Nikon AI Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/2.8
Macro lens • Film era • Discontinued
no photo
- Announced:
- · December 1979
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nikon Micro-NIKKOR 55mm 1:2.8
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame macro lens
- System:
- · Nikon F (1959)
Abbreviations
| AI | A manual focus lens with automatic maximum aperture indexing, which is a mechanical system for coupling the lens to the camera's exposure system. 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 • 1:2 | A | 6 - 5 | 0.25m | ⌀52 | 1979 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI-S Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/2.8 • 1:2 | A | 6 - 5 | 0.25m | ⌀52 | 1980 ● | |
| ■Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/2.8 • 1:1 | A | 6 - 5 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | 1986 ● | |
| ■Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8 • 1:1 | A | 8 - 7 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | 1989 ● | |
| ■Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8D • 1:1 | A | 8 - 7 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | 1993 ● | |
| ■Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 60mm F/2.8G ED • 1:1 | A | 12 - 9 | 0.19m | ⌀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 only) |
| 7 (seven) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.25m | |
| 1:2 | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 290g | |
| ⌀63.5×62mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
| HN-3 - Screw-type round | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14 → 77mm F/3.9 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14A → 77mm F/3.9 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-200 → 110mm F/5.6 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-201 → 110mm F/5.6 |
Source of data
- Own research.
Notes
- This AI lens was designed for Nikon F3, EL2, EM, FE, FE2, FE10, FG-20, FM, FM2, FM10, FM3A, Nikkormat FT3 AI cameras and Nikon FA, FG, N2000, N6000 AI-S cameras.
- AI and AI-S lenses are backward compatible with Nikon F, F2, Nikkormat FS, FT, FT2, FTN, EL, ELW cameras.
- On Nikon digital SLR cameras, the automatic exposure metering with AI and AI-S lenses will not be available on D40, D40X, D60, D70, D70s, D80, D3000-D3500, D5000-D5600 series.
Other macro lenses in the Nikon F system
| ■Nikon F mount (13) | |||||||||
| Nippon Kogaku Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/3.5 • 1:1 | P | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀52 | 1961 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku Micro-Nikkor Auto 55mm F/3.5 • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀52 | 1963 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Micro-Nikkor-P[·C] Auto 55mm F/3.5 • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀52 | 1969 ● | ||||
| Nikon Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/3.5 • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀52 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/3.5 • 1:2 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.24m | ⌀52 | 1977 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI-S Micro-Nikkor 55mm F/2.8 • 1:2 | A | 6 - 5 | 0.25m | ⌀52 | 1980 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-P 105mm F/4 Bellows | P | 5 - 3 | ⌀52 | 1970 ● | |||||
| Nikon Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/4 • 1:2 | A | 5 - 3 | 0.47m | ⌀52 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/4 • 1:2 | A | 5 - 3 | 0.47m | ⌀52 | 1977 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/4 • 1:2 | A | 5 - 3 | 0.47m | ⌀52 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 • 1:2 | A | 10 - 9 | 0.41m | ⌀52 | 1983 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI Micro-Nikkor 200mm F/4 IF • 1:2 | A | 9 - 6 | 0.71m | ⌀52 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI-S Micro-Nikkor 200mm F/4 IF • 1:2 | A | 9 - 6 | 0.71m | ⌀52 | 1982 ● | ||||
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Nikon F mount (10) | |||||||||
| Lensbaby Velvet 56mm F/1.6 Macro SLR • 1:2 | M | 4 - 3 | ⌀62 | 2015 ● | |||||
| Panagor Auto 55mm F/3 [PMC] Macro • 1:1 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Panagor Auto 55mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Sigma MF 50mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:1 | A | 10 - 9 | 0.19m | ⌀52 | 1988 ● | ||||
| Zenitar 60mm F/2.8 EA Macro • 1:1 | A | 8 - 7 | 0.23m | ⌀67 | 2021 ● | ||||
| Spiratone Proxitel 55mm F/2.8 Macro • 1:1 | A | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | 1985 ● | ||||
| Vivitar [Auto] 55mm F/2.8 [MC] Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1 akaElicar V-HQ 55mm F/2.8 MC Macro akaRokunar V-HQ 55mm F/2.8 MC Macro | A | 5 - 4 | 0.22m | ⌀62 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Yongnuo MF 60mm F/2 Macro EF / F • 1:1 | M | 10 - 9 | 0.23m | ⌀67 | 2018 ● | ||||
| Carl Zeiss Classic Makro-Planar T* 50mm F/2 ZE / ZF / ZF.2 / ZK • 1:2 | A | 8 - 6 | 0.24m | E67 | 2006 ● | ||||
| ZEISS Milvus Makro Planar T* 50mm F/2 ZE / ZF.2 • 1:2 | A | 8 - 6 | 0.24m | E67 | 2015 ● | ||||
| ■Nikon F mount (1) · APS-C | |||||||||
| Venus Optics Laowa 60mm F/2.8 Ultra Macro SLR • 2:1 akaBrightin Star 60mm F/2.8 Macro SLR akaDorr 60mm F/2.8 Macro SLR akaOshiro 60mm F/2.8 Macro SLR | M | 9 - 7 | 0.19m | ⌀62 | 2015 ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (1) | |||||||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF [Standard] 55mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated] Macro [YS] • 1:2 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.25m | ⌀55 | 1973 ● | ||||