Nikon Series E 135mm F/2.8
Medium telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · March 1981
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nikon LENS SERIES E 135mm 1:2.8
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame medium telephoto prime lens
- System:
- · Nikon F (1959)
Abbreviations
| SERIES E | Economy line of AI-S series lenses. Learn more |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 135mm | |
| F/2.8 | |
| 4 elements in 4 groups (Ernostar) | |
| Nikon F [46.5mm] | |
| 18.2° (35mm full frame) | |
| On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 206.6mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/4.3 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 12° |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings + Auto Exposure setting) |
| 7 (seven) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 1.50m | |
| <No data> | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 395g | |
| ⌀62.5×80.5mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 52mm | |
| Built-in telescopic round | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-14A → 189mm F/3.9 | |
| Nikon Teleconverter TC-201 → 270mm F/5.6 |
Sources of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
- Nikkor lenses booklet (1984).
Nikon Series E
A line of compact, lightweight and low-cost lenses designed and built by Nikon expressly for use with Nikon AI-system cameras and available in the most popular focal lengths.
- Full performance with all AI (Automatic Indexing) Nikon SLR cameras;
- Plastic exterior parts, aperture rings and lens chambers that hold lens elements;
- Minimized number of lens elements, less expensive glass materials;
- Standard Nikon 52mm filters for added convenience and economy.
From the editor
In the way that the Series E 100mm f2.8 lens never gained popularity due to the preference for zoom lenses on the part of enthusiast photographers the same applies to this longer optic which was made available for the Nikon EM and FG cameras. Its four-element design achieves a respectable image quality, but with only a single lens coating its performance cannot be expected to match that of other prime Nikkor lenses.
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.