Nikon AI-S Nikkor 24mm F/2
Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · October 1981
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nikon NIKKOR 24mm 1:2
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
- System:
- · Nikon F (1959)
Abbreviations
| AI-S | A manual focus lens with automatic maximum aperture indexing and automatic aperture control. Learn more |
Model history (2)
| ■Nikon AI Nikkor 24mm F/2 | A | 11 - 10 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1977 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI-S Nikkor 24mm F/2 | A | 11 - 10 | 0.30m | ⌀52 | 1981 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 24mm | |
| F/2 | |
| 11 elements in 10 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/3.1 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 61° |
| 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: | |
| 300g | |
| ⌀63×51.5mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
| HK-2 - Clamp-on round | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14 → 33.6mm F/2.8 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14A → 33.6mm F/2.8 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-200 → 48mm F/4 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-201 → 48mm F/4 |
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
Wide 84° picture angle, extra depth of field, and a large f/2 maximum aperture make this lens ideal for many applications, but especially those that involve shooting with available light. Shoot landscapes, candids, sports or interiors. Weighs only 10.6 oz. Superb picture quality, even as close as 12", thanks to Nikon’s Close-Range Correction System. Accepts 52mm filters; HK-2 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.