Is this the fastest Nikon lens ever made?

[mark_stephan2]

<p>Saw this and it got me to wondering?<br>

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[richard_cochran]

<p>No, it's not.</p>

<p>The fastest F-mount lens for 35mm SLRs is <em>f</em>/1.2, and there have been several models of this speed, with focal lengths of 50 to 58mm. I believe the geometry of the mount makes <em>f</em>/1.2 the limit, and I know that the early pre-AI photomic meters also had this limit fixed in their metering system.</p>

<p>As far as I can tell, that <em>f</em>/1.1 lens may be the fastest lens for the 35mm format Nikon made, but it's for the rangefinders, not the more famous F mount SLRs.</p>

<p>If you leave the 35mm format, Nikon made a 35mm <em>f</em>/0.9, faster than either of these. There may be other faster lenses I'm missing.</p>

<p>http://homepage2.nifty.com/akiyanroom/redbook-e/repro/tv.html</p>

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[jim_jones3]

<p>Although not a Nikkor, among superspeed lenses the Leitz Summar 75mm f/0.85 of 1934 is legendary <a href="http://dontcallmecliff.tumblr.com/post/4141450778">http://dontcallmecliff.tumblr.com/post/4141450778</a>. This lens was not released for generap 35mm photography. </p>



[rodeo_joe1]

<p>Nikon (Nippon Kogaku) make lenses for all sorts of applications in scientific instrumentation and industrial imaging. I would be very surprised if a simple camera lens had the fastest aperture they ever made. For instance, I think some of their microscope objectives have a higher relative aperture than f/1.1.</p>

<p>In any case, who cares? F/1.1 or f/0.9; they're only a 2/3rds or just over 1 stop faster than the common f/1.4 lenses.</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>Nikon includes RF as well as SLR. How soon we forget.</p>

<p>I do believe that the f/1.1 is the fastest <em>production</em> Nikon lens.<br>

The fastest production SLR lenses are the various f/1.2 lenses, again, so far as I can find out. A few faster (f/1.0 or even f/0.95) lenses may have been prototyped, but not produced.</p>

<p>Other manufacturers (Leica, Canon) did market a few faster lenses.</p>

<p>Of course, 8mm and 16mm and other small format lenses are often produced in very wide apertures. I don't know about Nikon making any f/1.0 lenses in those formats.</p>

[henryp]

<p>According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_speed">Wikpiedia</a>, Nikon made a Nikon TV-Nikkor 35mm f/0.9. <br />More <a href="http://homepage2.nifty.com/akiyanroom/redbook-e/repro/tv.html">here</a>.<br>

Henry Posner<br /><strong>B&H Photo-Video</strong></p>

[paul_wheatland]

<p>Years ago I had a Norita 6x6 SLR 120/220 with 80mm f2 lens (sold after a year or so of use and ownership). A friend said he knew of a lens to fit the Norita that was 135mm f1.4..........recently I bought another Norita from a private party. Not long before or after, a 135mm f1.4 fitting the Norita sold on eB** for something like $1800 USD (way too rich for my taste)? I imagine this to be an incredibly fast short telephoto(portrait) lens for medium format and wonder if it went to a collector or user.</p>

[starvy]

<p>Loved the pictures of some classic cameras in your link!</p>

[franklin_polk]

<p>A few years ago, there was a prototype F mount Nikkor 58 f/1.0 on ebay. It was most definitely correctly labeled, it had a aperture ring with 1.0, and looked slightly different than the 58/1.2 Noct. I sadly can't find the pictures of it right now, but it definitely existed.</p>

[CvhKaar]

<p>@Franklin,</p>

<p>There is one of these on auction with pics.. ( its not mine, so this is not a commercial, just intrested in the pics...) <a href="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1949097">http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1949097</a></p>

[breogan_gomez]

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<p>Nikon includes RF as well as SLR. How soon we forget.</p>

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<p>Yeah, It only took us 50 years to do so...</p>

 

[carsten_wolff]

<p>Purple Haze Custom Cameras adapted the Astro-Berlin Tachon 65mm f/0.75 to Nikon SLR mount with infinity focus.</p>