Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/2.8

Macro lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · September 1986
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · Nikon AF MICRO NIKKOR 55mm 1:2.8
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame macro lens
  • System:
  • · Nikon F (1959)

Abbreviations

AF Autofocus lens with mechanical coupling with camera. Learn more
MICRO Macro lens. Designed specially for shooting close-ups of small subjects but can be also used in other genres of photography, not necessarily requiring focusing at close distances. Learn more

Model history (6)

■Nikon AI Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/2.8 • 1:2A6 - 50.25m⌀52 1979 ●
■Nikon AI-S Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/2.8 • 1:2A6 - 50.25m⌀52 1980 ●
■Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/2.8 • 1:1A6 - 50.22m⌀62 1986 ●
■Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8 • 1:1A8 - 70.22m⌀62 1989 ●
■Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8D • 1:1A8 - 70.22m⌀62 1993 ●
■Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8G ED • 1:1A12 - 90.19m⌀62 2008 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
55mm
F/2.8
6 elements in 5 groups (Double Gauss derivative)
Close Range Correction (CRC)
Nikon F [46.5mm]
42.9° (35mm full frame)
On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
84.2mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/4.3 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
28.8°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
7 (seven)
Focusing:
0.223m
1:1
Focusing modes:
Autofocus (A), Manual focus (M)
Autofocus motor:
In-camera motor
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Focus mode selector:
A - M
Manual focus override in autofocus mode:
-
Vibration Reduction (VR):
-
Physical characteristics:
420g
⌀74×74mm
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Accessories:
Screw-type 62mm
HN-22 - Screw-type round
Not compatible

Source of data

  • Manufacturer's technical data.

From the editor

The AF version of the Micro-Nikkor 55mm f2.8 which can be focused down to 23cm, which gives a reproduction ratio of 1:1 without the need for an extension ring. The filter size was increased from the 52mm to 62mm, and a ring around the barrel is used to select AF or manual focus. Like all early AF Nikkors it suffers from a very narrow focus ring which impairs its handling, and there is so much play in the AF cam system that often many photographers thought the lens had developed a fault due to the noises they heard when it operated.

Notes

  • The autofocus will not be available with Nikon D40, D40X, D60, D3000-D3500, D5000-D5600 digital SLR cameras.

Compared to other macro lenses in the Nikon F system

  • Lightest weight (420g)
  • Shortest length (74mm)

Other macro lenses in the Nikon F system

■Nikon F mount (8)
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8 • ⌀62 • 1:1 @ 0.22m 1989 ●compare10
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8D • ⌀62 • 1:1 @ 0.219m 1993 ●compare20
Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8G ED • ⌀62 • 1:1 @ 0.185m 2008 ●compare41
Nikon AF Micro Nikkor 70-180mm F/4.5-5.6D ED • ⌀62 • 1:1.3 @ 0.37m 1997 ●compare23
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 • ⌀52 • 1:1 @ 0.314mPro 1990 ●compare22
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/2.8D • ⌀52 • 1:1 @ 0.314mPro 1993 ●compare22
Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/2.8G IF-ED VR • ⌀62 • 1:1 @ 0.314mPro 2006 ●compare62
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 200mm F/4D IF-ED • ⌀62 • 1:1 @ 0.50mPro 1993 ●compare33

Lenses with similar focal length

■Nikon F mount (3)
Sigma 50mm F/2.8 EX DG Macro • ⌀55 • 1:1 @ 0.188m 2004 ●compare30
Sigma 50mm F/2.8 EX Macro • ⌀55 • 1:1 @ 0.188m
akaQuantaray AF 50mm F/2.8 Macro		 1998 ●compare20
Sigma 50mm F/2.8 Macro ZEN • ⌀52 • 1:1 @ 0.188m
akaQuantaray Tech-10 AF 50mm F/2.8 Macro		 1988 ●compare20
■Nikon F mount (1) · APS-C
Tamron SP AF 60mm F/2 Di II LD [IF] Macro G005 • ⌀55 • 1:1 @ 0.23mPro 2009 ●compare40

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