Nikon (Nikkor)
28mm f/2.8 AI Manual Focus FX Lens. Nr. Mint
This is a lovely example of one of Nikon's high quality AI lenses from the 1970's and 1980's: when Nikon didn't make anything except high quality pro lenses. Photographer and camera reviewer Ken Rockwell rates this lens as one of the best Nikon lenses made. He says of it.... "The 28mm f/2.8 AI is a sharp, fast, contrasty and easy-to-use lens. You won't appreciate its image quality and mechanical precision until you use one for yourself". See full review of this lens on Ken Rockwell's lens review page.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/28mm-f28-ai.htm
See test pictures taken with this lens
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1aiby5d9oswc0q3/AACp7Wn419woY9SVaoENFfxOa?dl=0
Key Features
See
pictures taken with this lens on Dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1aiby5d9oswc0q3/AACp7Wn419woY9SVaoENFfxOa?dl=0
This one: lens number 485601, was number 58,053 of a total run of some 186,134
of the 28mm f/2.8 lens manufactured by Nikon
Lens
compatibility
Use on Digital Cameras
On the
D810, D800,D800E, D750,D700, D610, D600,D500, D300s,D300, D200,D7200,
D7100,D7000 series cameras, it can give full matrix metering and
aperture-preferred auto (A) and manual (M) modes, and encodes the shooting
aperture and focal length in the EXIF.
The
Nikon 28mm f/2.8 AI works on the lesser cameras like the D80, D70 and D40, but
without any metering - you'll have to use an external meter or guess using the
LCD.
Use on Film Cameras
The
Nikon 28mm f/2.8 AI is ideal for manual focus cameras like the FA, FE, FM and F2AS.
The F100 and most film cameras offer centre-weighted
metering with this lens, while the F4, F6 and FA are unique among film cameras in
offering matrix metering with it.
For
further reading on the subject, please visit Ken Rockwell's most instructive
website on the subject.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/compatibility-lens.htm
Overall Lens Condition: Near Mint
Mechanical: Near Mint
This is a pristine lens. There are no marks on the exterior surfaces of the lens. The aperture ring is smooth and 'clicky'. The focus ring is silky smooth with no play at all in the action. The Iris moves freely and is free of oil. The bayonet mounting is in excellent condition and is unmarked. The chromium plating is completely intact.
Optical: Near Mint
The optics in this lens are also in pristine condition. There's a few specks of dust, but less than one would expect in a lens of this age. There is no balsam separation, haze or fungus. The excellent state of the optics is shown by the dead sharp and contrasty images that this lens produces.
Image quality
Image quality is excellent. The Ken Rockwell review explains the characteristics of this lens in some detail. The images attached attest to the quality he sees.
The lens tests attached were shot on a Nikon D7200. Used with a 28mm full frame lens like this, this DX camera renders the same image perspective that one would get from a 42mm lens in the 35mm world, making it ideal for landscape photography on a Nikon DX camera. It's also small and light, making it ideal for 'go anywhere' travel photography.
The Ebay Upload Pictures
The full frame picture of the Queensway Underpass in
Note: I have uploaded lower res
images to the Ebay site as Ebay won't let me upload 18MP files! See Dropbox link below for the full res images.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1aiby5d9oswc0q3/AACp7Wn419woY9SVaoENFfxOa?dl=0
The
Dropbox Images
I've taken a sequence of images of the Bull Ring area of
Performance Summary
It's very sharp at f/2.8, but there is a tiny tiny bit of chromatic aberration. By f/4 where it's a tiny bit more contrasty. It's razor sharp all the way to f/16, and then there is a bit of falloff due to internal lens reflections (as you get with all lenses).
Overall, I would rate image quality as outstanding.
What's in the box?
Lens, front and rear lens cap.