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Nikon 28mm f/2.0 AI-s : Specifications and Opinions

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The Nikon 28mm f/2.0 AI-s is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1970 to 2005 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 300 €;

7 users have given it an average vote of 9.3 out of 10.

Specifications
Focal lenght	28 mm
Angle of view	75.4°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2
Aperture blades	7
Lenses/Groups	9 elements in 8 groups
Min. focus distance	0.25 meters
Reproduction ratio
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	52 mm
Lens hood	Yes (not supplied)
Weather sealing	No
Weight	345 g
Dimensions	59 x 69 mm
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Gian Carlo F

sent on April 05, 2023

Pros: Beautiful as all Nikkor AI AIS, sharp, blurred, CRC system.

Cons: I don't know....

Opinion: I had two, the first was an AIS and I used it on D700 and D800, the second (I took it again recently in Japan) is an AI. Almost always I prefer AI versions to AIS, they seem more robust and better built, then of course there are exceptions.... Also in this case I saw that AI is better, now I use it on Sony A7rII and it's a fairy tale! With ML all manual focus problems disappear and it's really nice to be able to use these jewels of the past. At full aperture it has the extreme corners not very clear, the center and median areas, however, are very usable, just close a stop and the lens makes the usual leap in quality, typical of these vintage. I think the maximum is obtained at f4 where it is really sharp. In short, it's nice and I really like it, even the blur is nice and the fact of being an f2 from that point of view is a nice advantage.

user239409

sent on April 05, 2023

Pros: Colors, bokeh, delicate rendering, respectful, weight. Made in Japan, old school. CRC system.

Cons: Focusing at f/2 on DSLRs requires a lot of attention and precision. Too bad it's not f/1.4!

Opinion: With a kit consisting essentially of Leica R optics, I own, as a complement, the AI version of this model and use it on D810, along with a few other Nikon masterpieces that survived the Leica R: for sporadic use, as particular. It gave me great satisfaction! I am crazy about its colors: this aspect is purely subjective, but those looking for the quality and yield of Nikon AI optics will not be disappointed: another gem in Nikon production. Very delicate, very respectful, not very aggressive at full aperture in portraits set with little ambient light, it is an optics.born for this application, in my opinion. Colors and blurred moving. Pastel colors,. In portraits set with low light I prefer it to the Leitz Elmarit-R 28/2.8, more aggressive and with a less decisive and undreamy blur (and it is not due to the fact that the Nikon is an f/2 and the Leica an f/2.8, it is above all a matter of a very different character!), even if for all other uses I prefer and systematically use the Leica by far, There is no story. For the record, since most are only interested in sharpness: from f / 4 is ultra-sharp ......., but honestly I do not care at all......, indeed I like very much, I search, the abrupt loss of sharpness at the last quarter of the frame, for creative purposes ...... It requires a lot of precision and accuracy in focusing at f,/2 with modern DSLRs: unlike other bright Nikon AI/AI-s lenses, with this one focusing at full aperture requires a lot of zeal. If you work with accuracy and handle (in the sense of knowing how to evaluate the type of framing and depth of field), satisfaction is guaranteed. The CRC system ensures excellent performance even at minimum focusing distances. It outclasses the Zeiss Distagon 28/2 ZF/ZF.2 for sharpness and blur. However, 36 megapixels, in my opinion, put this lens on the ropes at shorter focusing distances, but only at f/2: from f/2.8 it meets the great demands of the D810 sensor. Endlessly, always speaking exclusively of f/2, it holds well. Agree a necessary softness, textbook, for portraits set with little light at f / 2, but in my opinion a sharper hair in the center would have been better, just to be critical. Excellent yield also at f / 8 and f / 11, where I still prefer the Leica Elmarit-R 28 / 2.8. The ultra-bright optics modern, plastic and that look like toys (and we do not know how much they will remain mechanically reliable over time!!), made in China and Thailand, I leave them to others. So much good metal, so much pleasure to the touch, even if still far from a Zeiss, as a sensation and mechanical precision. Too bad it's not f/1.4!

Gsabbio

sent on March 03, 2018

Pros: bokeh, plasticity and sharpness

Cons: focus

Opinion: It's a wonderful optic but it's also one of my biggest mistakes. It must be said that already at full opening it stands out for its pleasant mixture of sharpness, contrast and bokeh, however, in my experience, I am led to declare that it is an optics born to be used on film that is not suitable for photography of the digital genre. It's a strong phrase, but here's my experience: I found a perfect used that I wanted to use for portrait set in interiors with natural light. Obviously the key to the result lies in a focus with 'razor' details and a blurry one still readable but pasty. The 28 f2 can give all this but only if the photographer is able to take it. In practice, however, getting a razor-sharp focus on the nodal point of the subject (e.g. a person's eyes), without being able to pose, and in a constantly moving and evolving (dynamic) situation, it simply becomes impossible because the focus screens of digital autofocuss do not allow to make that fine adjustment that would be necessary to avoid the 'out of focus'. The question is that on film we had to deal with the equivalent of 10-15 mpix (to be fine) and we also had the help of any stigmometers or microprisms, while on a D800 mpix we have 36 and from experience I can say that inside that viewfinder the stigmometer is practically useless (there are screens adapted by third parties); it is easy to understand how the slightest blurry becomes apparent and seriously compromises the final product. Moral: virtually no usable image ever obtained. I sold it and took a Sigma AF 24 f1.4 (excellent) and got exactly what I wanted. Qualitatively it deserves a nice 9, but do not take it to use it at full opening on digital, unless you make the focus with the live view, better a modern optics that dialogue perfectly with the autofocus of the machine body, you will never regret it.

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