Nikon AI Nikkor 24mm F/2.8
Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · January 1977
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nikon NIKKOR 24mm 1:2.8
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime 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 |
Model history (7)
| ■Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-N[·C] Auto 24mm F/2.8 | A | 9 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1967 ● | |
| ■Nikon Nikkor 24mm F/2.8 | A | 9 - 7 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1975 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI Nikkor 24mm F/2.8 | A | 9 - 9 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1977 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI-S Nikkor 24mm F/2.8 | A | 9 - 9 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1981 ● | |
| ■Nikon AF Nikkor 24mm F/2.8 [I] | A | 9 - 9 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1986 ● | |
| ■Nikon AF Nikkor 24mm F/2.8 [II] | A | 9 - 9 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1991 ● | |
| ■Nikon AF Nikkor 24mm F/2.8D | A | 9 - 9 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1994 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 24mm | |
| F/2.8 | |
| 9 elements in 9 groups | |
| Close Range Correction (CRC) | |
| Nikon F [46.5mm] | |
| 84° (35mm full frame) | |
| On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 36.7mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/4.3 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 61° |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings only) |
| 7 (seven) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.30m | |
| <No data> | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 270g | |
| ⌀63.5×46mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
| HN-1 - Screw-type round | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14 → 33.6mm F/3.9 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14A → 33.6mm F/3.9 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-200 → 48mm F/5.6 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-201 → 48mm F/5.6 |
Sources of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
- Nikon Sales Manual (July 1977).
- Nikkor lenses sales manual (January 1979).
- Nikon Sales Manual (June 1978).
Manufacturer description
With a highly versatile 84° picture angle, the 24mm lens is a perfect compromise between ultra and regular, wideangles - ideal for landscape, travel, candid and architectural photography.
Given its high speed, the 24mm f/2 lens features unusually compact and lightweight construction, optimum image flatness and uniform edge-to-edge brightness due to its improved optical system. With relatively good speed, the 24mm f/2.8 is slightly lighter and equally well corrected for distortion. In both Nikkors, Nikon 'Floating Element' system is applied for exceptional image quality even at their closest focusing distance of O.3m (1').
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.