Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-E Micro Nikkor Lens

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001BTAZHM
• Item model number: B001BTAZHM
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 2, 2008

Product Description

Amazon.com

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

Product Description

Medium-telephoto, Perspective Control (PC) lens featuring tilt, shift and rotation capability, ideal for a variety of shooting requirements including, portrait, nature and product photography.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, But ,,,, May 30, 2009

By	John N (USA) - See all my reviews

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars sweet lens, July 22, 2009

By	Kerry Pierce "kerrypierce" (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.