Circa 1974-1977
200mm f/4, 135mm f/2.8 (older version), 135mm f/3.5, 43-86mm f/3.5
85mm f/1.8, 55mm f/1.2, 24mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2.8
28mm f/2.8, 28mm f/3.5, 50mm f/2, 50mm f/1.4 (newer version)
K lenses are like mullets: AI in the front, non-AI in the back.
These are interesting transitional lenses. They drop the letter marking for the number of lens elements, and they are multicoated but they drop the "·C" marking. They are non-AI lenses, but besides the old style aperture rings they are styled like the later AI lenses with rubber focus rings. I get the sense that people who collect older non-AI lenses don't like the modern aesthetics, and people who like the later lenses don't like the non-AI mounts. K lenses are considerably more uniform cosmetically than the early lenses: mostly black, silver grab ring, rubber focusing grips, and knurled aperture rings. In any case they are often a cheap way to get the same optics as later AI lenses. When they are cut to AI, or even better, upgraded with a factory AI kit, they are basically indistinguishable from the AI lenses unless you check the serial numbers. The only exceptions are the 35mm f/1.4 (K stops down to f/22, AI to f/16) and 105mm f/2.5 (K f/32, AI f/22).
Some lenses have both C and K versions, some lenses only have C versions (usually because they were discontinued, like the 45mm f/2.8 GN and 200mm f/4 Q), and some lenses only have K versions (usually because they were a new design). A few lenses (mostly fisheyes) skipped both versions, probably because they came multicoated but predated the C marking. However, the 180mm f/2.8 had single coated, multicoated and AI version with no K version, and the 300mm f/4.5 has single coated versions and K versions with no C marked versions.
Some K versions focus closer than their earlier versions: 28mm f/3.5, 50mm f/2, earlier 50mm f/1.4, 55mm f/1.2, and 85mm f/1.8. The 24mm f/2.8 and 28mm f/3.5 also got upgraded to 7 aperture blades.
As always this is a strictly worse version of Photosynthesis.
15mm f/5.6 (circa '76-'78)
Approximately 500 made. Also available in multicoated and AI versions. Replaced by the 15mm f/3.5 AI.
16mm f/3.5 fisheye (circa '75-'77)
Approxiately 1600 made. Available in an older style (diagonal pointed focus ring) and AI versions. Replaced by the 16mm f/2.8.
18mm f/4 (circa '74-'77)
Approximately 5100 made. Also available in AI mount. Replaced by the 18mm f/3.5 AI-S
20mm f/4 (circa '74-77)
Approximately 22000 made. Also available in AI mount. Replaced by the 20mm f/3.5 AI-S.
24mm f/2.8 (circa '75-'77)
Nikon's first lens with close range correction. Approximately 71000 made. Also available in single coated and multicoated versions, but with 6 aperture blades instead of 7. Replaced by the 24mm f/2.8 AI.
28mm f/3.5 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 83000 made. Also available in cm-marked, single coated, and multicoated versions, but with 5 aperture blades instead of 7. Replaced by the 28mm f/3.5 AI.
28mm f/2.8 (circa '74-77)
Approximately 38000 made. Also available in AI mount. Replaced by the 28mm f/2.8 AI-S.
28mm f/2 (circa '75-77)
Approximately 13000 made. Also available in single coated, multicoated, AI, and AI-S versions. The AI-S version focuses a little closer.
28mm f/4 PC (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 5000 made. Also available in AI mount. Replaced by the 28mm f/3.5 PC.
35mm f/2.8 (circa '74-'68)
Approximately 78000 made. Also available in AI mount. Replaced by a newer 35mm f/2.8 AI.
35mm f/2 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 33000 made. Also available in single coated, multicoated, AI, and AI-S versions.
35mm f/1.4 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 4500 made. Also available in single coated, multicoated, AI, and AI-S versions.
35mm f/2.8 PC chrome knob (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 4000 made. Also available in single coated and AI versions. Replaced by the 35mm f/2.8 PC black knob.
50mm f/2 (circa '74-'77)
Approximately 240000 made. Also available in single and multicoated (close focus 0.6m instead of 0.45m), and AI versions. Replaced by the 50mm f/1.8 AI.
50mm f/1.4 older (circa '74-'76)
Approximately 207000 made. Also available in single coated and multicoated versions but they do not focus as close. Replaced by the newer 50mm f/1.4.
50mm f/1.4 newer (circa '76-'77)
Approximately 133000 made. Also available in AI and AI-S versions.
55mm f/3.5 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 75000 made. Also available in cm-marked, single coated, multicoated, and AI versions. Replaced by 55mm f/2.8 AI-S.
55mm f/1.2 (circa '74-'77)
Approximately 36000 made. Also available in single coated, multicoated, and AI versions. The single and multicoated versions do not focus as close. Replaced by the 50mm f/1.2 AI.
85mm f/1.8 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 33000 made. Also available in single coated, and multicoated versions, but this K version focuses closer. Replaced by the 85mm f/2 AI and 85mm f/1.4 AI-S.
105mm f/2.5 (circa '74-'77)
Approximately 57000 made. Also available in single coated, multicoated, AI, and AI-S versions.
135mm f/3.5 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 24000 made. Also available in single coated and multicoated versions. Replaced by the 135mm f/3.5 AI.
135mm f/2.8 older (circa '75-'76)
Approximately 34000 made. Also available in single coated and multicoated versions. Replaced by the newer 135mm f/2.8.
135mm f/2.8 newer (circa '76-'77)
Approximately 27000 made. Also available in AI and AI-S mounts.
135mm f/2 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 4700 made. Also available in AI and AI-S mounts.
200mm f/4 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 35000 made. Also available in AI and AI-S mounts.
300mm f/4.5 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 24000 made. Also available in single-coated, AI, and AI-S versions. The AI-S version focuses to 3.5m instead of 4m.
300mm f/4.5 ED (circa '77)
Approximately 900 made. Also available in AI mount. Replaced by the 300mm f/4.5 ED-IF.
400mm f/5.6 ED (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 1100 made. Also available in multicoated and AI versions. Replaced by the 400mm f/5.6 ED-IF.
28-45mm f/4.5 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 16000 made. Also available in an AI version. Replaced by the 28-50mm f/3.5.
43-86mm f/3.5 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 32000 made. Also available in an AI version.
50-300mm f/4.5 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 3100 made. Also available in single coated and AI versions.
80-200mm f/4.5 (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 46000 made. Also available in single coated, multicoated and AI versions.
200-600mm f/9.5 (circa '76-'77)
Approximately 1900 made. Also available in single coated, AI, and AI-S versions.
1000mm f/11 Reflex (circa '76-'77)
Approximately 640 made. Also available in single coated, multicoated, and AI mounts.
Other rare or exotic lenses:
13mm f/5.6 (circa '75-'77)
Very rare, very expensive, very wide. Approximate 36 made. Also available in AI and AI-S mounts.
180-600mm f/8 ED (circa '76-'77)
Approximately 120 made. Also available in AI and AI-S versions.
360-1200mm f/11 ED (circa '76-'77)
Approximately 55 made. Also available in AI and AI-S versions.
300mm f/2.8 (circa '72-'75)
Approximately 80 made. Also available single coated. Replaced by the 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF.
400mm f/3.5 ED-IF (circa '76-'77)
Approximately 70 made. Also available in AI and AI-S versions.
600mm f/5.6 ED (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 180 made. Replaced by the 600mm f/5.6 ED-IF.
600mm f/5.6 ED-IF (circa '76-'77)
Approximately 20 made. Also available in AI and AI-S versions.
800mm f/8 ED (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 80 made. Replaced by the 800mm f/8 ED-IF.
1200mm f/11 ED (circa '75-'77)
Approximately 90 made. Replace by the 1200mm f/11 ED-IF.
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