Nikkor is the brand of lenses produced by Nikon Corporation, including camera lenses for the Nikon F-mount.The Nikkor brand was introduced in 1932,
a Westernised rendering of an earlier version Nikkō (日光), an abbreviation of the company's original full name Nippon Kōgaku ("Japan Optics"; 日本光学工業株式会社).[1] (Nikkō also means "sunlight" and is the name of a Japanese town.) In 1933, Nikon marketed its first camera lens under the Nikkor brand name, the "Aero-NIKKOR," for aerial photography.[1]
Nikon originally reserved the Nikkor designation for its highest-quality imaging optics, but in recent history almost all Nikon lenses are so branded.
Notable Nikkor branded optics have included:
- F-mount lenses for 35mm SLR and DSLR photography. For the newest lenses see List of Nikon compatible lenses with integrated autofocus-motor.
- Lenses for Bronica and Plaubel Makina medium format cameras.
- Lenses for Nikon S-series (S-Mount) and Leica rangefinder cameras
- Amphibious lenses for Nikonos underwater cameras
- Lenses for large format photography.
- EL-Nikkor photographic enlarger lenses.
- The lens of Canon's first or second camera, the "Hanza Canon."
- Microscope objectives.
- Industrial lenses, including lenses in support of the Japanese war effort during World War II.
Lenses for Nikon F-mount
Nikkors constitute the majority of lenses available for the Nikon F-mount, which is itself the largest system of interchangeable flange-mount photographic lenses in history[clarification needed]. These lenses are designed for the 135 (35mm) and Nikon DX formats. Over 400 different F-mount Nikkor models are known to exist.
Lenses dedicated for other cameras
Note: Prior to approximately 1976, most Nikon lenses had a suffix appended directly after the "Nikkor" name that was used to denote the number of optical elements in the lens design.
| No. of Elements | Designator Letter | Origin of Designator |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | U | "Uns" |
| 2 | B | "Bini" |
| 3 | T | "Tres" |
| 4 | Q | "Quatour" |
| 5 | P | "Pente" |
| 6 | H | "Hex" |
| 7 | S | "Septem" |
| 8 | O | "Octo" |
| 9 | N | "Novem" |
| 10 | D | "Decem" |
| 11 | UD | "Uns" and "Decem" |
Nikon "S" rangefinder
- 21mm f/4 Nikkor-O
- 25mm f/W-4.0 Nikkor
- 28mm f/3.5 Nikkor
- 35mm f/1.8 W-Nikkor
- 35mm f/2.5 W-Nikkor
- 35mm f/3.5 W-Nikkor
- 50mm f/1.1 Nikkor-N
- 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor-S
- 50mm f/2.0 Nikkor-H
- 50mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor (close focus)
- 5 cm f/3.5 Nikkor Q.C. on early Canon cameras
- 85mm f/1.5 Nikkor-S
- 85mm f/2.0 Nikkor-P
- 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor-P
- 105mm f/4.0 Nikkor-P
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
- 135mm f/4.0 Nikkor
- 180mm f/2.5 Nikkor
- 250mm f/4 Nikkor-Q
- 1000mm f/6.3 Reflex-Nikkor
Zenza Bronica SLR
- 40mm f/4 Nikkor-D
- 50mm f/3.5 Nikkor-H
- 50mm f/2.8 Nikkor-O
- 75mm f/2.8 Nikkor-P
- 75mm f/2.8 Nikkor-HC
- 105mm f/3.5LS Nikkor-Q
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
- 200mm f/4 Nikkor-P (two versions)
- 300mm f/5.6 Nikkor-PC
- 400mm f/4.5 Nikkor-Q
- 600mm f/5.6 Nikkor-P
- 800mm f/8 Nikkor-P
- 1200mm f/11 Nikkor-P
Leica "L" rangefinder
- 35mm f/1.8 W-Nikkor
- 35mm f/2.5 W-Nikkor
- 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor-S
- 50mm f/2 Nikkor-H
- 50mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
- 85mm f/2 Nikkor-P
- 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor-P
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
- 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-P
Plaubel Makina
- 80mm f/2.8 Nikkor (Makina 67/670)
- 55mm f/4.5 Wide Nikkor (Makina W67)
Airesflex TLR
- 7.5 cm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q (taking lens)
- 7.5 cm f/3.2 View-Nikkor (viewing lens)
Marshal Press
- 105mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q
Hansa Canon rangefinder
- 50mm f/3.5 "Kasyapa" (origin of this lens uncertain)
- 50mm f/3.5 Nikkor
Nikonos
Main article: Nikonos
Lenses for large format photography
Nikkor-SW
4-group wide-angle lens series, consisting of 6, 7, or 8 elements.- 65mm f/4 Nikkor-SW
- 75mm f/4.5 Nikkor-SW
- 90mm f/4.5 Nikkor-SW
- 90mm f/8 Nikkor-SW
- 120mm f/8 Nikkor-SW
- 150mm f/8 Nikkor-SW
Nikkor-W
6-element, 4-group series.- 100mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 105mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 135mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 150mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 180mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 210mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 240mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 300mm f/5.6 Nikkor-W
- 360mm f/6.5 Nikkor-W
Nikkor-M
Compact, 4-element, 3-group series.- 105mm f/3.5 Nikkor-M
- 200mm f/8 Nikkor-M
- 300mm f/9 Nikkor-M
- 450mm f/9 Nikkor-M
Nikkor-AM
8-element, 4-group aphochromatic macro series, optimized for 1:1 reproduction.- 120mm f/5.6 Nikkor-AM ED
- 210mm f/5.6 Nikkor-AM ED
Nikkor-T
Telephoto series. The 360 mm / 600 mm are triple-convertible lenses with 500 mm and 720 mm / 800 mm and 1200 mm interchangeable rear elements which are available separately.- 270mm f/6.3 Nikkor-T ED
- 360mm f/8 Nikkor-T ED
- 500mm f/11 Nikkor-T ED
- 720mm f/16 Nikkor-T ED
- 600mm f/9 Nikkor-T ED
- 800mm f/12 Nikkor-T ED
- 1200mm f/18 Nikkor-T ED
APO-Nikkor
- 240mm f/9 APO-Nikkor
- 455mm f/9 APO-Nikkor
- 480mm f/9 APO-Nikkor
- 1210mm f/12.5 APO-Nikkor
Photographic enlarging lenses
EL-Nikkor
The EL-Nikkor series of lenses are designed for photographic enlargers. Most feature 39mm Leica thread mounts, although some feature a 50mm screw mount. Most are 6-element, 4-group designs. Some slower, lower-cost designs (marked †) are 4-element, 3-group designs. Newer versions of these lenses are marked with an "N" (focal lengths to 105mm) or "A" (focal lengths from 135mm). (Per Nikon, Inc. Technical and Service Support (800-645-6689), manufacture and sale of all enlarging lenses has been discontinued.)- 40mm f/4 EL-Nikkor
- 50mm f/2.8 EL-Nikkor
- 50mm f/4 EL-Nikkor†
- 63mm f/2.8 EL-Nikkor
- 63mm f/3.5 EL-Nikkor
- 68mm f/3.5 EL-Nikkor
- 75mm f/4 EL-Nikkor†
- 80mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 105mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 135mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 150mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 180mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 210mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
- 300mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkor
Apo-EL-Nikkor
The Apo-EL-Nikkor series of lenses are apochromatic photo enlarging lenses with chromatic aberration corrected not only for the entire visible range of the spectrum, but also in near ultraviolet and near infrared ranges (380-700 nm). They are all 8-element, 4-group designs with maximum-minimum aperture of f/5.6-45.
- 105mm f/5.6 Apo-EL-Nikkor
- 170mm f/5.6 Apo-EL-Nikkor
- 210mm f/5.6 Apo-EL-Nikkor
- 300mm f/5.6 Apo-EL-Nikkor
- 480mm f/5.6 Apo-EL-Nikkor
