Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8

Macro lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · November 1989
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · Nikon AF MICRO NIKKOR 60mm 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
60mm
F/2.8
8 elements in 7 groups (Double Gauss derivative)
Close Range Correction (CRC)
Nikon F [46.5mm]
39.6° (35mm full frame)
On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
91.8mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/4.3 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
26.5°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
7 (seven)
Focusing:
0.22m
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:
-
Focusing distance range limiter:
FULL / LIMIT
Vibration Reduction (VR):
-
Physical characteristics:
455g
⌀70×74.5mm
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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

A totally new lens with excellent manual as well as AF performance focusing from infinity to 22cm, where it gives a reproduction ratio of 1:1 at the minimum focus distance, with a working distance of just 7.3cm. There is a sliding switch on the lens barrel used to set two AF focus ranges to speed up AF operation.

Image quality is comparable to its shorter 55mm f2.8 predecessors, both manual and AF, in other words excellent in the range of f5.6 to f11, but below this image quality does deteriorate. Close focusing aside it is a good general-purpose optic, and it is particularly suited to copying flat artwork. However, this lens suffers from two drawbacks, the first concerns the effective focal length, which gets progressively shorter as you approach its minimum focus distance. The second is the very short working distance between the front of the lens and the subject at, or close to, 1:1 magnification. This often means that the lens can obstruct light from a flash unit or reflector from reaching the subject. Worse still is the risk that such close proximity might disturb a timid creature. The only remedy is to use a lens with a longer focal length.

Notes

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

Other macro lenses in the Nikon F system

■Nikon F mount (8)
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/2.8 • ⌀62 • 1:1 @ 0.223m 1986 ●compare01
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8D • ⌀62 • 1:1 @ 0.219m 1993 ●compare00
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 ●compare13
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 • ⌀52 • 1:1 @ 0.314mPro 1990 ●compare12
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/2.8D • ⌀52 • 1:1 @ 0.314mPro 1993 ●compare12
Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/2.8G IF-ED VR • ⌀62 • 1:1 @ 0.314mPro 2006 ●compare52
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 200mm F/4D IF-ED • ⌀62 • 1:1 @ 0.50mPro 1993 ●compare23

Lenses with similar focal length

■Nikon F mount (1) · APS-C
Tamron SP AF 60mm F/2 Di II LD [IF] Macro G005 • ⌀55 • 1:1 @ 0.23mPro 2009 ●compare41

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