Nikon AF 16mm f/2.8 D Fisheye : Specifications and Opinions

Nikon AF 16mm f/2.8 D Fisheye

The Nikon AF 16mm f/2.8 D Fisheye is a fisheye lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1993 to 2020 (discontinued). The focus is done by In-camera AF motor, it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 855 €;

32 users have given it an average vote of 9.6 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.

Specifications
Focal lenght	16 mm
Angle of view	180°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.8
Aperture blades	7
Lenses/Groups	8 elements in 5 groups
Min. focus distance	0.25 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.10x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	In-camera AF motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters
Lens hood	Built-in
Weather sealing	No
Weight	290 g
Dimensions	63 x 57 mm
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Vinantal

sent on 23 Maggio 2024

Pros: 180 degrees of field, small, light, affordable price, decent performance, but not great.

Cons: I agree: front cap doesn't hold and creates discomfort.

Opinion: I find it to be a lens as good as its price, but not excellent. Contrary to what I've read, it seems to me that the 10.5 DX (on D7500) is much better than the 16mm (on D850), especially outside the image center, but also in terms of sharpness, color rendition, shadow penetration, vignetting and aberration correction. At least that's what my eyes tell me. I'll try to upload an example of what I'm saying.

EnricoGiuliani

sent on 26 Marzo 2023

Pros: High-level lens, light and not very shaded but robust construction. Sharpness and flare resistance,

Cons: Nothing

Opinion: Purchased back in 1995, I still find it an excellent lens despite the many years since it came out. It is mainly recommended for architectural and interior photography but can also be used to create particular and unusual images. Very light and space-saving fits in a pocket! It almost looks like a toy, but it is not: it returns great and impressive photos.

Cmg

sent on 26 Marzo 2023

Pros: Construction, pocket-sized, optical quality and backlight resistance

Cons: Not received

Opinion: Small optics, practically pocket-sized and discreet. Old school construction Made in Japan, all glass and metal. Two medium-high refractive lenses and one ED. The rear filter must always be mounted (ninth lens, neutral). Lens for particular and creative uses, (not every day), but that if necessary with a simple click (Nikon NX studio) transforms it into a wide-angle shot (about 12mm effective) with justifiable distortion, from which still a small crop and becomes a 14/15 mm. with exceptional central sharpness. Incredible backlight resistance. Minimum focus distance for full immersion shots, in short, a real little gem, very high rating!

Giacomo62

sent on 05 Marzo 2021

Pros: Compact, lightweight (you forget you put it in your pocket...), impeccable construction

Cons: If we really want to find one the cap, as already written: but no cons on the lens itself

Opinion: Taken used by a photographer friend, from Genoa like me. After two years of use and after seeing the lens yield also on the last photo taken just last week (Spring Air ) I feel the duty to say a few words about this lens. Spectacular sharpness (to close a little compared to the maximum opening of 2.8) great yield in the backlight compared to other lenses I tried, acceptable flare, natural and impeccable colors. Construction from fear, lens all metal and glass, as Nikon did on the goals of the past ( this is from 1993 ) and despite this light and usable. If you like wide-angle viewing and find it used don't let it get away from you... you will not regret it!

Gabriele Gussoni

sent on 15 Maggio 2020

Pros: General optical quality, construction, filters (not a small thing on a fisheye), held to the backlight

Cons: Filters again

Opinion: There's not much to say about it, if you don't have it or you don't like fisheye or you haven't found it yet at the price you're looking for it. It is a stratospheric lens, very usable already at 2.8 although with a slight loss of quality at the edges, perfect from 5.6 and up. It is perfectly manageable in all light conditions, from the sun inside the frame to the night with the lights pointed at you. I would say a lie if I said that he does not suffer from flare but you have to go looking for it, there are much more expensive lenses that suffer much more. The construction is like the best professional lenses of the time, with the only unfortunately that the focus is not internal but the front lens and the lampshade move forward (less than a millimeter, but they move). The autofocus is a lightning bolt compared to the other lenses that use the reflex engine, it loses something with the modern af-s more performing but I think it is completely normal. The only big flaw worth mentioning (for Nikon's sake I won't mention the cap) is the scarcity of the included filters, it is sold with a neutral filter, a hot one, a cold one and an orange one and after years of research I came to the conclusion that they are the only ones ever produced, I would have appreciated a set of ND filters and a red one more incisive than orange in the B&N. The filters are the same mounted on the 15mm 3.5, system that Nikkor has abandoned for reasons unknown to me, a pity because in the wide angles pushed you resort to expensive slab filters when with 30 euros you take home from the Nikon store a filter of these. Beware of the presence of filters if you buy it used, they are part of the optical fencing and without them you lose focus on the edges. P.S. if you are undecided between him and the various Samyangs or the old Russian fisheye spend two more money that is worth it, and if you are not satisfied with the result well, I'm sorry to tell you but probably then the lens that is right for you does not exist.

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