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 1932. 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 SLR and DSLR photography. For the newest lenses see List of Nikon compatible lenses with integrated autofocus-motor.
- Lenses for Bronica and Plaubel Makina medium format cameras.
- Lenses for Nikon S-series and Leica rangefinder cameras
- Amphibious lenses for Nikonos underwater cameras
- Lenses for large format photography.
- EL-Nikkor photographic enlarger lenses.
- The lens of Canon's first or second camera, the "Hanza Canon."
- Microscope objectives.
- Industrial lenses, including lenses in support of the Japanese war effort during World War II.
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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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.
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" rangefinder
- 21mm f/4 Nikkor-O
- 25mm f/W-4.0 Nikkor
- 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
- 1000mm f/6.3 Reflex-Nikkor
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
- 75mm f/2.8 Nikkor-HC
- 105mm f/3.5LS Nikkor-Q
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
- 200mm f/4 Nikkor-P (two versions)
- 300mm f/5.6 Nikkor-PC
- 400mm f/4.5 Nikkor-Q
- 600mm f/5.6 Nikkor-P
- 800mm f/8 Nikkor-P
- 1200mm f/11 Nikkor-P
Leica "L" rangefinder
- 35mm f/1.8 W-Nikkor
- 35mm f/2.5 W-Nikkor
- 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor-S
- 50mm f/2 Nikkor-H
- 50mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
- 85mm f/2 Nikkor-P
- 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor-P
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-P
Plaubel Makina
- 80mm f/2.8 Nikkor (Makina 67/670)
- 55mm f/4.5 Wide Nikkor (Makina W67)
Airesflex TLR
- 7.5cm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q (taking lens)
- 7.5cm f/3.2 View-Nikkor (viewing lens)
Marshal Press
- 105mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
Hanza Canon rangefinder
- 50mm f/3.5 "Kasyapa"
- 50mm f/3.5 Nikkor
Nikonos
Lenses for large format photography
Nikkor-SW
4-group wide-angle lens series, consisting of 6, 7, or 8 elements.
- 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
Nikkor-W
6-element, 4-group series.
- 100mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 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
Nikkor-M
Compact, 4-element, 3-group series.
- 105mm f/3.5 Nikkor-M
- 200mm f/8 Nikkor-M
- 300mm f/9 Nikkor-M
- 450mm f/9 Nikkor-M
Nikkor-AM
8-element, 4-group aphochromatic macro series, optimized for 1:1 reproduction.
- 120mm f/5.6 Nikkor-AM ED
- 210mm f/5.6 Nikkor-AM ED
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.
- 270mm f/6.3 Nikkor-T ED
- 360mm f/8 Nikkor-T ED
- 500mm f/11 Nikkor-T ED
- 720mm f/16 Nikkor-T ED
- 600mm f/9 Nikkor-T ED
- 800mm f/12 Nikkor-T ED
- 1200mm f/18 Nikkor-T ED
APO-Nikkor
- 240mm f/9 APO-Nikkor
- 455mm f/9 APO-Nikkor
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).
- 40mm f/4 EL-Nikkor
- 50mm f/2.8 EL-Nikkor
- 50mm f/4 EL-Nikkor†
- 63mm f/2.8 EL-Nikkor
- 68mm f/3.5 EL-Nikkor
- 75mm f/4 EL-Nikkor†
- 80mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 105mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 135mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 150mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 180mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 210mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 300mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
Apo-EL-Nikkor
The Apo-EL-Nikkor series of lenses are apochromatic 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 (380-700nm). They are all 8-element, 4-group designs with maximum-minimum aperture of f/5.6-45.
- 105mm f/5.6 Apo-EL-Nikkor
- 170mm f/5.6 Apo-EL-Nikkor
- 210mm f/5.6 Apo-EL-Nikkor
- 300mm f/5.6 Apo-EL-Nikkor
- 480mm f/5.6 Apo-EL-Nikkor
See also
External links
- Nikon rangefinder lens information and price guide
- A brief history of 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
- Nikkor lenses for medium format
- Nikon lenses for Leica
- Leica mount lenses (includes Nikkors)
- Lenses for Nikon rangefinder mount
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