Nikkor

Nikkor
ニッコール
subsidiary of Nikon Corp
Industry Camera lenses
Founded Tokyo, Japan (1932)
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Website www.nikkor.com

Nikkor is the brand of lenses produced by Nikon Corporation, including camera lenses for the Nikon F-mount.

Nikko parent company brand, from which the Nikkor brand evolved.

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).[1] (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.[1]

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.

Products

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Lenses for Nikon F-mount

AF-Nikkor 50mmF1.8D lens for the 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.

Lenses dedicated for other cameras

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Note: In the case of the Nikkor wides, "W" just means "wide". 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" rangefinder

Nikkor-S 50mmF1.4 on a Nikon S3 camera

Zenza Bronica SLR

Leica "L" rangefinder

Plaubel Makina

Airesflex TLR

Marshal Press

Hansa Canon rangefinder

Nikonos

Lenses for large format photography

Nikkor-SW

Four-group wide-angle lens series, consisting of six, seven, or eight elements:

Nikkor-W

Six-element, four-group series:

Nikkor-M

Compact, 4-element, 3-group series.

Nikkor-AM

8-element, 4-group true Apochromat macro lens series, optimized for 1:1 reproduction.

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 were available separately.

Apo-Nikkor

Apo-Nikkor 240mmF9

true Apochromat 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 / Later type

Lens Construction 4 elements in 4 groups / Double Gauss Type Lenses.

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.

Photographic enlarging lenses

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 68mmF3.5

EL-Nikkor N

EL-Nikkor A

Apo-EL-Nikkor

The Apo-EL-Nikkor series of lenses are true Apochromat photo enlarging lenses with chromatic aberration 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 f/5.6-45.

Apo-EL-Nikkor 170mmF5.6
Apo-EL-Nikkor 105mmF5.6 Old Type & New Type(small)
  • 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

Apo-EL-Nikkor N

  • Apo-EL-Nikkor 105mmF5.6N
  • Apo-EL-Nikkor 210mmF5.6N

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)

Ortho-EL-Nikkor

  • Ortho-EL-Nikkor 105mmF5.6
  • Ortho-EL-Nikkor 135mmF5.6

For industrial use and the special lens

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

Fish-Eye-Nikkor

  • Fish-Eye-Nikkor 16.3mmF8 - (March, 1941 manufacture)

Pro-Fish-Eye-Nikkor

  • Pro-Fish-Eye-Nikkor 2mm F1.5 - (Projection Lens)

Aero-Nikkor

The lens for aerial photographs produced at prewar days

Aero-Nikkor
  • Aero-Nikkor 7.5cm F3.5 (Sale Year : 1937)
  • Aero-Nikkor 10cm F5.6 (Sale Year : 1939)
  • Aero-Nikkor 18cm F4.5 (Sale Year : 1933)
  • Aero-Nikkor 20cm F3.5
  • Aero-Nikkor 50cm F4.8 (Sale Year : 1932) - (Lens Construction 3 elements in 3 groups)
  • Aero-Nikkor 70cm F5 (Sale Year : 1932) - (Lens Construction 3 elements in 3 groups)
R-Aero-Nikkor
  • R-Aero-Nikkor 50cmF5.6

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 the reference 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 N
  • Printing-Nikkor 150mmF2.8N
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

It is an industrial lens brand of Tochigi-Nikon. He does not declare himself Nikkor.

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)

Regno-Nikkor

The lens for X-rays indirect photograph equipment.

  • Regno-Nikkor 10cmF1.5

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

References

  1. 1 2 The 75th Anniversary of NIKKOR Lenses
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