Nikon AI-S Nikkor 105mm F/1.8
Short telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · March 1981
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nikon NIKKOR 105mm 1:1.8
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame short telephoto prime lens
- System:
- · Nikon F (1959)
Abbreviations
| AI-S | A manual focus lens with automatic maximum aperture indexing and automatic aperture control. Learn more |
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Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 105mm | |
| F/1.8 | |
| 5 elements in 5 groups | |
| Nikon F [46.5mm] | |
| 23.3° (35mm full frame) | |
| On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 160.7mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/2.8 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 15.3° |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting) |
| 9 (nine) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 1m | |
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Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 580g | |
| ⌀78.5×80.5mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 62mm | |
| Built-in telescopic round | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14 → 147mm F/2.5 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14A → 147mm F/2.5 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-200 → 210mm F/3.6 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-201 → 210mm F/3.6 |
Sources of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
- Nikkor lenses booklet (1984).
- Nikon dealer notebook pages.
- New Nikon High-Speed Tele Lenses booklet (April 1981).
- Nikon dealer catalogue.
From the editor
Like the 85mm f1.4 it is ideal for available light photography. It produces very sharp images full of contrast thanks to the use of Nikon Integrated Coating. Used wide-open image quality is slightly lower but it remains impressive.
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 short telephoto prime lenses in the Nikon F system
| ■Nikon F mount (12) | |||||||||
| Nikon AI Nikkor 85mm F/2 | A | 5 - 5 | 0.85m | ⌀52 | 1977 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/2 | A | 5 - 5 | 0.85m | ⌀52 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-H[·C] Auto 85mm F/1.8 | A | 6 - 4 | 1.00m | ⌀52 | 1964 ● | ||||
| Nikon Nikkor 85mm F/1.8 | A | 6 - 4 | 0.85m | ⌀52 | 1975 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.85m | ⌀72 | 1981 ● | ||||
| Nikon Series E 100mm F/2.8 | A | 4 - 4 | 1.00m | ⌀52 | 1979 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-T 105mm F/4 | P | 3 - 3 | 0.80m | ⌀34.5 | 1960 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-P Auto 105mm F/2.5 | A | 5 - 3 | 1.20m | ⌀52 | 1959 ● | ||||
| Nikon Nikkor-P[·C] Auto 105mm F/2.5 | A | 5 - 4 | 1.00m | ⌀52 | 1971 ● | ||||
| Nikon Nikkor 105mm F/2.5 | A | 5 - 4 | 1.00m | ⌀52 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI Nikkor 105mm F/2.5 | A | 5 - 4 | 1.00m | ⌀52 | 1977 ● | ||||
| Nikon AI-S Nikkor 105mm F/2.5 | A | 5 - 4 | 1.00m | ⌀52 | 1981 ● | ||||
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Nikon F mount (6) | |||||||||
| Venus Optics Laowa 105mm F/2 [T3.2] Smooth Trans Focus SLR | M | 11 - 8 | 0.90m | ⌀67 | 2016 ● | ||||
| Sankyo Kohki Komura 105mm F/2 | P | 5 - 4 | 1.50m | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Sankyo Kohki Komura 105mm F/2.5 | P | 5 - 4 | 1.50m | ⌀48 | ● | ||||
| Soligor Auto 100mm F/2 MC (s/n 2xxxxxx) akaSpiratone Minitel 100mm F/2 Pluracoat | A | 6 - 4 | 1.50m | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Kaleinar-5N 100mm F/2.8 MC akaArsat H 100mm F/2.8 akaКАЛЕЙНАР-5Н 100mm F/2.8 МС | A | 5 - 4 | 0.80m | ⌀52 | 1983 ● | ||||
| ZEISS Otus Apo Sonnar T* 100mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF.2 | A | 14 - 11 | 1.00m | E86 | 2019 ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (11) | |||||||||
| Sankyo Kohki Komura 105mm F/2 [Unidapter] | P | 5 - 4 | 1.50m | ⌀58 | 1965 ● | ||||
| Sankyo Kohki Komura 100mm F/1.8 [Unidapter] | P | 5 - 4 | 1.40m | ⌀62 | ● | ||||
| Sankyo Kohki Komura 105mm F/2.5 [Unidapter] | P | 5 - ? | 1.00m | ⌀48 | ● | ||||
| Sankyo Kohki Super-Komura 100mm F/2.5 [Unidapter Auto] | A | 5 - ? | 0.90m | ⌀55 | ● | ||||
| Komuranon 100mm F/2.5 K·M·C | A | 5 - 4 | 0.90m | ⌀58 | 1974 ● | ||||
| Soligor Tele-Auto 105mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4] | A | 4 - 4 | 1.50m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Soligor Telephoto 105mm F/2.8 [T] | P | 4 - 4 | 4 ft. | ⌀46 | ● | ||||
| Vega-13A 100mm F/2.8 [T] akaВЕГА-13А 100mm F/2.8 | P | 5 - 5 | 0.80m | ⌀58 | ● | ||||
| Tamron 105mm F/2.5 CT-105 [Adaptall] | A | 4 - 4 | 1.30m | ⌀52 | 1976 ● | ||||
| Tamron Auto 105mm F/2.5 [Adapt-A-Matic] | A | 4 - 4 | 1.00m | ⌀52 | 1972 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Auto 105mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4] | A | 4 - 4 | 1.50m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||