Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-H[·C] Auto 28mm F/3.5

Wide-angle prime lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · 1968
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · Nippon Kogaku NIKKOR-H Auto 1:3.5 f=28mm
  • · Nikon NIKKOR-H Auto 1:3.5 f=28mm
  • · Nikon NIKKOR-H·C Auto 1:3.5 f=28mm
  • Class:
  • · Slow full-frame wide-angle prime lens
  • System:
  • · Nikon F (1959)

Abbreviations

H The lens consists of six elements.

Model history (5)

■Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-H Auto 28mm F/3.5A6 - 60.60m⌀52 1960 ●
■Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-H[·C] Auto 28mm F/3.5A6 - 60.60m⌀52 1968 ●
■Nikon Nikkor 28mm F/3.5A6 - 60.30m⌀52 1975 ●
■Nikon AI Nikkor 28mm F/3.5A6 - 60.30m⌀52 1977 ●
■Nikon AI-S Nikkor 28mm F/3.5A6 - 60.30m⌀52 1981 ●

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
28mm
F/3.5
6 elements in 6 groups
Nikon F [46.5mm]
75.4° (35mm full frame)
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (Manual settings only)
5 (five)
Focusing:
0.60m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
215g
⌀62.5×42mm
Accessories:
Screw-type 52mm
HN-2 - Screw-type round
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Sources of data

  • Manufacturer's technical data.
  • Nikon/Nikkormat Sales Manual (March 1972).
  • Nikon F2 Photography Guide.
  • Nikkor lenses for Nikon and Nikkormat cameras.

Manufacturer description #1

This is the focal length most photographers choose as the first to supplement their normal lens. But, the 28mm Auto-Nikkor offers more than versatile 74° picture coverage.

Its surpassing sharpness and image brilliance has led experts to term it the finest in its focal length. The automatic diaphragm and provision for meter coupling add further advantages. Closest focusing distance is 24 inches.

Manufacturer description #2

Introduced soon after the debut of the Nikon F in 1959, this wideangle lens has long been a favorite among Nikon-armed photographers and photo enthusiasts.

Although the lens is of the retro-focus type, with a picture angle of 74° and consisting of only 6 elements in 6 groups, it gives vivid contrast and brilliance even at full lens opening, with a minimum of coma and distortion. The lens is precisely corrected for spherical aberrations, eliminating the displacement of focus, which is liable to occur as the diaphragm is stopped down.

These outstanding features make this lens excellent for panoramic landscapes, candid work and for architectural and interior photography.

From the editor

·C (multi-coated) version of this lens was introduced in June 1973. The specification is exactly the same as for the single-coated version.

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 wide-angle prime lenses in the Nikon F system

■Nikon F mount (34)
Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-N[·C] Auto 24mm F/2.8A9 - 70.30m⌀52 1967 ●
Nikon Nikkor 24mm F/2.8A9 - 70.30m⌀52 1975 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 24mm F/2.8A9 - 90.30m⌀52 1977 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 24mm F/2.8A9 - 90.30m⌀52 1981 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 24mm F/2A11 - 100.30m⌀52 1977 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 24mm F/2A11 - 100.30m⌀52 1981 ●
Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-H Auto 28mm F/3.5A6 - 60.60m⌀52 1960 ●
Nikon Nikkor 28mm F/3.5A6 - 60.30m⌀52 1975 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 28mm F/3.5A6 - 60.30m⌀52 1977 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 28mm F/3.5A6 - 60.30m⌀52 1981 ●
Nikon Nikkor 28mm F/2.8A7 - 70.30m⌀52 1974 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 28mm F/2.8A7 - 70.30m⌀52 1977 ●
Nikon Series E 28mm F/2.8A5 - 50.30m⌀52 1979 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 28mm F/2.8A8 - 80.20m⌀52 1981 ●
Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-N[·C] Auto 28mm F/2A9 - 80.30m⌀52 1970 ●
Nikon Nikkor 28mm F/2A9 - 80.30m⌀52 1975 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 28mm F/2A9 - 80.30m⌀52 1977 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 28mm F/2A9 - 80.25m⌀52 1981 ●
Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S Auto 35mm F/2.8A7 - 50.30m⌀52 1959 ●
Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S Auto 35mm F/2.8A7 - 60.30m⌀52 1962 ●
Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-S Auto 35mm F/2.8A7 - 60.30m⌀52 1967 ●
Nikon Nikkor 35mm F/2.8A6 - 60.30m⌀52 1974 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 35mm F/2.8A6 - 60.30m⌀52 1977 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 35mm F/2.8A5 - 50.30m⌀52 1979 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 35mm F/2.8A5 - 50.30m⌀52 1981 ●
Nikon Series E 35mm F/2.5A5 - 50.30m⌀52 1979 ●
Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-O[·C] Auto 35mm F/2A8 - 60.30m⌀52 1965 ●
Nikon Nikkor 35mm F/2A8 - 60.30m⌀52 1975 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 35mm F/2A8 - 60.30m⌀52 1977 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 35mm F/2A8 - 60.30m⌀52 1981 ●
Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-N[·C] Auto 35mm F/1.4A9 - 70.30m⌀52 1970 ●
Nikon Nikkor 35mm F/1.4A9 - 70.30m⌀52 1975 ●
Nikon AI Nikkor 35mm F/1.4A9 - 70.30m⌀52 1977 ●
Nikon AI-S Nikkor 35mm F/1.4A9 - 70.30m⌀52 1981 ●

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■Nikon F mount (62)
Chinar 28mm F/2.8 [M.C]
akaHanimex Automatic 28mm F/2.8		A7 - 70.40m⌀52 ●
Chinon 24mm F/2.5 Multi Coated
akaAuto-Alpa 24mm F/2.5 Multi-Coated		A10 - 90.25m⌀55 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Skopar 28mm F/2.8 Aspherical SL II N • Pancake lensA7 - 60.22m⌀52 2012 ●
Cosina Voigtlander Color-Skopar 28mm F/2.8 Aspherical SL II SA7 - 60.15m⌀52 2021 ●
Cosina 24mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaCarl Zeiss Jena II 24mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaPhoenix 24mm F/2.8 Macro		A7 - 70.19m⌀52 ●
Cosina 28mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaCarl Zeiss Jena II 28mm F/2.8 MC Macro
akaPhoenix 28mm F/2.8 Macro
akaVivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC		A5 - 50.22m⌀49 ●
Hanimex Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.8A7 - ?0.45m⌀58 ●
Hanimex Automatic 28mm F/2.8 MCA8 - 70.30m⌀55 ●
Irix 30mm F/1.4 SLRA13 - 110.34m⌀86 2021 ●
Kino Precision Kiron 24mm F/2 MCA8 - 80.30m⌀55 1980 ●
Kino Precision Kiron 28mm F/2 MCA8 - 80.30m⌀55 1980 ●
Kino Precision Kiron 28mm F/2.8 MCA? - ?0.30m⌀55 1980 ●
Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.8 PMCA7 - 60.30m⌀49 ●
Panagor Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 1A8 - 70.30m⌀62 ●
Panagor Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 [PMC] Type 2A8 - 70.30m⌀67 ●
Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2 PMCA8 - 80.30m⌀55 ●
Panagor Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.5 PMCA? - ?0.30m⌀55 ●
Quantaray 28mm F/2.8 MCA? - ?0.30m⌀49 ●
Sigma MF Super-Wide 24mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated IIA8 - 70.18m⌀52 1988 ●
Sigma MF High-Speed Wide 28mm F/1.8 Aspherical II ZENA9 - 80.30m⌀58 1994 ●
Sigma MF High-Speed Wide 28mm F/1.8 Aspherical Multi-Coated ZENA9 - 80.30m⌀58 1990 ●
Sigma MF Mini-Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated II
akaQuantaray 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated		A6 - 60.22m⌀52 1985 ●
Sigma MF H.L. Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-CoatedA8 - 70.22m⌀52 1984 ●
Sigma MF Super-Wide 24mm F/2.8 Multi-CoatedA7 - 70.18m⌀52 1981 ●
Sigma MF Mini-Wide 28mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated
akaPentacon Prakticar PM 28mm F/2.8 MC		A7 - 60.22m⌀52 1978 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF 28mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Multi-CoatedA8 - 70.35m⌀52 1978 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF 24mm F/2.8 Filtermatic Multi-CoatedA10 - 80.25m⌀62 1978 ●
Sigma-Z MF 24mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated]A10 - 80.25m⌀62 1975 ●
Sigma-Z MF 28mm F/2.8 [Multi-Coated]A7 - 60.40m⌀62 1975 ●
Soligor C/D 28mm F/2 P (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A8 - 70.23m⌀58 1974 ●
Soligor G/S Wide-Auto 24mm F/2.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx)A9 - 70.30m⌀55 ●
Soligor G/S Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.5 MC (s/n 3xxxxxx)A8 - 80.30m⌀52 ●
Soligor C/D 28mm F/2.8 MCA7 - 60.40m⌀58 ●
Soligor C/D 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A7 - 70.30m⌀52 ●
Soligor Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx)A7 - 60.30m⌀58 ●
Soligor C/D Dualfocal 28+35mm F/3.5+3.8 MCA9 - 90.40m⌀52 1981 ●
Zenitar 28mm F/2.8 MC (100 units)
akaЗенитар-Н 28mm F/2.8 МС
akaЗенитар-С 28mm F/2.8 МС		M7 - 70.30m⌀52 2013 ●
Tamron-F [Auto] 28mm F/2.8A7 - 70.25m⌀52 ●
Tokina SL 28mm F/2.8A5 - 50.30m⌀49 ●
Tokina SL 24mm F/2.8 [II]A7 - 70.19m⌀52 ●
Tokina 24mm F/2.8 RMC
akaTokina SL 24mm F/2.8 [I]		A8 - 80.27m⌀52 ●
Tokina 28mm F/2.8 RMC
akaVoigtlander Color-Skoparet 28mm F/2.8 MC		A5 - 50.30m⌀52 ●
Vivitar Series 1 Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/1.9 VMC (s/n 37xxxxxx)A9 - 80.30m⌀58 1976 ●
Vivitar [Auto] Wide-Angle 24mm F/2 [MC] Compact (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 80.30m⌀55 1978 ●
Vivitar [Auto] Wide-Angle 28mm F/2 [MC] Compact (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 80.30m⌀55 1978 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 2 (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀67 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 Type 1 (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀62 1969 ●
Vivitar [Auto] Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 [MC] Compact [I] (s/n 28xxxxxx)A7 - 70.30m⌀49 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC Compact [II] (s/n 42xxxxxx)A7 - 70.30m⌀49 1983 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2 MC Close Focus (s/n 28xxxxxx)A8 - 70.23m⌀49 1983 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC Close Focus (s/n 28xxxxxx)A5 - 50.23m⌀49 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 24mm F/2.8 MC (s/n 9xxxxxxx)A7 - 70.19m⌀52 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxx)A8 - 70.25m⌀58 1976 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 "Bright Band" (s/n 22xxxxxx)A8 - 70.30m⌀62 1968 ●
Vivitar Auto 28mm F/2.8 "Chrome Nose"A8 - ?⌀52 1966 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 24mm F/2 MC Compact (s/n 28xxxxxx)A8 - 80.30m⌀52 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 MC (s/n 9xxxxxxx)A5 - 50.23m⌀49 ●
Carl Zeiss Classic Distagon T* 25mm F/2 ZE / ZF / ZF.2A11 - 100.25mE67 2011 ●
Carl Zeiss Classic Distagon T* 28mm F/2 ZE / ZF / ZF.2A10 - 80.24mE58 2007 ●
Carl Zeiss Classic Distagon T* 25mm F/2.8 ZF / ZF.2 / ZK / ZSA10 - 80.17mE58 2006 ●
ZEISS Otus Apo Distagon T* 28mm F/1.4 ZE / ZF.2A16 - 130.30mE95 2015 ●
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■Interchangeable mount (25)
Hanimex 28mm F/2.8 [T]
akaHanimex 28mm F/3		P7 - ?0.45m⌀58 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 28mm F/3.5 [Unidapter]P6 - ?0.40m⌀55 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 24mm F/3.5 [Unidapter Auto]A7 - ?0.26m⌀52 ●
Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 28mm F/3.5 [Unidapter Auto]A8 - ?0.30m⌀52 ●
Komuranon 24mm F/2.5 K·M·CA11 - 80.26m⌀58 1974 ●
Komuranon 28mm F/2.5 K·M·CA9 - 70.30m⌀58 1974 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF [Wide] 24mm F/2.8 Filtermatic [Multi-Coated] [YS]A10 - 80.20m⌀62 1972 ●
Sigma MF Widemax 28mm F/2.8 [Multi] [YS]A7 - 60.30m⌀62 1970 ●
Soligor Wide-Auto 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A7 - 60.30m⌀58 ●
Soligor Wide-Auto 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 1xxxxxxx) [T-4]A8 - 70.30m⌀67 ●
Soligor Wide Angle 28mm F/2.8 [T]P6 - 63.5 ft.⌀58 ●
Mir-10A 28mm F/3.5 [T]
akaМИР-10А 28mm F/3.5		P8 - 70.20m⌀67 ●
Tamron 24mm F/2.5 MC 01B [Adaptall-2]A10 - 90.25m⌀55 1979 ●
Tamron 24mm F/2.5 01BB [Adaptall-2]A10 - 90.25m⌀55 1987 ●
Tamron 28mm F/2.5 MC 02B [Adaptall-2]A7 - 70.25m⌀49 1979 ●
Tamron 24mm F/2.5 CW-24 [Adaptall]A10 - 90.25m⌀55 1976 ●
Tamron 28mm F/2.8 CW-28 [Adaptall]A7 - 70.25m⌀52 1976 ●
Tamron Auto 24mm F/3.5 [Adapt-A-Matic]A8 - 60.25m⌀72 1971 ●
Tamron Auto 28mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic]A7 - 70.22m⌀62 1969 ●
Tamron Auto 28mm F/2.8 [Adapt-A-Matic]A7 - 70.22m⌀58 1972 ●
Vivitar Wide Angle 28mm F/2.5 [T]P8 - 70.30m⌀62 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T-4]A7 - 60.30m⌀58 1968 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxx) [T-4]A8 - 70.30m⌀67 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 28mm F/2.5 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A7 - 70.24m⌀52 1976 ●
Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 24mm F/2.8 (s/n 37xxxxxx) [TX]A8 - 70.23m⌀58 1976 ●

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