Five years of arduous development headed by Yoshiyuki Shimizu produced two prototypes, culminating in a masterpiece of a lens that would be the first to feature Nikon’s multi-layer coating treatment, and one of the first to implement Nikon’s Close-Range Correction system (more on both of these technologies later). When that camera’s development was aborted in favor of what would become Nikon’s new SLR, the legendary Nikon F, development of the rangefinder’s fast 35mm was halted, shifted, and resumed for the new machine. As early as the mid-1960s, Nikon was prototyping a super-fast 35mm lens intended to be used with the successor to their SP rangefinder. So let’s take a closer look at this luxuriant Nikkor and see what there is to see.Īs mentioned, this lens was first produced in 1971 and was the final result of immense toil by the engineers at Nikon. With a fairly steep price and competition from its own range in the form of the very capable Nikkor 35mm F/2, does the F/1.4 deserve a spot in your camera bag? There are a few key factors that will make that determination. With today’s digital sensors churning out usable images at ISO 6400 and beyond, the need for super fast lenses has diminished (even if many of us are hesitant to admit it). This alone is enough to make photo geeks drool, and after shooting it for more than a month I can confidently affirm it’s a lens deserving of this lustful status.Īt the same time, I have to admit that it’s entirely impractical. Even today there’s no faster 35mm bearing the name Nikkor. ![]() ![]() The Nikkor-N Auto 35mm F/1.4 from 1971 (along with its newer AI and AIs versions) is the fastest 35mm focal length lens that Nikon ever produced for their F mount cameras. Today we’re looking at a super-fast Nikon lens that no one really needs, yet many shooters covet.
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