NIKKOR Lenses
Nikon's passionate commitment to lens manufacturing, from painstaking design through the making of our own glass, delivers superior mechanical operation and unsurpassed imaging performance.
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- Close-Range Correction System (CRC)
- Nikon's "floating element" design provides exceptional image quality.
- Nikon F-Mount
- The Nikon F-mount makes a host of lenses available to photographers.
- Super Integrated Coating and Nano Crystal Coat
- Super Integrated Coating and Nano Crystal Coat enhance the performance of lens elements by reducing ghosting and flare and minimizing reflection.
- ED Glass
- ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass is the result of an alternative glass manufacturing technology developed by Nikon to overcome chromatic aberration.
- G-Type NIKKOR
- G-type NIKKOR lenses have no aperture control ring and are intended for use on Nikon D-SLRs that allow the lens aperture to be adjusted via the camera's command dial.
- DX NIKKOR Lenses
- Nikon digital SLRs FX and DX sensors.
- Vibration Reduction
- Vibration Reduction (VR) is an image stabilization technology that minimizes blur caused by camera shake. Using a VR NIKKOR lens can result in sharp images in low light, under windy conditions or when using a physically...
- Internal Focusing
- Internal focusing refers to a NIKKOR lens in which the movement of the optical elements takes place within the lens barrel and does not involve the movement of the barrel.
- Tripod Detection Mode
- A feature of select NIKKOR VR (Vibration Reduction) lenses, Tripod Detection Mode automatically reduces vibration due to shutter release when the camera is mounted on a tripod.
- Silent Wave Motor
- The Nikon Silent Wave Motor uses ultrasonic traveling waves, converted to rotational energy, to focus AF-S NIKKOR lenses. This high-torque motor system provides instant startup, high-speed autofocusing and incredible...
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Understanding Focal Length
Focal length usually represented in millimeters (mm), is the basic description of a photographic lens.
