF10 - (Lens Construction 4 elements in 4 groups / Topogon Type Lens)
- Fax-Nikkor 300mmF7 - φ95mmP=1.0 Screw Mount.
Fax-Ortho-Nikkor
- Fax-Ortho-Nikkor 250mmF5.6
- Fax-Ortho-Nikkor 400mmF5.6 - (Lens Construction 6 elements in 4 groups)
- Fax-Ortho-Nikkor 500mmF5.6
Aero-Nikkor
- Aero-Nikkor 7.5cmF3.5（Sale Year : 1937)
- Aero-Nikkor 10cmF5.6（Sale Year : 1939)
- Aero-Nikkor 18cmF4.5（Sale Year : 1933)
- Aero-Nikkor 20cmF3.5
- Aero-Nikkor 50cmF4.8（Sale Year : 1932) - (Lens Construction 3 elements in 3 groups)
- Aero-Nikkor 70cmF5（Sale Year : 1932) - (Lens Construction 3 elements in 3 groups)
COM-Nikkor
for Computer Output Microfilming Lens- COM-Nikkor 37mmF1.4 - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 8 elements in 6 groups)
- COM-Nikkor 88mmF2
CRT-Nikkor
for Oscilloscope Output Microfilming Lens- Oscillo-Nikkor 55mmF1.2/CRT-Nikkor 55mmF1.2 - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 8 elements in 6 groups)
- CRT-Nikkor 58mmF1.0 - Nikon F Mount.
Micro-Nikkor
- Micro-Nikkor 55mmF4
- Micro-Nikkor 70mmF5 - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 5 elements in 4 groups / Xenotar Type Lens)
- Micro-Nikkor 150mmF5.6 - φ72mmP=1 Screw Mount.
Ultra-Micro-Nikkor
for Microfilming Lens- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 28mmF1.7e - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 10 elements in 8 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 28mmF1.7g - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 10 elements in 8 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 28mmF1.8（Sale Year : 1965) - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 9 elements in 7 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 28mmF1.8e - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 9 elements in 7 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 28mmF1.8h（Sale Year : 1967) - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 9 elements in 7 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 29.5mmF1.2（Sale Year : 1964) - (Lens Construction 9 elements in 6 groups, used fluorite.)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 30mmF1.2 - M39 Screw Mount, φ50mmP=0.75 Screw Mount & φ55mmP=0.75 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 9 elements in 6 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 30mmF1.2h（Sale Year : 1969) - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 9 elements in 6 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 50mmF1.8e（Sale Year : 1969) - φ52mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 12 elements in 9 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 50mmF1.8h（Sale Year : 1969) - φ52mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 12 elements in 9 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 55mmF2（Sale Year : 1965) - M39 Screw Mount.
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 55mmF2h（Sale Year : 1967) - M39 Screw Mount.
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 125mmF2.8（Sale Year : 1965) - φ62mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 7 elements in 6 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 135mmF4（Sale Year : 1965) - φ62mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 7 elements in 4 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 155mmF4 - φ72mmP=1 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 7 elements in 4 groups)
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 225mmF1g（Sale Year : 1969) - φ122mmP=1 Screw Mount.
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 250mmF4
- Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 300mmF1.4g（Sale Year : 1969) - φ122mmP=1 Screw Mount.
Macro-Nikkor
The interchangeable lens only for large-sized macro photography equipment "Multiphot"- Macro-Nikkor 19mmF2.8 - RMS Mount.
- Macro-Nikkor 35mmF4.5 - RMS Mount.
- Macro-Nikkor 65mmF4.5 - M39 Screw Mount.
- Macro-Nikkor 12cmF6.3 - M39 Screw Mount.
Printing-Nikkor
Was developed as an optical lens for printing, as demand occurs after the line sensor lenses. Thoroughly eliminate various aberrations in thereference scale, with a high color fidelity and resolution. Has now been redesigned for the Eco-glass, like the current product.
Printing-Nikkor
- Printing-Nikkor 75mmF2.8 - (Lens Construction 12 elements in 4 groups)
- Printing-Nikkor 95mmF2.8 - (Lens Construction 12 elements in 4 groups)
- Printing-Nikkor 105mmF2.8 - (Lens Construction 12 elements in 4 groups)
- Printing-Nikkor 150mmF2.8 - (Lens Construction 10 elements in 4 groups)
Printing-Nikkor A
- Printing-Nikkor 95mmF2.8A - φ45mmP=0.75 Screw Mount.
- Printing-Nikkor 105mmF2.8A - φ45mmP=0.75 Screw Mount.
Process-Nikkor
The lens for table type small platemaking cameras. Lens Construction 4 elements in 4 groups. Topogon Type Lens.Standard magnification is ×1.
A 400 to 650 nm chromatic aberration compensation wavelength band.
- Process-Nikkor 180mmF10 - φ62mmP=1.0 Screw Mount.
- Process-Nikkor 210mmF10 - φ72mmP=1.0 Screw Mount.
- Process-Nikkor 240mmF10 - φ82mmP=1.0 Screw Mount.
- Process-Nikkor 260mmF10 - φ90mmP=1.0 Screw Mount.
Rayfact
- Rayfact ×7 OFM70350HN-TS - φ72mmP=0.75 Screw Mount.
- Rayfact ×7 OFM70350HN-TS - φ72mmP=0.75 Screw Mount.
- Rayfact ×3.5 OFM35162MN - φ67mmP=0.75 Screw Mount.
- Rayfact ×2 OFM20119MN（Sale Year : 2006) - φ45mmP=0.75 Screw Mount.
- Rayfact ×1 OFM10090MN（Sale Year : 2006) - φ45mmP=0.75 Screw Mount.
- Rayfact PF10545MF-UV - The succeeding kind which made "Ai UV-Nikkor 105mmF4.5S" eco-glass specification.
- Rayfact 25mmF1.4（Sale Year : 2001) - C Mount.
Rayfact IL
The succeeding kind of "EL-Nikkor" which ended sale in 2006.
- Rayfact IL40mm PF4040ML（Sale Year : 2007) - M39 Screw Mount.
- Rayfact IL50mm PF5028ML（Sale Year : 2007) - M39 Screw Mount.
- Rayfact IL63mm OF6328ML（Sale Year : 2007) - M39 Screw Mount.
Rayfact VL
The succeeding kind of "Printing-Nikkor".
Use by a line sensor was designed as a premise from the beginning.
- Rayfact VL ×0.5 OFM05042MN - Real focus distance 119.3mm
- Rayfact VL ×0.7 OFM07052MN - Real focus distance 121.0mm
- Rayfact VL ×1 OFM10064MN - Real focus distance 123.9mm
- Rayfact VL ×1.4 OFM14074MN - Real focus distance 121.0mm
Repro-Nikkor
It is designed supposing the use as x1 copy or a relay lens.- FR-Nikkor 75mmF1.0
- Repro-Nikkor 85mmF1.0 - φ53mmP=0.75 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 12 elements in 8 groups)
- Repro-Nikkor 100mmF2.8
- Repro-Nikkor 170mmF1.4 - φ73mmP=0.75 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 10 elements in 6 groups)
TV-Nikkor
The lens for fluoroscopy of an X-ray.- TV-Nikkor 35mmF0.9 - M39 Screw Mount. (Lens Construction 9 elements in 7 groups)
Xero-Nikkor
The lens for about doubling the enlarging radiography of the documents displayed on CRT.- Xero-Nikkor 13.5cmF2 / 135mmF2
- New Xero-Nikkor 135mmF2
See also
- NikonNikon, also known as just Nikon, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which...
- Nikon F-mountNikon F-mountThe Nikon F-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount developed by Nikon for its 35 mm SLR cameras. The F-mount was first introduced on the Nikon F camera in 1959, and features a three lug bayonet mount with a 44 mm throat and a flange to focal plane distance of 46.5 mm...
- List of Nikon F-mount lenses with integrated autofocus motors
External links
- Nikon rangefinder lens information and price guide
- A brief history of Nikkor lenses
- Nikkor lenses and serial numbers
- Nikkor lens acronyms explained
- Links to information about Nikkor lenses
- "Red Book" of industrial and other rare Nikkor lenses
- Nikkor lenses for medium format
- Nikon lenses for Leica
- Leica mount lenses (includes Nikkors)
- Lenses for Nikon rangefinder mount