Nippon Kogaku / Nikon Nikkor-Q Auto 400mm F/4.5
Medium telephoto prime lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · August 1964
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · Nippon Kogaku NIKKOR-Q Auto 1:4.5 f=400mm
- · Nikon NIKKOR-Q Auto 1:4.5 f=400mm
- Class:
- · Slow 6x6 medium-format medium telephoto prime lens
- · Professional model (Top class)
- System:
- · Bronica (1959)
Abbreviations
| Q | The lens consists of four elements. |
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| Medium format 6x6 | |
| 400mm | |
| F/4.5 | |
| 4 elements in 4 groups | |
| Bronica [102mm] | |
| 11.2° | |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings only) |
| 9 (nine) | |
| Focusing: | |
| 5m | |
| <No data> | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 3300g | |
| <No data> | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 122mm | |
| Built-in telescopic round | |
| Not available |
Sources of data
- Zenza Bronica Model C instructions.
- Bronica S2 booklet (1966).
- Zenza Bronica S2 instructions.
- Zenza Bronica S2A instructions.
- Zenza Bronica EC instructions.
From the editor
A sister model of the NIKKOR-Q Auto 400/4.5 designed for Nikon 35mm SLR cameras. Two part medium telephoto lens consisting of a lens head and a focusing unit #81505 for Bronica medium format 6x6 SLR cameras.
Notes
- When using long focal length lenses (105mm, 300mm and over 300mm) fitted with helicoid focusing, remove the camera's helicoid mount and attach the bayonet adapter to the front of body mount.
Other medium telephoto prime lenses in the Bronica system
| ■Bronica mount (5) | |||||||||
| Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-Q 250mm F/4 | P | 4 - 3 | 2.40m | S.IX | 1958 ● | ||||
| Nikon Nikkor-P·C 300mm F/5.6 | A | 5 - 5 | 4.00m | ⌀67 | ● | ||||
| Zenza Bronica Zenzanon 300mm F/4.5 | A | 6 - 5 | 4.00m | ⌀82 | 1970 ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-T 350mm F/4.5 | S | 3 - 3 | 4.00m | S.IX | ● | ||||
| Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-T 500mm F/5 | P | 3 - 3 | 6.00m | ⌀110 | ● | ||||
Lenses with similar focal length
| ■Bronica mount (1) | |||||||||
| Sankyo Kohki Komura 400mm F/6.3 for Bronica | P | 4 - 2 | 9.00m | ⌀67 | ● | ||||