Two months later it was replaced by Nikkor-S 50 mm f/1.4. The main character of our article appeared exactly in November 1959 and was produced until January 1962. As early as the same year an ultra wide-angle Nikkor-O 2.1 cm f/4, fast prime Nikkor-S 5.8 cm f/1.4, the first Zoom-Nikkor 8.5-25 cm f/4-4.5 and mirror Reflex-Nikkor 100 cm f/6.3 joined them. Those were: a wide-angle Nikkor 3.5 cm f/2.8, prime Nikkor-S 5.0 cm f/2 and short telephoto lenses Nikkor-P 10.5 cm f/2.5 and Nikkor-Q 13.5 cm f/3.5. On the day of the debut (20th March) there were only 4 lenses presented. Obviously the premiere wasn’t just about the camera body, along with Nikon F, Nippon Kogaku has presented an entirely new line of optics. In March 1959 at IPEX (International Photo Exhibition) in Chicago Nikon F was presented, the first SLR camera Nippon Kogaku-born. The funds are going to be used for paying our editorial team, renting servers, and equipping our testing studio only that way we will be able to continue providing you interesting content for free. If you enjoy our reviews and articles, and you want us to continue our work please, support our website by donating through PayPal. In this case we known, as a matter of fact very precisely, how many years apart these lenses are. The series of duels on the occasion of 50-year anniversary of the Nikon-F mount will be started by a clash of Nikkor-S 5.8 cm f/1.4 and Nikkor AF-S 50 mm f/1.4 G. You can change your consents to the use of cookies at any given time. In this document you can find more information concerning browser settings and the way we and our social network, advertising and analytics partners process your data. If you fail to do so you should be aware that we are going to process your data according to our Privacy Policy. You can switch cookies off by adjusting your browser settings so if you donât agree with our cookie policy please, change your browser settings or leave our website. Our partners might combine information, obtained on this site, with other data they get from you as you make use of their services while surfing the internet. Information about your browsing habits is shared with our social network, advertising and analytics partners.

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