Nikon AI-S Fisheye-Nikkor 8mm F/2.8
Fisheye lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · December 1981
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nikon Fisheye-NIKKOR 8mm 1:2.8
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame circular fisheye lens
- · Professional model (Top class)
- System:
- · Nikon F (1959)
Abbreviations
| AI-S | A manual focus lens with automatic maximum aperture indexing and automatic aperture control. Learn more |
| FISHEYE | An ultra-wide angle lens with strong uncorrected barrel distortion and extreme angle of view. |
Model history (3)
| ■Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Fisheye-Nikkor Auto 8mm F/2.8 | A | 10 - 8 | 0.30m | -- | 1970 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI Fisheye-Nikkor 8mm F/2.8 | A | 10 - 8 | 0.30m | -- | 1977 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI-S Fisheye-Nikkor 8mm F/2.8 | A | 10 - 8 | 0.30m | -- | 1981 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 8mm | |
| F/2.8 | |
| 10 elements in 8 groups | |
| Circular fisheye | |
| Nikon F [46.5mm] | |
| 180° | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting) |
| 7 (seven) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.30m | |
| <No data> | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 1100g | |
| ⌀123×128mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Removable front filters are not accepted | |
| Built-in L1BC, Y48, Y52, O56, R60 (part of the lens optical system) | |
| Not available | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14 → 11.2mm F/3.9 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14A → 11.2mm F/3.9 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-200 → 16mm F/5.6 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-201 → 16mm F/5.6 |
Sources of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
- Nikkor lenses booklet (1984).
- Nikon dealer notebook pages.
- Nikon dealer catalogue.
- Nikon Full Line Product Guide (1996-1997) (August 1996).
Manufacturer description
For special effect photography, as well as a variety of scientific and industrial applications, this lens is ideal. All-encompassing 180 deg. fisheye coverage records everything in front of the camera, and produces a circular image on the film. Bright f/2.8 aperture for dim light or fast shutter speeds. Close-focusing down to 1 foot. Full-aperture viewing and metering. Easy filter interchange; 5 filters are built into a revolving turret inside the lens.
Typical characteristics of fisheye lenses
- Extreme angle of view (at least 180° diagonally);
- Circular types (the image circle of the lens is inscribed in the image frame) or diagonal types (cover the entire image frame);
- Usually of equidistant projection type, with the distance from the picture center to any given point always proportional to the angle from the optical axis to that point;
- Huge barrel distortion;
- Short closest focusing distance (0.20 - 0.30m with 35mm full-frame prime lenses);
- Very large depth of field, eliminating the need for autofocus or precise manual focusing;
- Due to the extreme angle of view and convex front element, front filters cannot be used;
- Often equipped with a filter turret with swivel-mounted filters;
- Often come with a small, built-in petal-shaped lens hood.
Notes
- This AI-S lens was designed for Nikon FA, FG, N2000, N6000 AI-S cameras and Nikon F3, EL2, EM, FE, FE2, FE10, FG-20, FM, FM2, FM10, FM3A, Nikkormat FT3 AI cameras. The automatic aperture control will only be available on 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 fisheye lenses in the Nikon F system
| ■Nikon F mount (14) | |||||||||
| Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm F/5.6 | M | 9 - 6 | -- | 1970 ● | |||||
| Nikon Fisheye-Nikkor Auto 6mm F/2.8 | A | 12 - 9 | 0.25m | -- | 1970 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm F/2.8 | A | 12 - 9 | 0.25m | -- | 1977 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI-S Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm F/2.8 | A | 12 - 9 | 0.25m | -- | 1982 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku Fisheye-Nikkor 7.5mm F/5.6 | M | 9 - 6 | -- | 1966 ● | |||||
| Nippon Kogaku Fisheye-Nikkor 8mm F/8 | M | 9 - 5 | -- | 1962 ● | |||||
| Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Fisheye-Nikkor Auto 8mm F/2.8 | A | 10 - 8 | 0.30m | -- | 1970 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI Fisheye-Nikkor 8mm F/2.8 | A | 10 - 8 | 0.30m | -- | 1977 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku / Nikon OP-Fisheye-Nikkor 10mm F/5.6 | M | 9 - 6 | -- | 1968 ● | |||||
| Nikon Fisheye-Nikkor Auto 16mm F/3.5 | A | 8 - 5 | 0.30m | -- | 1973 ● | ||||
| Nikon Fisheye-Nikkor 16mm F/3.5 | A | 8 - 5 | 0.30m | -- | 1975 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI Fisheye-Nikkor 16mm F/3.5 | A | 8 - 5 | 0.30m | -- | 1977 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI Fisheye-Nikkor 16mm F/2.8 | A | 8 - 5 | 0.30m | -- | 1979 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI-S Fisheye-Nikkor 16mm F/2.8 | A | 8 - 5 | 0.30m | -- | 1981 ● | ||||
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Nikon F mount (4) | |||||||||
| Sigma MF 8mm F/4 Fisheye | A | 10 - 6 | 0.20m | -- | 1988 ● | ||||
| Sigma MF 8mm F/4 Fisheye ZEN | A | 10 - 6 | 0.20m | -- | 1992 ● | ||||
| Sigma MF 8mm F/4 Filtermatic Fisheye | A | 11 - 7 | 0.20m | -- | 1982 ● | ||||
| Zenitar 8mm F/3.5 Fisheye MC | A | 8 - 6 | 0.15m | -- | 2016 ● | ||||
| ■Nikon F mount (4) · APS-C | |||||||||
| 7Artisans 7.5mm F/3.5 Fisheye | M | 11 - 8 | 0.29m | -- | 2023 ● | ||||
| Meike 8mm F/3.5 Fisheye CS SLR | M | 11 - 8 | 0.10m | -- | 2016 ● | ||||
| Risespray 8mm F/3 Fisheye CS SLR akaJintu 8mm F/3 Fisheye CS SLR | M | 10 - 7 | 0.10m | -- | ● | ||||
| Kelda 8mm F/3.5 Fisheye CS akaDorr 8mm F/3.5 Fisheye CS akaNeewer 8mm F/3.5 Fisheye CS | M | 10 - 7 | 0.30m | -- | ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (2) | |||||||||
| BelOMO Peleng A 8mm F/3.5 Fisheye MC [T] | P | 11 - 6 | 0.22m | -- | ● | ||||
| Spiratone 7mm F/5.6 Fisheye [T] akaHanimex 7mm F/5.6 Fish-eye | P | ? - ? | -- | ● | |||||