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 by Nippon Kogaku K.K. (Nikon's original corporate name) in 1937. 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-mount lenses for 35mm and digital SLR photography.
- Lenses for Bronica and Plaubel Makina medium format cameras.
- Lenses for Nikon S-series and Leica rangefinder cameras
- Lenses for large format photography.
- EL-Nikkor photographic enlarging lenses.
- The lens of Canon's first or second camera, the "Hanza Canon."
- Microscopic objectives.
- Industrial lenses, including lenses in support of the Japanese war effort during World War II.
Among photographers, Nikkor is used most often in reference to Nikon's F-mount photographic lenses. These lenses are designed to cover the 24x36mm area of the 135 film format, or in the case of "DX" designated lenses, the 23.7x15.7mm area of the Nikon DX format.
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[edit] Products
[edit] Lenses for Nikon F-mount
Nikkors constitute the majority of lenses available for the Nikon F-mount, 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.
[edit] Lenses dedicated for other cameras
Note: The letter U, B, T, Q, P, H, S, O, N, or D immediately after the "Nikkor" name designates the number of elements in the design — Uns (1), Bini (2), Tres (3), Quatour (4), Pente (5), Hex (6), Septem (7), Octo (8), Novem (9), or Decem (10).
[edit] Nikon "S" rangefinder
- 21mm f/4 Nikkor-O
- 28mm f/3.5 Nikkor
- 35mm f/1.8 W-Nikkor
- 35mm f/2.5 W-Nikkor
- 35mm f/3.5 W-Nikkor
- 50mm f/1.1 Nikkor-N
- 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor-S
- 50mm f/2.0 Nikkor-H
- 50mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor (close focus)
- 85mm f/1.5 Nikkor-S
- 85mm f/2.0 Nikkor-P
- 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor-P
- 105mm f/4.0 Nikkor-P
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
- 135mm f/4.0 Nikkor
- 180mm f/2.5 Nikkor
- 250mm f/4 Nikkor-Q
[edit] Zenza Bronica SLR
- 40mm f/4 Nikkor-D
- 50mm f/3.5 Nikkor-H
- 50mm f/2.8 Nikkor-O
- 75mm f/2.8 Nikkor-P
- 105mm f/3.5LS Nikkor-Q
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
- 200mm f/4 Nikkor-P (two versions)
- 600mm f/5.6 Nikkor-P
[edit] Leica
- 35mm f/1.8 W-Nikkor
- 35mm f/2.5 W-Nikkor
- 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor-S
- 50mm f/2 Nikkor-H
- 85mm f/2 Nikkor-P
- 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor-P
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-P
[edit] Plaubel Makina
- 80mm f/2.8 Nikkor (Makina 67/670)
- 55mm f/4.5 Nikkor (Makina 67W/670W)
[edit] Airesflex TLR
- 7.5cm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q (taking lens)
- 7.5cm f/3.2 View-Nikkor (viewing lens)
[edit] Marshal Press
- 105mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
[edit] Hanza Canon
- 50mm f/3.5 "Kasyapa"
[edit] Nikonos
- See Nikonos
[edit] Lenses for large format photography
[edit] Nikkor-SW
4-group wide-angle lens series, consisting of 6, 7, or 8 elements, with a 105° angle of view.
- 65mm f/4 Nikkor-SW
- 75mm f/4.5 Nikkor-SW
- 90mm f/4.5 Nikkor-SW
- 90mm f/8 Nikkor-SW
- 120mm f/8 Nikkor-SW
- 150mm f/8 Nikkor-SW
[edit] Nikkor-W
6-element, 4-group series with angle of view of 70-73°.
- 105mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 135mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 150mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 180mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 210mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 240mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 300mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 360mm f/6.5 Nikkor-W
[edit] Nikkor-M
Compact, 4-element, 3-group series with a 52-57° angle of view.
- 105mm f/3.5 Nikkor-M
- 200mm f/8 Nikkor-M
- 300mm f/9 Nikkor-M
- 450mm f/9 Nikkor-M
[edit] Nikkor-AM
8-element, 4-group aphochromatic macro series with a 55° angle of view, optimized for 1:1 reproduction.
- 120mm f/5.6 Nikkor-AM ED
- 210mm f/5.6 Nikkor-AM ED
[edit] Nikkor-T
Telephoto series. The 360 mm, 500 mm, 600 mm, and 720 mm rear elements are available separately.
- 270mm f/6.3 Nikkor-T ED
- 360mm f/8 Nikkor-T ED
- 500mm f/11 Nikkor-T ED
- 600mm f/9 Nikkor-T ED
- 720mm f/16 Nikkor-T ED
- 800mm f/12 Nikkor-T ED
- 1200mm f/18 Nikkor-T ED
[edit] Photographic enlarging lenses
The EL-Nikkor series are 6-element, 4-group enlarging lenses.
- 40mm f/4N EL-Nikkor
- 50mm f/2.8N EL-Nikkor
- 50mm f/4N EL-Nikkor
- 63mm f/2.8N EL-Nikkor
- 75mm f/4N EL-Nikkor
- 80mm f/5.6N EL-Nikkor
- 105mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 135mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 150mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 180mm f/5.6A EL-Nikkor
- 210mm f/5.6A EL-Nikkor
- 300mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
[edit] References and external links
- Nikkor Lens Review
- A brief history of Nikkor lenses
- Information about Nikkor lenses
- Nikkor lenses and serial numbers
- Nikkor lens acronyms explained
- Reviews of Nikkor lenses
- Links to information about Nikkor lenses
- "Red Book" of industrial and other rare Nikkor lenses
- History of Nikon
- Technology behind Nikkor lenses
- Nikkor lenses for medium format
- Nikon lenses for Leica
- Leica mount lenses (includes Nikkors)
- Nikon rangefinder lens information and price guide
- Lenses for Nikon rangefinder mount