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Nikon 28mm f/3.5 Ai : Specifications and Opinions

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The Nikon 28mm f/3.5 Ai is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1977 to 1981 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 90 €;

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

Specifications
Focal lenght	28 mm
Angle of view	75.4°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/3.5
Aperture blades	7
Lenses/Groups	6 elements in 6 groups
Min. focus distance	0.30 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.13x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	Yes
Filters	52 mm
Lens hood	Yes (not supplied)
Weather sealing	No
Weight	240 g
Dimensions	63 x 43 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Odysseus

sent on March 29, 2025

Pros: (AIS version). 'Vigorous' color and formidable contrast.

Cons: F3.5... not having it...

Opinion: Great cleanliness image... Unfortunately I no longer have the images taken with this lens (about '76 with Nikkormat FT3 on tripod) which mainly concerned architectural details in rural environments. I remember with great satisfaction the performance in the dimly lit interiors and the absence of obvious optical defects. In 2015 I tried the AI version, which however seemed to me more 'stingy' in general transfer.

Davidtrt

sent on March 17, 2025

Pros: HC auto version: backlight resistance, stars already at f/5.6, sharpness in the center, sharpness from edge to edge when closed, character.

Cons: HC car version: yield at the edges, minimum maf distance of 0.6m, requires slim filter not to vignette.

Opinion: HC car version (different from the AI version): on paper a useless or almost useless lens, and instead over the years I have taken some of my best shots of it despite a set of over 20 lenses between vintage and modern. Exceptional for photos with the sun inside the image because of the absence of flare even in the most difficult conditions, the excellent contrast, and the creation of stars even at normal apertures. So in fact it is my lens for panoramas with the sun or on a tripod in the evening. For the rest I use version 2.8 AI. Excellent in the center at f3.5 as well as at f11, where it saturates the 12 mp of the d750 without problems at all distances. At the edges, on the other hand, it is absolutely bad when open, but closed at f8/11 it excels from edge to edge on a par with the best optics, with only a hair of AC that can be eliminated with 1 click. Also good for set portraits, where it has a lot of character and manages to isolate the subject more than you would expect, due to the strong difference in center/edge sharpness and strong vignetting. Unfortunately the minimum maf of 0.6m is limiting in many situations. I find it excellent in BN, as others have also said.

Maurizioartax

sent on December 19, 2020

Pros: For what it costs, nothing to say

Cons: Nothing

Opinion: It looks like a toy but churns out some very nice photographs. Don't be fooled by the reduced opening of the daphragm, which is f/3.5. Outdoors it brings out an elegant character, both with b/n and in color. I refer to what Caneca says ....." .... The grayscale is well graded, as in the vintage photos" It costs very little, it is light and robust.

Ayps

sent on April 09, 2015

Pros: Light weight and small size. Competitive price. impeccable construction. Good sharpness and low distortion. User-focused.

Cons: The best sharpness is obtained with the central aperture and focal lengths not very long.

Opinion: How wide is delicious: distorts pohissimo, and color rendering and 'faithful and balanced. Blurred gradually and not estremo.rnLa focus and 'manual, but the ring and' soft and precise, so no regrets for automatismo.rnMi gives the impression of being more 'punchy on APSC rather than FF.rnVa however, it said that the sharpness in general is good but not amazing, and the difference is found by comparing this lens with the other or ais the likes of the 105 f2.5 or f2.8 180, or 85 f2.rnIl 28 ais f2.8, however, has an added value, worthy of note, and that they prefer it, as more selective about the focal points, and more sensitive to color spectrums. However, as either a goal with limits, I consider it a personal tool and definitely helpful. Him, ripaga.rnLa grayscale is well digradata, as in old photographs, and then the b / w photos appear pleasant and not aggressive or ridondanti.rnCosta little, I took it for 120euri (2015).

Photos taken with Nikon 28mm f/3.5 Ai

The fungus

by Nikko1958
41 comments, 2461 views

HI RES 20.6 MP

Boccadasse

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31 comments, 2494 views

HI RES 24.0 MP

Miucche

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26 comments, 1791 views

HI RES 24.0 MP

Aquitaine

by Paolo P
35 comments, 2968 views

HI RES 24.0 MP

Beach

by Paolo P
34 comments, 1977 views

HI RES 24.0 MP

by Ayps
2 comments, 4010 views

HI RES 12.1 MP

Lights and Shadows

by Nikko1958
8 comments, 763 views

HI RES 22.3 MP

by Ayps
3 comments, 4902 views

HI RES 12.1 MP

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Manarola

by Nikko1958
4 comments, 1950 views

HI RES 20.6 MP

Course Martyrs of Freedom

by Stefano1960
23 comments, 1605 views

HI RES 21.1 MP

Poppies

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4 comments, 1033 views

HI RES 23.0 MP

Rub

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9 comments, 1221 views

The cypress grove

by Nikko1958
6 comments, 776 views

HI RES 7.8 MP

1987 Kosovo

by Maurizio Barina
6 comments, 136 views

HI RES 7.2 MP

Leaving the ancient village .. (Termoli)

by Marco Cristiano
29 comments, 1530 views

HI RES 5.6 MP

Autumn torrent

by Nikko1958
1 comments, 1427 views

HI RES 20.7 MP

Boccadasse

by Nikko1958
11 comments, 1141 views

HI RES 21.9 MP

1987 Lake Skadar (former Yugoslavia)

by Maurizio Barina
4 comments, 104 views

The end of a match

by Nikko1958
0 comments, 598 views

HI RES 11.8 MP

Camogli

by Nikko1958
4 comments, 962 views

HI RES 24.0 MP

Flowers moved

by Franco B
5 comments, 1933 views

Charm of the gray

by Maurizioartax
6 comments, 902 views

HI RES 13.6 MP

1980 Romania

by Maurizio Barina
4 comments, 69 views

Night is coming

by Tex2270
3 comments, 418 views

HI RES 20.2 MP

1988 - Guinea Bissau

by Maurizio Barina
2 comments, 88 views

HI RES 6.9 MP

Bardassano

by Biolo
15 comments, 1847 views

The storm is coming

by Nikko1958
6 comments, 874 views

HI RES 19.6 MP

White

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1 comments, 859 views

Night is coming

by Tex2270
1 comments, 267 views

HI RES 15.4 MP

Aqueduct park. Autumn

by Massimiliano Fishbone
6 comments, 753 views

HI RES 16.2 MP

by Andrea Cerati
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HI RES 22.6 MP

Magic

by Daniele Borghini
1 comments, 399 views

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Bardassano 2

by Biolo
2 comments, 1405 views

HI RES 15.4 MP

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by Franco B
0 comments, 1129 views

by Andrea Cerati
0 comments, 104 views

HI RES 10.0 MP

Like whipped cream

by Daniele Borghini
5 comments, 71 views

Old City ..

by Marco Cristiano
7 comments, 1088 views

HI RES 5.6 MP

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