Nikon Nikkor 55mm F/1.2
Standard prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · November 1974
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nikon NIKKOR 55mm 1:1.2
- Class:
- · Ultra-fast full-frame standard prime lens
- System:
- · Nikon F (1959)
Model history (6)
| ■Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S Auto 55mm F/1.2 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.60m | ⌀52 | 1965 ● | |
| ■Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-S[·C] Auto 55mm F/1.2 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.60m | ⌀52 | 1967 ● | |
| ■Nikon Nikkor 55mm F/1.2 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.50m | ⌀52 | 1974 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI Nikkor 55mm F/1.2 | A | 7 - 5 | 0.50m | ⌀52 | 1977 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI Nikkor 50mm F/1.2 | A | 7 - 6 | 0.50m | ⌀52 | 1978 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI-S Nikkor 50mm F/1.2 | A | 7 - 6 | 0.50m | ⌀52 | 1981 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 55mm | |
| F/1.2 | |
| 7 elements in 5 groups (Double Gauss derivative) | |
| Nikon F [46.5mm] | |
| 42.9° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings only) |
| 7 (seven) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 0.50m | |
| <No data> | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 410g | |
| ⌀72×49.5mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
| HS-7 - Snap-on round | |
| HR-2 - Screw-type round | |
| <No data> |
Source of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
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 standard prime lenses in the Nikon F system
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Nikon F mount (14) | |||||||||
| Cosina Tokyo Kogaku Auto-Topcor 58mm F/1.4 (1600 units) | A | 7 - 6 | 0.45m | ⌀58 | 2003 ● | ||||
| Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 58mm F/1.4 SL II | A | 7 - 6 | 0.45m | ⌀58 | 2007 ● | ||||
| Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 58mm F/1.4 SL II N | A | 7 - 6 | 0.45m | ⌀58 | 2012 ● | ||||
| Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 58mm F/1.4 SL II S | A | 7 - 6 | 0.45m | ⌀52 | 2016 ● | ||||
| Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 55mm F/1.2 SL II S | A | 7 - 6 | 0.45m | ⌀52 | 2023 ● | ||||
| Helios-81N 50mm F/2 MC akaArsat H 50mm F/2 akaHelios-81M 53mm F/2 [MC] akaHelios-81N 53mm F/2 akaГЕЛИОС-81М 53mm F/2 [МС] akaГЕЛИОС-81Н 50mm F/2 МС akaГЕЛИОС-81Н 53mm F/2 | A | 6 - 4 | 0.50m | ⌀49 | 1978 ● | ||||
| Helios-123N 50mm F/1.4 MC akaArsat H 50mm F/1.4 akaГЕЛИОС-123Н 50mm F/1.4 МС | A | 7 - 6 | 0.45m | ⌀52 | 1990 ● | ||||
| Volna-8N 50mm F/1.2 MC akaВОЛНА-8Н 50mm F/1.2 МС | A | 7 - 6 | 0.50m | ⌀58 | 1983 ● | ||||
| Selena 58mm F/1.9 | M | 4 - 3 | 0.80m | ⌀62 | 2021 ● | ||||
| Risespray 50mm F/1.7 SLR | M | 6 - 5 | 0.50m | ⌀52 | ● | ||||
| Risespray 50mm F/1.4 SLR akaLightdow 50mm F/1.4 SLR | M | 7 - 6 | 0.45m | ⌀55 | ● | ||||
| Carl Zeiss Classic Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF.2 / ZK / ZS | A | 7 - 6 | 0.45m | E58 | 2006 ● | ||||
| ZEISS Otus Apo Distagon T* 55mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF.2 | A | 12 - 10 | 0.50m | E77 | 2013 ● | ||||
| ZEISS Milvus Distagon T* 50mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF.2 | A | 10 - 8 | 0.45m | E67 | 2015 ● | ||||
| ■Nikon F mount (1) · APS-C | |||||||||
| Zenitar 50mm F/1.2 S | M | 8 - 7 | 0.45m | ⌀62 | 2015 ● | ||||
| ■Interchangeable mount (2) | |||||||||
| MS Optics MS-Mode-S 50mm F/1.3 Dualsystem (200 units) | M | 5 - 4 | 1.00m | ⌀49 | 2006 ● | ||||
| Tamron 58mm F/1.2 [T] akaTaika Harigon 58mm F/1.2 | P | 8 - 6 | 1.8 ft. | 1960 ● | |||||