Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 AI-S micro

Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 AI-S micro (1979-present)







Filter size: 52mm
Close focus distance: 9.86 inches or 0.25 meters.
Aperture range: f/2.8 - f/32 (gets slower as you focus close)
Aperture blades: 7
Depth of field scale for f/11, 22, 32, IR focusing index.
Design: 6 elements in 5 groups

Other resources:
Ken Rockwell
MIR
Nikon Thousand and One Nights part 1
Nikon Thousand and One Nights part 2

Comments: If I were to only have one lens, I think this would have to be it. Sometimes I could use a longer lens or a faster lens, but I rarely shoot wider than f/2.8 anyway. Has a deeply recessed lens element - will never need a hood.

Here is the 55mm f/2.8 compared with the earlier 55mm f/3.5:



Example photographs:







 
















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