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Product Description
The new PC-E Micro NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8D ED and PC-E Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/2.8D Perspective Control (PC) lenses correct linear distortion in order to better replicate images asseen by the human eye, including straightening the converging lines of rectilinear objects such as buildings, while also introducingwelcome command over depth-of-field. Their versatility makes these the perfect lens complement for a myriad of applications, including photographing architecture, nature, interiors and still-life especially product photography. When shooting subjects, such as tall buildings with a conventional lens, composition often calls for tilting the axis of a camera. This typically results in a significant distortion of converging lines, impacting the desired visual accuracy of the image. A PC-E NIKKOR lens' "shift" control provides correction for this type of distortion. "Shift" control can also give a photographer the ability to "effectively" move the apparent position of the camera providing further perspective versatility, allowing, for example, the ability to avoid unwanted reflections in an image. A PC-E lens' "tilt" control gives photographers additional creative control over depth-of-field. Known as the Scheimpflug principal,tilt-shift lenses are capable of modifying the focal plane of the lens, allowing the extension or limitation of the point of critical sharpness in the image. The combination of "tilt" and "shift" co
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Perfect for portrait, nature, and commercial photography, the Nikon medium-telephoto 85mm, f/2.8D lens lets you control the perspective more than with other lenses, with the ability to tilt, shift, and rotate while you shoot. The lens offers a wide shifting range--plus or minus 11.5mm--with a tilting range of plus or minus 8.5 degrees to provide exceptional perspective control. In addition, the lens revolves plus or minus 90 degrees in 30-degree increments, providing versatile tilt/shift shooting effects. As a result, you can enjoy all kinds of distorted perspectives and unique angles, giving your shots extra life.
The lens is coated with Nikon's Nano Crystal Coat, which virtually eliminates internal reflections across a wide range of wavelengths to produce even greater image clarity. The high-performance Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC), meanwhile, offers superior color performance and substantially reduced ghosting and flare. Other details include an auto-aperture control with an electromagnetic diaphragm (requires Nikon D3, D700, or D300 D-SLR camera), and a rounded nine-blade diaphragm that produces a more natural appearance for out-of-focus image elements.
Technical Specifications
- Focal length: 85mm
- Maximum aperture: f/2.8
- Minimum aperture: f/32
- Autofocus: No
- AF-S (Silent Wave Motor): No
- Compatible formats: FX, DX, FX in DX crop mode, 35mm film
- Distance information: Yes
- ED glass elements: No
- Super Integrated Coating (SIC): Yes
- Nano Crystal Coat: Yes
- Minimum focus distance: 1.3 feet
- Angle of view: 28 degrees @ 30 feet
- Lens (elements): 6
- Lens (groups): 5
- Maximum reproduction ratio: 1:2
- Mount type: Nikon F-Bayonet
- Filter type: Screw on
- Filter size: 77mm
- Lens attachment size: 77mm
- Lens case: CL-1120 flexible lens pouch
- Lens hood: HB-22 bayonet hood
- Dimensions: 3.3-inch diameter, 4.2 inches long
- Weight: 22.4 ounces
- Supplied accessories: HB-22 bayonet hood, CL-1120 flexible lens pouch, LF-1 rear lens cap, LC-77 snap-on front lens cap
- Medium-telephoto perspective control lens with 85mm focal length and f/2.8 maximum aperture
- Lets you shift, tilt, and rotate lens while you shoot for more interesting perspectives
- Shifting range of plus or minus 11.5mm; tilting range of plus or minus 8.5 degrees
- Revolves 90 degrees in either direction; coated with Nano Crystal Coat and SIC
- Rounded 9-blade diaphragm; measures 3.3 inches in diameter and 4.2 inches long
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Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-E Micro Nikkor Lens Reviews
| 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:  sweet lens, By This review is from: Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-E Micro Nikkor Lens (Electronics) The lens is very sharp at all apertures. It works very well for portraits with good bokeh (nice out of focus areas and transition, close-ups and of course anything that requires tilt/shift capability.I use it on both the Nikon d300 and d700 bodies and am very pleased with the images that it produces. The lens is smooth and easily worked for all operations and the manual focus is smooth and precise. Unlike the previous reviewer, I don't have a big problem with the tilt/shift configuration. It works fine the way it is, for the vast majority of applications. I don't disagree that it would be nice to be able to easily switch the alignment back and forth, but I don't think that is a big deal. 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful: My favorite macro lens, By This review is from: Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-E Micro Nikkor Lens (Electronics) I do a fair bit of macro photography, and lately this lens has become my favorite.I tend to be "old school" and for a long time, my setup included an old bellows system with the Nikon 60mm macro. Honestly, I didn't use the bellows so much to get more magnification - it was all about having the tilts and shifts so I could choose exactly what parts of the image stayed in focus. Depth of field is so minimal close up, I can't see how you do without tilts and shifts to get reasonable emphasis on your subject. Of course, the drawback is that a bellows becomes a fairly cumbersome thing to work with. It's all manual (exposure, focus, etc) and often you only have a dim image in the viewfinder to work with. Lots of trial and error to get the right settings - but when you do, it's a wonderful thing. Enter the 85mm 2.8 PC-E and that whole topic changes. Now, I have something that gives me most of the capability of my bellows setup, but in a much faster and more... Read more 8 of 18 people found the following review helpful:  Excellent, But ,,,, By John N (USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-E Micro Nikkor Lens (Electronics) The part that works is excellent. The problem is turning the shift to align with tilt requires a trip to the factory. So it is not as functional as I hoped. Other T/S lens can be user rotated, not Nikon. Nikon should redesign this lens to allow user rotation to align tilt and shift.Same problem for the Nikon 45mm PC-E -- designed to be limited and not user rotated. |
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