
The letter 'S' in the name means 'Septem' - seven lenses in the optical scheme of the lens. Nippon Kogaku Japan Nikkor-S Auto 1: 2 f = 5cm, a subversion of which is shown in this review.The approximate history of the development of such lenses is shown below. The 'S' should not be confused with 'AF-S' and the 'N' with 'Nano Crystal Coat'.Ĭlass 50/2 Nikkor lenses have not been updated to version AI-S and replaced by the Nikkor range of class 50 / 1.8, which was based on the same optical design, but with a slightly increased aperture. Older Nikkor lenses in their name also have one prefix letter of the Greek (or Latin) alphabet, which is responsible for the number of lenses in the optical scheme.Īccordingly, Nikkor-S 50mm f / 2 has 7 lenses in its optical design. Lenses manufactured before the 70s instead of the modern 'Nikon' are labeled 'Nippon Kogaku Japan'. The Nikkor-S 50mm F / 2 version was produced until 1963 and was subsequently replaced by the Nikkor-H 50mm F / 2 version.Īll of the company's lenses have been named 'Nikkor' since 1932. The Nikkor-S 50mm f / 2 is thus not only the first standard lens, but also one of the very first Nikon SLR cameras. In addition, the longer 180 / 2.5, 250/4 and 500/5 lenses (from rangefinder cameras) could be used with the Nikon F using the Nikon NF adapter. Thus, the Nikkor-S 50mm f / 2 became the company's first standard lens. The Nikkor-S 50mm f / 2 was introduced in February 1959 along with Nikon's first single-lens reflex camera, the Nikon F. Nippon Kogaku Japan Nikkor-S Auto 1: 2 f = 5cm on the camera Nikon D40x If there is no such lens, then I don't see much sense in purchasing it. If there is such a lens on the farm, you can enjoy working with it. Nikkor-S 50mm f / 2 is suitable for both modern FX and DX cameras (if only it can be installed on these cameras, which will be discussed in the Compatibility section). It can easily get lost among hundreds of other fifty kopeck lenses.

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Nikkor-S 50mm f / 2 is a small, old, compact and, in general, a simple manual lens.

The Nikkor-S 50mm F / 2 is also called “fifty kopecks” because of its 50 mm focal length (“half” used to be called half-ruble coins, ie 50 kopecks). Typically, for 35 mm film cameras, standard lenses are considered those with a focal length in the range of 35-85 mm (other numbers may be found in the literature, for example, 45-58 mm). So, Nikkor-S 50mm f / 2 has a focal length of 50 mm, the frame diagonal of film cameras for which it was designed is about 43 mm. Lenses are called standard if the focal length is approximately the same as the frame diagonal. The word “standard” in this case refers to the focal length. Nippon Kogaku Japan Nikkor-S Auto 1: 2 f = 5cm (I will call it Nikkor-S 50mm f / 2 for short) is a standard fast lens for Nikon's first film SLR cameras. Enlightenment of the front lens of the Nippon Kogaku Japan Nikkor-S Auto 1: 2 f = 5cm lens
