Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-T 105mm F/4
Short telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued • Collectible
- Announced:
- · 1959
- Production type:
- · Small-batch production: 1426 (one thousand four hundred twenty-six) units
- Availability:
- ● Sold out
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nippon Kogaku NIKKOR-T 1:4 f=10.5cm
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame short telephoto prime lens
- System:
- · Nikon S (1947)
Abbreviations
| T | The lens consists of three elements. |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 105mm | |
| F/4 | |
| 3 elements in 3 groups (Cooke triplet) | |
| Nikon S (Outer mount) | |
| 23.3° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Preset |
Aperture control: | Preset ring + Aperture ring |
| 9 (nine) | |
| Focusing: | |
Coupled to the rangefinder: | Yes |
| 4 ft. (~1.2m) | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 260g | |
| <No data> | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 34.5mm | |
| 36mm - Clamp-on round with set screw |
Source of data
- Own research.
From the Classic Camera magazine (No. 26, May 2003)
The light-weight 105mm f/4 Nikkor T telephoto lens had just three elements and was somewhat of an anomaly among Nikon rangefinder lenses in that it was a direct competitor of the prestigious 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor P, with which it shared the focal length but weighing half as much. Its lens scheme was that of a long-focus, not a telephoto, lens and this caused it to protrude from the camera body more than a real 105mm telephoto lens that was faster and more compact. Built in imitation, perhaps, of the pre-war Elmar Mountain, the 105mm f/4 Nikkor T had black and silver chrome finish, stopped down to f/22 and used 34.5mm filters. The same lens with Nikon F mount was put into production in 1959.
From the editor
One of the last Nikkor lenses designed for 35mm rangefinder cameras. Most likely it was released as a budget slow alternative to the Nikkor 105/2.5. As a result, it has a simple Triplet type optical system.
FACTORY PRODUCTION NUMBERS:
- 1426 units with the Nikon S mount.
TOTAL: 1426 units.
Other short telephoto prime lenses in the Nikon S system
| ■Nikon S mount (3) | |||||||||
| Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-P·C 85mm F/2 | M | 5 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | ⌀48 | 1949 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S[·C] 85mm F/1.5 (685 units) | M | 7 - 3 | 3.5 ft. | S.VIII | 1953 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-P·C 105mm F/2.5 | M | 5 - 3 | 4 ft. | ⌀52 | 1953 ● | ||||