Nikon Micro-Nikkor 105mm F/4
Macro lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · May 1975
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nikon Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame macro lens
- · Professional model
- System:
- · Nikon F (1959)
Abbreviations
| 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 (3)
| ■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 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 105mm | |
| F/4 | |
| 5 elements in 3 groups | |
| Nikon F [46.5mm] | |
| 23.3° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings only) |
| 7 (seven) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.47m | |
| 1:2 | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 500g | |
| ⌀74.5×96mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
| Built-in telescopic round | |
| <No data> |
Source of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
From the editor
Nikon's first true close focus telephoto, which has a standard F-mount (before, there were only a Nikkor 135mm f4 lens head and a Nikkor 105mm f4 bellows lens). It permits focusing to 47cm resulting in a reproduction ratio of 1:2. The PN-1 extension ring, which later became the PN-11 in the AI-version, extends this to 1:1. The lens has a retractable hood.
One small flaw in this design was that after a period of use the focusing action would naturally become looser with use. In certain circumstances, particularly when used vertically on a copy stand, the weight of the focus ring could cause it to move inadvertently and cause a focus shift.
Notes
- This non-AI lens was designed for Nikon F, F2, Nikkormat FS, FT, FT2, FTN, EL, ELW 35mm film SLR cameras.
- Non-AI lenses cannot be used on Nikon digital SLR cameras (except for the Df) or late (AI) film SLR cameras. However, non-AI lenses can be fitted to Nikon FM, FE, EL2, F3, F4 and Nikkormat FT3 cameras which used the AI metering system but allowed the metering coupling lever to be disengaged. The F5 could have this mechanism fitted as an optional extra. Non-AI lenses can be also fitted to the Nikon F2A and F2AS cameras because the AI mechanism was fitted to the removable metering prism.
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 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 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-P 105mm F/4 Bellows | P | 5 - 3 | ⌀52 | 1970 ● | |||||
| 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 (8) | |||||||||
| Cosina 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro • 1:2 akaPhoenix 100mm F/3.5 Macro akaPromaster Spectrum 7 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro akaSoligor 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro akaVivitar 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro | A | 5 - 4 | 0.43m | ⌀49 | ● | ||||
| Kino Precision Kiron 105mm F/2.8 MC Macro • 1:1 | A | 6 - 6 | 0.35m | ⌀52 | 1984 ● | ||||
| Venus Optics Laowa CA-Dreamer 100mm F/2.8 APO Ultra Macro F / K • 2:1 | M | 12 - 10 | 0.25m | ⌀67 | 2019 ● | ||||
| TTArtisan 100mm F/2.8 Macro SLR • 2:1 | M | 14 - 10 | 0.25m | ⌀67 | 2024 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Series 1 Telephoto 105mm F/2.5 VMC Macro (s/n 22xxxxxx) • 1:1 | A | 6 - 6 | 0.35m | ⌀52 | 1989 ● | ||||
| Vivitar Telephoto 100mm F/2.8 MC Macro (s/n 22xxxxxx) • 1:1 | A | 6 - 6 | 0.35m | ⌀52 | 1986 ● | ||||
| Carl Zeiss Classic Makro-Planar T* 100mm F/2 ZE / ZF / ZF.2 • 1:2 | A | 9 - 8 | 0.44m | E67 | 2006 ● | ||||
| ZEISS Milvus Makro Planar T* 100mm F/2 ZE / ZF.2 • 1:2 | A | 9 - 8 | 0.44m | E67 | 2015 ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (2) | |||||||||
| Sigma[-XQ] MF 100mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro [YS] • 1:1 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.33m | ⌀62 | 1972 ● | ||||
| Sima SF 100mm F/2 Soft Focus + Macro [T] • 1:1.5 | -- | 1 - 1 | 0.41m | -- | 1981 ● | ||||