Nikon AF Nikkor 28mm F/1.4D

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · September 1993
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · Nikon AF NIKKOR 28mm 1:1.4 D
  • Class:
  • · Ultra-fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
  • · Professional model
  • System:
  • · Nikon F (1959)

Abbreviations

AF Autofocus lens with mechanical coupling with camera. Learn more
D The lens relays subject-to-camera distance information to the camera.

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
28mm
F/1.4
11 elements in 8 groups
1 ASPH
Internal focusing (IF)
Close Range Correction (CRC)
Nikon F [46.5mm]
75.4° (35mm full frame)
On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
42.8mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/2.1 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
53.6°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting)
9 (nine)
Focusing:
0.35m
1:8.33
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:
520g
⌀75×77.5mm
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-
Accessories:
Screw-type 72mm
HK-7 - Clamp-on round
Nikon Teleconverter TC-14 → 39.2mm F/2
Nikon Teleconverter TC-14A → 39.2mm F/2
Nikon Teleconverter TC-200 → 56mm F/2.8
Nikon Teleconverter TC-201 → 56mm F/2.8

Source of data

  • Manufacturer's technical data.

Manufacturer description

Compact lens with Nikon’s Rear Focus system for fast, smooth autofocusing. Exceptionally large aperture makes it perfect for low-light photography - indoors or out. Precision ground-glass aspherical lens elements minimize distortion and coma. Filter size is 72mm

From the editor

Exceptionally fast wide-angle lens, the fastest 28mm prime lens available in the market at the time of introduction. It was designed mainly for available and low-light shooting, where F/2.8 wide-angle lenses may impose restrictions on the shutter speed. However, you can use this lens in any lighting conditions.

Note: The development of large-diameter wide-angle lens with maximum aperture F/1.4 was expected to involve difficulties because of the aberration called sagittal coma. This aberration manifests itself more significantly with large-diameter lenses and wide-angle lenses. It was known that the effective correction of sagittal coma requires the use of ASPH elements. Only after the successful introduction of manufacturing method for polished ASPH element for the Nikon AI Noct-Nikkor 58mm F/1.2 lens (1977), Nikon designers were able to start the development of the AF 28mm F/1.4D lens, a "Noct-Nikkor" among company’s other wide-angle lenses. For more information on the Nikon AI Noct-Nikkor 58mm F/1.2 lens, please refer to the article dedicated to the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58mm F/1.4G lens.

Notes

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

Compared to other wide-angle prime lenses in the Nikon F system

  • Fastest speed (F/1.4), along with 3 other models
  • Longest closest focusing distance (0.35m)
  • One of the heaviest (520g)

Other wide-angle prime lenses in the Nikon F system

■Nikon F mount (14)
Nikon AF Nikkor 24mm F/2.8 [I] • ⌀52 1986 ●compare31
Nikon AF Nikkor 24mm F/2.8 [II] • ⌀52 1991 ●compare31
Nikon AF Nikkor 24mm F/2.8D • ⌀52 1994 ●compare41
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm F/1.8G ED • ⌀72 2015 ●compare60
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm F/1.4G ED • ⌀77Pro 2010 ●compare50
Nikon AF Nikkor 28mm F/2.8 [I] • ⌀52 1986 ●compare31
Nikon AF Nikkor 28mm F/2.8 [II] • ⌀52 1991 ●compare31
Nikon AF Nikkor 28mm F/2.8D • ⌀52 1994 ●compare42
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28mm F/1.8G • ⌀67 2012 ●compare50
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28mm F/1.4E ED • ⌀77Pro 2017 ●compare62
Nikon AF Nikkor 35mm F/2 • ⌀52 1989 ●compare32
Nikon AF Nikkor 35mm F/2D • ⌀52 1995 ●compare42
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm F/1.8G ED • ⌀58 2014 ●compare60
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm F/1.4G • ⌀67Pro 2010 ●compare50

Lenses with similar focal length

■Nikon F mount (7)
Sigma 24mm F/1.8 EX DG Aspherical Macro • ⌀77 2000 ●compare20
Sigma 28mm F/1.8 EX DG Aspherical Macro • ⌀77 2000 ●compare20
Sigma Super Wide 24mm F/2.8 II • ⌀52
akaQuantaray Tech-10 AF 24mm F/2.8		 1988 ●compare42
Sigma High-Speed Wide 28mm F/1.8 Aspherical II ZEN • ⌀58 1994 ●compare30
Sigma High-Speed Wide 28mm F/1.8 Aspherical ZEN • ⌀58 1990 ●compare30
Sigma 24mm F/1.4 DG HSM | A • ⌀77Pro 2015 ●compare42
Sigma 28mm F/1.4 DG HSM | A • ⌀77Pro 2018 ●compare63
■Nikon F mount (2) · APS-C
Sigma 30mm F/1.4 EX DC [HSM] • ⌀62Pro 2005 ●compare61
Sigma 30mm F/1.4 DC HSM | A • ⌀62Pro 2013 ●compare50

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