Nikon Lenses
Est. 1917 · Tokyo, Japan · 205 lenses
Nippon Kogaku Kōgyō K.K. — later renamed Nikon Corporation — was established in July 1917 in Tokyo through the merger of the optical division of Tokyo Keiki Seisaku-sho, the Iwaki Glass Manufacturing Co., and the optical-instrument arm of Fujii Lens Manufacturing, with the explicit goal of producing military-grade optics domestically. German optical engineers including Heinrich Acht and Hermann Dillmann were retained as consultants in the 1920s, and the company's early output focused on binoculars, periscopes, microscopes, and aerial-photography lenses. The 'Nikkor' brand first appeared in 1933 on the Aero-Nikkor 18 cm f/4.5 aerial-survey lens.
Postwar, Nikon pivoted decisively to civilian cameras and lenses. The Nikon I rangefinder (1948) and the improved Nikon S (1951) earned international recognition when David Douglas Duncan, Horace Bristol, and other photojournalists covering the Korean War carried the Nippon Kogaku-built Nikkor 50 mm f/1.5 and 85 mm f/2 — recognized in Western press as optically superior to contemporary Zeiss and Leitz glass — and praised them in print. The Nikon F SLR system (1959) established the F-mount, a lens interface that would remain mechanically compatible across more than sixty years of manual-focus, autofocus, and digital-SLR cameras.
Nikon's lens line evolved through several distinct generations of mount and metering compatibility. The original non-AI lenses (1959–1977) used external 'rabbit-ears' aperture coupling; the AI (Automatic maximum-Indexing) revision of 1977 added a bayonet-coupled aperture ring readable by the camera, and AI-S (1981) tightened the linear-aperture-control specification for shutter-priority and program AE. Autofocus arrived with the F3AF (1983, a first attempt with two specialized AF lenses), then matured with the F-501 / N2020 (1986). Through the 1990s and early 2000s the AF, AF-D (Distance-encoded), AF-I (in-lens motor), AF-S (Silent Wave Motor), and G (no aperture ring) revisions extended the F-mount feature set. The Nikon D1 (1999) and the full-frame Nikon D3 (2007) brought the system into the digital era while preserving back-compatibility with virtually every F-mount lens ever made.
Nikon's optical design philosophy evolved from adapted double-Gauss and Sonnar derivatives in the manual-focus era — the Noct-Nikkor 58 mm f/1.2 (1977), with its hand-ground aspherical front element, was the first production photographic lens with an aspherical surface for non-night use — to increasingly complex aspherical and ED-glass designs in the AF and digital periods. The transition to the Z-mount mirrorless system (2018, with the Z 6 and Z 7) shortened the flange focal distance from 46.5 mm (F-mount) to 16 mm and widened the throat from 44 mm to 55 mm — the largest mount throat of any current 35 mm-format mirrorless system. The new design envelope is visible in flagship S-line lenses like the Z 50 mm f/1.2 S, the Z 58 mm f/0.95 S Noct (manual-focus, no AF gearing required at the f/0.95 aperture), the Z 14-24 mm f/2.8 S, and the Z 135 mm f/1.8 S Plena — the latter named for its uniformly bright, undimmed image plane edge-to-edge, a defining characteristic of the wide-throat mount.
Notable designs: Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2, Nikkor 13mm f/5.6, AI Nikkor 105mm f/2.5, AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G, Nikkor Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct
NIKON 1 NIKKOR 10mm f/2.8— 6 elements / 5 groups, f = 10.300 mm patent; 10 mm marketed, f/2.8 marketed; FNO 2.92 designNIKON 1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6— 11-27.5mm CX-format zoom, Patent f = 11.35-26.71 mm, f/3.5-5.6 marketed maximum apertureNIKON 1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2— 9 elements / 7 groups, f = 32.402 mm design, F/1.24 design; f/1.2 marketedNIKON 1 NIKKOR VR 10-100mm f/4-5.6— 10-100mm marketed range, f/4-5.6 marketed maximum aperture, 19 elements / 12 groupsNIKON 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6— 12 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, 10.3-29.1 mm patent design, f/3.5-5.6 marketedNIKON 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM— 9 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, 10-30mm MARKETED; 10.2-29.4mm PATENT, f/3.5-5.6 MARKETED; f/3.60-6.41 MODELEDNIKON 28mm f/3.5 (Nikon AF600 / AF600 QD)— 3 ELEMENTS / 3 GROUPS, f ≈ 27.998 mm, F/3.54 DESIGN / f/3.5 MARKETEDNIKON 35mm f/2.8 (Nikon L35AF)— 5 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS, f ≈ 35.0 mm, F/2.8NIKON AF DC-NIKKOR 135mm f/2 D— 7 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, 135mm f/2, 18° FULL FIELDNIKON AF DX FISHEYE-NIKKOR 10.5mm f/2.8 G ED— 10 elements / 7 groups, Patent f = 10.565 mm; marketed 10.5 mm, Patent FNO = 2.88; marketed f/2.8NIKON AF FISHEYE-NIKKOR 16mm f/2.8 D— 8 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, DESIGN EFL 15.66855 mm, f/2.9 MODEL / f/2.8 MARKETEDNIKON AF MICRO-NIKKOR 200mm f/4 D IF-ED— 13 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, f = 200.1457 mm, F/4.0NIKON AF MICRO-NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8 D— 8 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, DESIGN f = 59.9998 mm, F/2.82NIKON AF NIKKOR 20mm f/2.8 D— 20mm, f/2.8, 94° FXNIKON AF NIKKOR 28mm f/1.4 D— 11 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, f = 28.6208 mm, F/1.41NIKON AF NIKKOR 28mm f/2.8 D— 6 elements / 6 groups, f = 28.60 mm, F/2.86 designNIKON AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2 D— 6 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, f = 36.000 mm (patent), F/2.006 (patent)NIKON AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4 D IF— 10 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS · PATENT CANDIDATE, f = 85.0 mm, F/1.43 (PATENT)NIKON AF ZOOM-MICRO NIKKOR 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6 D ED— 18 elements / 14 groups, Patent f = 82.4-194.0 mm, Patent F/4.14-5.73NIKON AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G IF-ED— 12 physical elements / 11 groups (14 material layers modeled), Production: 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6, Patent design: 29.1-192mm f/3.6-5.9NIKON AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6 G— 6 production elements / 6 air-spaced groups, Negative-positive two-group zoom, Patent EFL 28.8-77.6 mmNIKON AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 D— 8 elements / 8 air-spaced groups, 2 zoom groups: G1 (-) / G2 (+), f = 28.8-78.0 mm (patent)NIKON AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5— 15 elements / 11 groups, computed f = 28.833-83.289 mm, production f/3.5-4.5; patent f/3.5-4.0NIKON AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/2.8 D— 15 elements / 12 groups, 35-70mm f/2.8, Patent EFL 36.0-68.5 mmNIKON AF-I NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8 D IF-ED— 300mm f/2.8, PATENT F=293.9647mm / FN=2.9, 11 ELEMENTS / 9 AIR-SPACED CLUSTERSNIKON AF-I NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8 D IF-ED— 10 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, 400mm f/2.8 MARKETED, 392.0066 mm PATENT FNIKON AF-I NIKKOR 600mm f/4 D IF-ED— 9 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, MARKETED 600mm f/4, DESIGN f = 587.9998 mmNIKON AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6 G VR— 10-20 mm DX zoom, 14 elements / 11 groups; 3 aspherical elements, Patent f = 10.310 / 14.992 / 19.394 mmNIKON AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR— 12 elements / 9 groups (manufacturer count), 13 modeled optical material bodies, f = 18.50–53.40 mm patent designNIKON AF-P DX NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 G ED VR— 70-300 mm marketed; 72.1-292.1 mm patent, f/4.5-6.3 marketed; f/4.707-6.494 patent, 14 elements / 10 construction groupsNIKON AF-P NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 E ED VR— 18 elements / 14 groups, Patent design f=72.10-292.01 mm, Marketed 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6NIKON AF-S DX MICRO-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 G— PATENT: 9 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, PRODUCTION: 9 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, 40 mm MARKETED / 40.001 mm MODELEDNIKON AF-S DX MICRO-NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5 G ED VR— 14 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, 85 mm, f/3.5 MARKETED / FNO 3.6 DESIGNNIKON AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED— 14 PHYSICAL ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, 16 MODELED REFRACTIVE MEDIA ENTRIES, f = 10.295–23.393 mm (published design states)NIKON AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4 E ED VR— 17 ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS, 16.49–77.79 mm PATENT DESIGN, FNO 2.72–4.16 PATENT DESIGNNIKON AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR— 15 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, DESIGN f = 18.4–102.0 mm, DESIGN F/3.6–5.8NIKON AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6 G ED VR II— 13 elements / 9 groups, f = 56.61-194.07 mm design, F/4.12-5.78 designNIKON AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G ED VR— 17 elements / 11 groups, 56.09-293.90 mm design EFL, f/4.5-5.6 marketed maximum apertureNIKON AF-S DX VR ZOOM-NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G IF-ED— 16 PHYSICAL ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS, 18-200mm marketed; 18.50109-194.99580mm patent control points, f/3.5-5.6 marketed; f/3.57-5.81 patent FNONIKON AF-S DX ZOOM-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4 G IF-ED— 11 GLASS ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, 12.3000-23.3001 mm DESIGN, f/4.1 DESIGNNIKON AF-S DX ZOOM-NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8 G IF-ED— 14 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, 17.55-52.70 mm DESIGN, F/2.89-2.91 DESIGNNIKON AF-S DX ZOOM-NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED II— 7 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 (MARKETED), 18.5-53.5mm f/3.56-5.90 (EXAMPLE 4)NIKON AF-S DX ZOOM-NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G IF-ED— 15 elements / 13 groups (physical count), 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 (production), 18.7-67.9mm f/3.6-4.6 (Example 1)NIKON AF-S FISHEYE NIKKOR 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5 E ED— 18 ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS — PATENT EXAMPLE, 8.17997–15.45007mm DESIGN, f/3.56351–4.67681 DESIGNNIKON AF-S MICRO-NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8 G ED— 12 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, f ≈ 58.0 mm (patent) / 60 mm (marketed), F/2.88NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4 E ED— 14 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, f = 102.148 mm, F/1.45NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8 E FL ED SR VR— 25 ELEMENTS / 19 GROUPS, f = 123.6–291.0 mm (patent), F/2.91 (constant)NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED— 14 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS (+ HYBRID RESIN LAYER), f = 14.4–23.8 mm, F/2.88NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR— 17 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS (+ RESIN LAYER), f = 16.48–33.94 mm, F/4.1 CONSTANTNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED— 12 elements / 8 groups, 18-35mm FX, Patent EFL 18.50-34.00mmNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 180-400mm f/4 E TC1.4 FL ED VR— TC OUT — EXAMPLE 1, 27 ELEMENTS / 19 GROUPS, 183.6–392.0 mm DESIGN ZOOMNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6 E ED VR— 19 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS, f = 205–487 mm, F/4.62–5.78 (patent); F/5.6 (marketed)NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8 G ED— 13 elements / 11 groups, f = 20.600 mm design EFL, F/1.86 design, f/1.8 marketedNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4 G ED VR— 17 elements / 13 groups, 24-120 mm f/4 FX standard zoom, US 2010/0220400 A1 Example 1: f = 24.70 / 45.75 / 116.39 mmNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8 E ED VR— 20 ELEMENTS / 16 GROUPS, f = 24–70 mm, F/2.8NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8 G ED— 24-70mm f/2.8 marketed; f=24.78-67.70mm, FNO=2.91 design, 15 elements / 11 groups production count, 16 modeled optical media including replicated resin asphere layerNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED VR— 16 PHYSICAL ELEMENTS / 11 AIR-SPACED COMPONENTS / 5 ZOOM GROUPS, PATENT DESIGN 24.70-87.20 mm, MODELED F/3.50 / 5.00 / 5.78 (FIG. 8 CALIBRATION)NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4 G ED— 12 glass elements / 10 groups, Patent f = 24.68 mm, Patent FNO = 1.43NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.8 G ED— 12 elements / 9 groups, 24 mm f/1.8 marketed, f = 24.423 mm designNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR— 28-300mm FX superzoom, 19 glass elements / 14 production groups, 2 ED elements / 3 marketed aspherical elementsNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.4 E ED— 14 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, f = 28.41 mm, F/1.45NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4 E PF ED VR— 300 mm f/4 (marketed), 16 elements / 10 groups, 1 ED + 1 PFNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8 E FL ED VR— 16 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS, 2 FLUORITE + 2 ED, 400 mm MARKETED / 391.497 mm MODELEDNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4 E FL ED VR— 16 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS, 2 FLUORITE + 3 ED, MODELED f = 489.460 mmNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4 G ED VR— 14 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS + PROTECTIVE GLASS, DESIGN f = 489.79 mm, DESIGN F/4.08NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6 E PF ED VR— 19 elements / 11 groups, 500 mm f/5.6 marketed, f = 489.704 mm designNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4 G (patent design candidate)— 9 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS · PATENT DESIGN CANDIDATE, RELATED TO AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G, f = 58.0216 mm (PATENT)NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4 E FL ED VR— 16 IMAGING ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS + PROTECTIVE MENISCUS, 2 FLUORITE / 4 ED (PRODUCTION SPECIFICATION), 600mm f/4 (MARKETED)NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8 E FL ED VR— 22 ELEMENTS / 18 GROUPS, f = 70–200 mm (design 71.5–196.0 mm), F/2.8 (design F/2.85–2.90)NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR II— 70-200 mm f/2.8 FX telephoto zoom, Patent design: f = 71.40-196.00 mm, FNO = 2.89, 21 elements / 16 groups; 7 ED elementsNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4 G ED VR— 20 ELEMENTS / 14 GROUPS, 71.39–194.00 mm DESIGN EFL, f/4.10 MODELEDNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 G ED VR— 20 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS, f = 80–400 mm (design 81.6–392.0 mm), F/4.5–5.6NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6 E FL ED VR— 20 LENS ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS + PROTECTIVE GLASS, PATENT DESIGN EFL ≈ 779.921 mm, DESIGN f/5.658NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4 G— 10 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, f = 85.0 mm, F/1.45 (PATENT)NIKON AF-S VR MICRO-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8 G IF-ED— 14 elements / 11 groups, Patent example; compatible glass counterparts, All-sphericalNIKON AF-S VR ZOOM-NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4 G IF-ED— 24 ELEMENTS / 17 GROUPS, 200-400mm f/4 (MARKETED), 204-392mm F/4.08 (EXAMPLE 1)NIKON AF-S VR ZOOM-NIKKOR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 G IF-ED— 15 ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS, 24.720-116.500 mm DESIGN, F/3.604-5.903 DESIGNNIKON AF-S VR ZOOM-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8 G IF-ED— 21 ELEMENTS / 15 GROUPS, 70-200mm MARKETED; 71.4-196.0mm DESIGN, f/2.8 MARKETED; f/2.88 MODELEDNIKON AF-S ZOOM-NIKKOR 17-35mm f/2.8 D IF-ED— 13 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, 17.50–34.00 mm DESIGN STATIONS, f/2.9 DESIGNNIKON AF-S ZOOM-NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 G IF-ED— 15 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS, PATENT f = 25.0-82.5 mm, MODELED f/3.6-4.7NIKON AI AF DC-NIKKOR 105mm f/2 D— 6 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, 105 mm f/2, PATENT EFL ≈ 104.944 mm; 2ω = 23°NIKON AI AF MICRO-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8 S— 9 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, f = 105.000 mm PATENT / 105.001 mm TRACE, f/2.8 MARKETED / F/2.86 DESIGNNIKON AI AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8 S— 6 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, 85 mm, F/1.8NIKON AI AF VR ZOOM-NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 D ED— 17 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, 80-400mm MARKETED (81.976-390.000mm EXAMPLE 4), f/4.5-5.6 MARKETED (f/4.600-5.701 EXAMPLE 4)NIKON AI AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 D IF-ED— 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5, 11 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, 1 COMPOUND ASPHERICAL + 1 ED ELEMENTNIKON AI AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 20-35mm f/2.8 D IF— 14 ELEMENTS / 11 AIR-SEPARATED UNITS / 4 ZOOM GROUPS, 20-35mm MARKETED / 20.5-34.0mm PATENT DESIGN, f/2.8 MARKETED / F/2.89 PATENT DESIGNNIKON AI AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 D IF— 15 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, DESIGN f = 24.701-116.518 mm, F/3.60-5.90NIKON AI AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 24-85mm f/2.8-4 D IF— 15 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, DESIGN f = 24.7-82.5 mm, DESIGN F/2.8-4.1NIKON AI AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8 D ED— 16 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, 80-200mm f/2.8 (MARKETED), 80.944-196.000mm (MODELED)NIKON AI AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8 ED— 16 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, 80-196 mm DESIGN, F/2.88NIKON AI AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8 D IF-ED— 11 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, 3 ED ELEMENTS, 300mm f/2.8 (MARKETED)NIKON AI AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8 D IF-ED II— 11 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, 400 mm marketed / 391.999 mm design, f/2.8 marketed / F/2.88 designNIKON AI AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4 D IF-ED— 11 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, 3 ED ELEMENTS, PATENT F=490.0 mm; EFL≈489.961 mmNIKON AI AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4 D IF-ED II— 10 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, 600 mm f/4 (marketed), EFL ≈ 587.793 mm (design)NIKON AI AF-S ZOOM-NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8 D IF-ED— 18 ELEMENTS / 14 GROUPS, MARKETED 80-200mm f/2.8, COMPUTED EFL ≈ 81.55-196.00mmNIKON AI MICRO-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8 S— 10 elements / 9 groups, f = 105.003 mm, F/2.8NIKON AI MICRO-NIKKOR 55mm f/2.8— 6 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, 55mm, f/2.8NIKON AI NIKKOR 135mm f/2— 6 elements / 4 groups, Ai / Ai-S Nikkor 135mm f/2 (1977–2005), f = 135 mm (patent f = 100 mm × 1.35)NIKON AI NIKKOR 135mm f/2.8— 5 elements / 4 groups, f/2.8–f/32 · 7 blades, MFD 1.3 m · 52 mm filterNIKON AI NIKKOR 180mm f/2.8 ED— 5 elements / 5 groups, f = 180.00 mm, scaled from patent f = 100, f/2.8, all-sphericalNIKON AI NIKKOR 200mm f/2 S IF-ED— 10 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, f = 200 mm, F/2NIKON AI NIKKOR 24mm f/2— 11 elements / 10 groups, f ≈ 24.0 mm, F/2NIKON AI NIKKOR 28mm f/2.8 S— 8 elements / 8 groups, f = 28.610 mm, FNO = 2.89NIKON AI NIKKOR 28mm f/3.5— 6 elements / 6 groups, f ≈ 28.00 mm, f/3.5NIKON AI NIKKOR 300mm f/2 S IF-ED— 11 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, f = 300.0007 mm, F/2.0NIKON AI NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4 S— 9 elements / 7 groups, 35.0 mm design EFL, f/1.4NIKON AI NIKKOR 35mm f/2— 35 mm, f/2, 8 elements / 6 groupsNIKON AI NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8 P— 4 elements / 3 groups, f ≈ 45.0 mm, f/2.8 (patent FNO 2.88)NIKON AI NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8 S— 6 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, 50 mm, F/1.8NIKON AI NIKKOR 600mm f/5.6 IF-ED— 7 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, 600mm f/5.6, 4°10′NIKON AI NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4 S— 7 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, f ≈ 85.0 mm, F/1.4NIKON AI ZOOM-NIKKOR 25-50mm f/4— 25-50 mm f/4, 11 elements / 10 groups, Two-group negative-positive wide-angle zoomNIKON AI ZOOM-NIKKOR 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 S— 16 elements / 12 groups, 35–105 mm, f/3.5–4.5NIKON AI ZOOM-NIKKOR 35-200mm f/3.5-4.5 S— 17 elements / 13 groups, f = 36.23-194.85 mm computed, F/3.5-4.5 nominalNIKON AI ZOOM-NIKKOR 360-1200mm f/11 ED— 20 elements / 12 groups, 360-1200 mm, f/11 constant apertureNIKON AI ZOOM-NIKKOR 50-135mm f/3.5 S— 16 elements / 13 groups, 51.35-131.5 mm design EFL, f/3.5 constant apertureNIKON AI ZOOM-NIKKOR 50-300mm f/4.5 ED— 15 ELEMENTS / 5 PATENT GROUPS, 50-300mm, f/4.5NIKON AI ZOOM-NIKKOR 80-200mm f/4— 13 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, 80-200mm f/4 (MARKETED), 80.0-195.2mm f/4 (DESIGN)NIKON AI ZOOM-NIKKOR 80-200mm f/4.5— 12 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, COMPUTED EFL 80.102-199.912 mm, F/4.5NIKON AI-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2— 7 elements / 6 groups, f = 51.6 mm design / 50 mm nominal, F1.2NIKON AI-S ZOOM-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.5— 10 elements / 9 groups, f = 36.02–68.79 mm design; marketed 35–70 mm, F/3.5 constant apertureNIKON AI-S ZOOM-NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8 ED— 15 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, 80-200mm, F/2.8NIKON DODOTTO 400mm f/8— 4 ELEMENTS / 2 GROUPS, f = 390.0 mm design / 400 mm marketed, FNO = 8.13 patent / f/8 marketedNIKON FISHEYE-NIKKOR 6mm f/2.8— 12 elements / 9 groups, 6 mm circular fisheye, F/2.8NIKON FISHEYE-NIKKOR 6mm f/5.6— 9 elements / 6 groups, f ≈ 6.00 mm, F/5.6NIKON FUWATTO SOFT 90mm f/4.8— 1 group / 2 elements, f = 90.63 mm computed; 90 mm marketed, f/4.8 fixed apertureNIKON GUGUTTO MACRO 120mm f/4.5— 3 elements / 2 groups, 120mm f/4.5 fixed aperture, US5764425 Example 4 scaled ×1.2NIKON GYOGYOTTO 20mm f/8— 3 elements / 2 groups, f = 20.0 mm (scaled from patent f = 100), f/8 marketed; f/8.25 designNIKON IX-NIKKOR 30-60mm f/4-5.6— 6 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, DESIGN f = 30.88–58.55 mm, DESIGN F/4.09–5.85NIKON LW-NIKKOR 28mm f/2.8— 5 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, f ≈ 28.0 mm, F/2.8NIKON MEDICAL-NIKKOR 120mm f/4 IF— 9 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, 120mm f/4 (MARKETING), f = 121.168 mm (DESIGN)NIKON NEW NIKKOR 20mm f/4— 11 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, f ≈ 20.0 mm, F/4NIKON NEW NIKKOR 35mm f/2.8— 6 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, MODELED EFL 35.001 mm, F/2.8NIKON NIKKOR 28mm f/2.8 (Nikon 28Ti)— 7 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, f ≈ 28.9 mm, F/2.87NIKON NIKKOR 300mm f/4.5 ED— 6 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS, f = 300.0 mm, F/4.5NIKON NIKKOR 35mm f/2.8 (Nikon 35Ti)— 6 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS, f ≈ 35.0 mm, F/2.8 (design F/2.88)NIKON NIKKOR 600mm f/5.6 ED— 5 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS, 600mm f/5.6, 4°10′ MARKETED AOVNIKON NIKKOR 800mm f/8 ED— 5 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS, f = 800.095 mm (d-line model), F/8 (stop calibrated)NIKON NIKKOR AUTO 28mm f/2.8— 7 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, DESIGN EFL ≈ 27.998 mm, MODELED f/2.8NIKON NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S— 25 elements / 20 groups, Patent nd; Abbe numbers inferred, All sphericalNIKON NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena— 16 ELEMENTS / 14 GROUPS, f ≈ 132.3 mm, F/1.85NIKON NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S— 16 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, f = 14.4–23.3 mm (patent) / 14–24 mm (production), F/2.91 (constant)NIKON NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S— 14 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS, f = 14.42–29.10 mm, F/4.0 (CONSTANT)NIKON NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR— 25 ELEMENTS / 17 GROUPS, 180-600mm (DESIGN 185.0086-582.1636mm), f/5.6-6.3 (DESIGN f/5.8014-6.5296)NIKON NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S— 20 mm, f/1.8, 14 elements / 11 groupsNIKON NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S— 16 ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS, f = 24.70 – 116.50 mm, F/4.00 – F/4.12NIKON NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR— 19 ELEMENTS / 15 GROUPS, f = 24.7–194.0 mm (design), F/4.12–6.50 (design)NIKON NIKKOR Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3— 11 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, f = 24.7–48.5 mm, F/4.08–6.34NIKON NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S— 17 ELEMENTS / 15 GROUPS, f = 24.8–67.9 mm, F/2.92NIKON NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II— 14 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, DESIGN f = 24.70–67.87 mm, DESIGN F/2.91NIKON NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S— 14 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, f = 24.72 – 67.91 mm (2.75× zoom), F/4.0 (constant)NIKON NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8— 8 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, f = 26.78 mm, F/2.90NIKON NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8— 9 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, f = 28.824 mm, F/2.909NIKON NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S— 17 ELEMENTS / 15 GROUPS, f = 34.4 mm (patent) · 35 mm (marketed), F/1.23 (patent) · F/1.2 (marketed)NIKON NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S— 35mm, f/1.8, 11 elements / 9 groupsNIKON NIKKOR Z 40mm f/2— 6 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS, f ≈ 41.2 mm, F/2.04NIKON NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S— 17 ELEMENTS / 15 GROUPS, f = 51.29 mm, F/1.23NIKON NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S— 12 elements / 9 groups, EFL 51.6 mm, f/1.85NIKON NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct— 17 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, f = 59.62 mm, F/0.98NIKON NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S— 21 ELEMENTS / 18 GROUPS, f = 71.5–196 mm, F/2.88NIKON NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II— 18 ELEMENTS / 16 GROUPS, f = 71.4–196.0 mm, F/2.89–2.91NIKON NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S— 22 ELEMENTS / 14 GROUPS, PATENT f = 779.99933 mm, PATENT F/6.41999NIKON NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S— 12 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, f = 83.0 mm (source summary), F/1.85 (patent)NIKON NIKKOR Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR— 12 elements / 11 groups, Patent f = 12.36-27.16 mm, Marketed 12-28 mm f/3.5-5.6NIKON NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR— 9 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, f = 16.46–48.50 mm, F/3.56–6.36NIKON NIKKOR Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR— 17 ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS, f = 18.5–135.8 mm (design), F/3.5–6.3NIKON NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR— Production: 50-250 mm, f/4.5-6.3, Patent Example 1: f = 51.50-242.80 mm, 16 elements / 12 groupsNIKON NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S— 16 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS, f = 102.86 mm, F/2.89NIKON NIKKOR-H AUTO 2.8cm f/3.5— 6 elements / 6 groups, f ≈ 28.0 mm, F/3.5NIKON NIKKOR-N 5cm f/1.1— 9 elements / 6 groups, Modified double-Gauss, All-sphericalNIKON NIKKOR-N AUTO 24mm f/2.8— 9 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, f ≈ 24.0 mm, F/2.8NIKON NIKKOR-N AUTO 28mm f/2— 9 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, f ≈ 27.8 mm (design), F/2.0NIKON NIKKOR-O 2.1cm f/4— 8 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS, f = 21.000 mm, f/4NIKON NIKKOR-QD·C AUTO 15mm f/5.6— 14 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS + BUILT-IN FILTER, MODELED EFL 15.309 mm, F/5.6 · 110° FIELDNIKON NIKKOR-S AUTO 5.8cm f/1.4— 7 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, f = 58.0059 mm, F/1.4NIKON NIKKOR-S AUTO 50mm f/1.4— 7 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, f ≈ 50.0 mm, F/1.4NIKON NIKKOR-S AUTO 5cm f/2— 7 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS, EFL 50.006 mm, f/2NIKON NIKKOR-SW 75mm f/4.5— 7 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS, MODELED EFL 74.998 mm, F/4.5NIKON NIKKOR-SW 90mm f/4.5— 7 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS, f ≈ 90.4 mm, F/4.5NIKON PC NIKKOR 19mm f/4 E ED— 17 ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS (18 physical), f ≈ 19.4 mm, F/4.08 (design) / F/4 (marketed)NIKON PC-E MICRO-NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8 D ED— 9 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, f ≈ 41.2 mm (design) · 45 mm (marketed), F/2.8NIKON PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3.5 D ED— 13 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, f ≈ 24.6 mm, F/3.5NIKON PC-NIKKOR 35mm f/2.8— 8 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, f = 34.8707 mm DESIGN / 35 mm MARKETED, F/2.8NIKON R-UW AF FISHEYE-NIKKOR 13mm f/2.8— 10 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, f = 12.32 mm in water, F/2.87NIKON R-UW AF MICRO-NIKKOR 50mm f/2.8— 10 elements / 9 groups, f = 51.6 mm in water, f/2.8NIKON R-UW AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 20-35mm f/2.8— 9 powered elements / 9 groups + rear protective plate, f = 20.60-34.00 mm in water, F/2.88 design apertureNIKON REFLEX-NIKKOR 1000mm f/11— 5 elements / 5 groups, f ≈ 1001.4 mm, Fixed f/11NIKON REFLEX-NIKKOR 500mm f/8 (New)— 6 elements / 6 groups, f = 499.482 mm, F/6.7 geometric; f/8 effectiveNIKON REFLEX-NIKKOR·C 500mm f/8— 500 mm nominal focal length, f/8 marketed, F/7 geometric prescription, 5 elements / 3 groupsNIKON SERIES E 100mm f/2.8— 4 elements / 4 groups, f = 100.02 mm, F/2.8NIKON SERIES E 135mm f/2.8— 4 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS, f ≈ 135.1 mm, F/2.8NIKON SERIES E ZOOM 36-72mm f/3.5— 8 ELEMENTS / 8 AIR-SPACED GROUPS, 2 MOVING ZOOM GROUPS, MARKETED 36-72mmNIKON SERIES E ZOOM 75-150mm f/3.5— 12 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS, DESIGN f = 75.02-150.09 mm, DESIGN F/3.5NIKON TV-NIKKOR 11.5-69mm f/1.2 (Nikon S-100)— 15 GLASS BODIES / 11 AIR-SPACED GROUPS, 5 PATENT LENS GROUPS + PRISM, 6× ZOOMNIKON ULTRA-MICRO-NIKKOR 29.5mm f/1.2— 9 elements / 6 groups, f = 29.5 mm nominal; e-line EFL ≈ 29.11 mm, F/1.2NIKON UV-NIKKOR 105mm f/4.5— 6 elements / 6 groups, f = 105 mm, f/4.5NIKON UV-NIKKOR AUTO 55mm f/4— 3 elements / 3 groups, f ≈ 55.03 mm, F/4NIKON W-NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8— 7 elements / 5 groups, f = 35.005 mm, F/1.8NIKON ZOOM-NIKKOR 100-300mm f/5.6— 14 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, 100-300mm f/5.6 (marketed), 102-294.784mm (patent zoom states)NIKON ZOOM-NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4 ED— 15 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS, 200-400mm, F/4NIKON ZOOM-NIKKOR 28-45mm f/4.5— 11 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS, 28.85-44.19 mm PATENT DESIGN, F/4.5 PATENT APERTURE ASSERTIONNIKON ZOOM-NIKKOR 5.6-16.8mm f/2.7-4.8 (Nikon COOLPIX SQ)— 7 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS, 3 POWER GROUPS: NEGATIVE / POSITIVE / POSITIVE, DESIGN f = 5.97-16.88 mmNIKON ZOOM-NIKKOR 8-24mm f/2.8-4.9 (Nikon COOLPIX 4300)— 9 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS, 3-GROUP ZOOM, DESIGN f = 8.24-23.3 mmNIKON ZOOM-NIKKOR AUTO 50-300mm f/4.5— 20 ELEMENTS / 13 GROUPS, 50-300mm f/4.5, ALL-SPHERICAL FOUR-COMPONENT ZOOMNIKON ZOOM-NIKKOR AUTO 80-200mm f/4.5— 15 elements / 10 groups, computed f = 80.009–200.341 mm, constant f/4.5