Nikon Nikkor 28mm f1.8 G AF-S

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Nikon 28mm f/1.8 G AF-S Nikkor Wide-Angle Prime Lens: Precision and Performance

The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8 G is a versatile wide-angle prime lens that combines a broad field of view with a compact and lightweight design. Ideal for a range of photographic applications, this lens features a bright f/1.8 maximum aperture that excels in low-light conditions and provides excellent control over depth of field for isolating subjects with beautiful bokeh.

Key Features at a Glance:

  • Focal Length: 28mm (42mm equivalent on DX-format cameras)
  • Maximum Aperture: f/1.8
  • Minimum Aperture: f/16
  • Lens Construction: 11 elements in 9 groups, including 2 aspherical elements
  • Coatings: Nano Crystal Coat and Super Integrated Coating
  • Autofocus System: Silent Wave Motor (SWM)
  • Diaphragm: Rounded 7-blade

Superior Optical Performance

The NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8 G lens is designed to deliver sharp, clear images with minimal distortions. It incorporates two aspherical elements that effectively reduce spherical aberrations and distortions, ensuring high sharpness and accurate rendering across the frame. This lens is especially useful for wide-angle photography, offering even illumination and maintaining image quality throughout its field of view.

Advanced Coating Technology

To enhance image quality further, the lens features Nano Crystal Coat and Super Integrated Coating. These advanced coatings reduce flare, ghosting, and internal reflections, providing improved contrast and colour accuracy. These coatings are particularly effective in strong lighting conditions, ensuring consistent performance even in challenging shooting environments.

Fast and Silent Autofocus

Equipped with a Silent Wave Motor (SWM), the lens provides quick, quiet, and precise autofocus performance. This makes it ideal for both still photography and video recording, where noise can be a concern. The lens also offers full-time manual focus override, allowing for easy and precise adjustments when needed. Additionally, the Rear Focusing System ensures that only the rear lens group moves during focusing, maintaining the lens's overall length and promoting faster focusing speeds.

Creative Control with a Bright Aperture

The f/1.8 maximum aperture allows for excellent low-light performance and the ability to achieve a shallow depth of field, making it perfect for selective focus techniques. The rounded 7-blade diaphragm enhances the bokeh quality, providing a pleasing, soft background blur that highlights your subject effectively.

Versatile and Compact Design

Designed for FX-format F-mount cameras, the lens can also be used with DX-format cameras, where it provides an equivalent focal length of 42mm. Its compact and lightweight build makes it a convenient option for various shooting scenarios, including street photography, landscapes, and portraiture.

The Nikon 28mm f/1.8 G AF-S Nikkor lens offers a combination of high optical performance, advanced coatings, and fast autofocus, making it a valuable addition to any photographer’s kit. Its wide-angle perspective and bright aperture provide the versatility needed for both creative and practical shooting situations.

Focal length 28mm
Maximum aperture f/1.8
Minimum aperture f/16
Lens construction 11 elements in 9 groups (including 2 aspherical lens elements and lens elements with Nano Crystal Coat)
Angle of view 75° (53° with Nikon DX format)
Minimum focus distance 0.25 m/0.82 ft (from focal plane)
Maximum reproduction ratio 0.22x
No. of diaphragm blades 7 (rounded)
Filter attachment size 67mm
Diameter x length (extension from lens mount) Approximately 73 x 80.5 mm/2.9 x 3.2 in.
Weight Approximately 330 g/11.6 oz
Supplied accessories 67 mm snap-on Front Lens Cap LC-67, Rear Lens Cap LF-4, Bayonet Hood HB-64, Flexible Lens Pouch CL-0915

 

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Understanding: Aperture

Aperture is the opening in a camera lens that controls how much light enters the camera. It's measured in f-stops like f/2.8 or f/8. Lower f-stop numbers mean wider openings, letting in more light and creating a shallow depth of field (blurry background). Higher f-stop numbers mean smaller openings, letting in less light and creating a larger depth of field (more of the scene in focus). Aperture also affects the quality of out-of-focus areas in the image (bokeh).

Understanding: Lens Types

Different lenses have different purposes to achieve different styles of images, some popular ones include:
Prime Lens: Fixed focal length, sharp images, great for portraits and dark settings.
Zoom Lens: Variable focal length, versatile for different shots and everyday use..
Wide-Angle Lens: Captures wide scenes like landscapes.
Telephoto Lens: Magnifies distant subjects, ideal for sports & wildlife.
Macro Lens: Perfect for close-up photography of small subjects.
Fisheye Lens: Ultra-wide perspective, creates unique images.

Understanding: Lens Mounts

Different camera brands use different lens mounts, which are like connectors that attach lenses to camera bodies. Each mount is specific to a particular brand and camera series. For example, Canon uses the EF and RF mounts, Nikon uses the F mount, Sony uses the E mount for its mirrorless cameras. These mounts dictate which lenses are compatible with which cameras. Some brands offer adapters to use lenses from other systems, but it's essential to ensure compatibility for proper functionality and autofocus performance.

Understanding: Manual and Autofocus

Manual focus and autofocus are two ways to adjust the sharpness of a camera lens. With manual focus, you turn a ring on the lens to bring the subject into focus yourself, giving you full control over what appears sharp in the image. Autofocus, on the other hand, relies on the camera's built-in technology to automatically adjust the focus for you, usually by detecting contrast or phase differences in the scene. Autofocus can be convenient, especially for fast-moving subjects or when you need to capture a quick shot, whereas manual focus allows for precise adjustments and creative control over the final image.

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