Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-P[·C] Auto 800mm F/8
Super telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
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- Announced:
- · August 1964
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nippon Kogaku NIKKOR-P Auto 1:8 f=800mm
- · Nikon NIKKOR-P Auto 1:8 f=800mm
- · Nikon NIKKOR-P·C Auto 1:8 f=800mm
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame super telephoto prime lens
- · Professional model
- System:
- · Nikon F (1959)
Abbreviations
| P | The lens consists of five elements. |
Model history (4)
| ■Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-P[·C] Auto 800mm F/8 | A | 5 - 5 | 19.00m | ⌀122 | 1964 ● | |
| ■Nikon Nikkor 800mm F/8 ED | A | 5 - 4 | 19.00m | ⌀122 | 1975 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI Nikkor 800mm F/8 IF-ED | A | 9 - 7 | 10.00m | ⌀122 | 1978 ● | |
| ■Nikon AI-S Nikkor 800mm F/8 IF-ED | A | 9 - 7 | 10.00m | ⌀122 | 1982 ● | |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 800mm | |
| F/8 | |
| 5 elements in 5 groups | |
| Nikon F [46.5mm] | |
| 3.1° (35mm full frame) | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings only) |
| 9 (nine) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 19m | |
| 1:20 | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 3500g | |
| ⌀135×712mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 122mm | |
| Built-in telescopic round | |
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Sources of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
- Nikon Sales Manual (July 1977).
- Nikon/Nikkormat Sales Manual (March 1972).
- Nikon Sales Manual (June 1978).
- The Nikon system of photography booklet (September 1965).
- Nikon F2 Photography Guide.
- Nikkor lenses for Nikon and Nikkormat cameras.
Manufacturer description
This super telephoto lens is effectively used for sports and nature photography. Consisting of 5 elements in 5 groups, the apochromatic design of this lens minimizes chromatic aberration and ensures superb image quality.
It is mounted on a camera with the focusing unit as in the case of other three super telephoto lenses, and may be focused down to as close as 19m.
In addition to the automatic diaphragm on the focusing unit, which may be stopped down from f/8 to f/22, this lens has its own manual diaphragm from f/8 down to f/64 to ensure greater depth of field. Whichever diaphragm is used, the other diaphragm must be set at full opening.
For this lens, which has a comparatively small aperture of f/8, the use of Focusing Screen Type G4 or H4 is recommended to ensure easy viewing and accurate focusing.
This lens is complete with a built-in telescopic lens hood.
From the editor
Two part super telephoto lens consisting of the lens head and the Focusing Unit CU-1 (or the more convenient Focusing Unit AU-1).
·C (multi-coated) version of this lens was introduced in August 1974. 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 super telephoto prime lenses in the Nikon F system
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Interchangeable mount (6) | |||||||||
| Century Tele-Athenar 800mm F/4.7 II | M | 4 - 2 | 18.00m | -- | 1977 ● | ||||
| Kowa Prominar 850mm F/9.6 FL | M | 14 - 13 | 3.00m | ⌀95 | 2010 ● | ||||
| Soligor 800mm F/8 (s/n 9xxxxxx) [T] | P | 2 - 1 | 25.00m | -- | ● | ||||
| Tele-Tokina 800mm F/8 [T] | P | 4 - 4 | 18.00m | -- | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Tele 800mm F/8 Type 1 [T] | P | 2 - 1 | 23.00m | -- | ● | ||||
| Vivitar Telephoto 800mm F/8 Type 2 (s/n 37xxxxxxx) [T] | P | 4 - 2 | 18.00m | -- | ● | ||||