Nikon Lenses

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Last updated March 2006
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This page is a summary of Nikon lens serial numbers, specifications and accessories. For more details, go to the relevant page. Versions with the same optical design are grouped together. Minor optical updates are separated by a thin line.

	Lens	Serial Numbers	Date	Optic	Focus	Macro	Filter	Weight	Diam	Length	Hood
A	6/5.6	656001 - 660109	Jan69 - Mar78	9/6	fixed	-	built	430	92	43	-

A	6/2.8	628001 - 628033	Mar72 - 1977	12/9	0.25	1:21	built	5200	236	159	-
Ai	6/2.8	- 628147 -	1977 - Sep81	12/9	0.25	1:21	built	5200	236	159	-
Ai-S	6/2.8	629001 -	Mar82 - 1998	12/9	0.25	1:21	built	5200	236	160	-

A	8/8	88010 - 89388	Jul62 - Apr65	9/5	fixed	-	built	300	82	42.3	-

A	7.5/5.6	750011 - 752222	Oct65 - Feb70	9/6	fixed	-	built	350	82	44	-

A	8/2.8	230011 - 240976 -	Feb70 - 1977	10/8	0.3	1:20	built	1000	123	128	-
Ai	8/2.8	- 240908 - 242446 -	1977 - Feb82	10/8	0.3	1:20	built	1100	123	128	-
Ai-S	8/2.8	243001 - 247434 -	Dec81 - 1998?	10/8	0.3	1:20	built	1100	123	128	-

A	10/5.6 OP	180001 - 190168	Jul68 - Aug76	9/6	fixed	-	built	400	84	74	-

C	16/3.5	272281 - 276739 -	Feb73 - Mar76	8/5	0.3	1:13.4	built	330	68	51	built-in
K	16/3.5	280001 - 294xxx -	Dec75 - 1977	8/5	0.3	1:13.4	built	330	68	51	built-in
Ai	16/3.5	- 290080 - 291566 -	- Mar79	8/5	0.3	1:13.4	built	330	68	51	built-in

Ai	16/2.8	178051 - 182302 -	Jul79 - Feb82	8/5	0.3	1:13.4	rear	310	63.5	55.5	built-in
Ai-S	16/2.8	185001 - 208827 -	Dec81 - 1998	8/5	0.3	1:13.4	rear	330	63	55.5	built-in

AF	16/2.8 D	300001 - 406941 >	Sep93 >	8/5	0.25	1:10	rear	290	63	57	built-in

	Lens	Serial Numbers	Date	Optic	Focus	Macro	Filter	Weight	Diam	Length	Hood
K	13/5.6	175021 - 175056 -	Dec75 - Jun77	16/12	0.3	?	rear	1240	115	88.5	built-in
Ai	13/5.6	-	Jun77 - Mar82	16/12	0.3	?	rear	1200	115	88.5	built-in
Ai-S	13/5.6	175901 - 176091 -	Mar82 - 1998	16/12	0.3	?	rear	1200	115	88.5	built-in

AF	14/2.8 D ED	200001 - 212561 >	Jul00 >	14/12	0.2	1:6.5	rear	670	87	86.5	built-in

C	15/5.6 QD.C	321001 - 330807 -	Jun73 - Aug76	14/12	0.3	1:13.7	built	700	92	76.5	built-in
Ai	15/5.6	340001 - 350599 -	Jul76 - Ju178	14/12	0.3	1:13.7	built	645	92	76	built-in

Ai	15/3.5	177051 - 178856 -	Aug78 - Dec81	14/11	0.3	1:12.5	rear	630	90	83.5	built-in
Ai-S	15/3.5	180001 - 188455 -	Dec81 - 2005	14/11	0.3	1:12.5	rear	630	90	83.5	built-in

K	18/4	173111 - 177360 -	Nov74 - 1977	13/9	0.3	1:12.3	86	315	89	46.5	HN-15
Ai	18/4	- 176013 - 193556 -	1977 - Mar82	13/9	0.3	1:12.3	86	325	89	46.5	HN-15

Ai-S	18/3.5	180051 - 193560 -	Dec81 - 2005	11/10	0.25	1:8.3	72	350	75	61.5	HK-9

AF	18/2.8 D	200001 - 204254 >	Apr94 >	13/10	0.25	1:9.1	77	380	82	58	HB-8

	Lens	Serial Numbers	Date	Optic	Focus	Macro	Filter	Weight	Diam	Length	Hood
A	2.1cm/4 O	220111 - 227163	Oct59 - Sep67	8/4	0.9	1:40	52	150	60	16.5	HN-14

A	20/3.5 UD	421241 - 480633	Nov67 - Apr74	11/9	0.3	1:11	72	390	75	57.5	HN-9

K	20/4	103001 - 124643 -	Aug74 - 1977	10/8	0.3	1:11	52	210	63.5	35.5	HN-14
Ai	20/4	- 113909 - 140152 -	1977 - Jan78	10/8	0.3	1:11	52	210	63.5	35.5	HN-14, HK-3

Ai	20/3.5	176121 - 204362 -	Dec77 - Dec81	11/8	0.3	1:10.8	52	235	63.5	40.5	HK-6
Ai-S	20/3.5	210001 - 238562 -	Oct81 - Dec84	11/8	0.3	1:10.8	52	235	63	40.5	HK-6

Ai-S	20/2.8	200001 - 300022 >	Oct84 >	12/9	0.25	1:8.3	62	260	65	42.5	HK-14
AF	20/2.8	210001 - 269471 -	Feb89 - Apr94	12/9	0.25	1:8.3	62	270	69	42.5	HB-4
AF	20/2.8 D	300001 - 379751 >	Mar94 >	12/9	0.25	1:8.3	62	270	69	42.5	HB-4

	Lens	Serial Numbers	Date	Optic	Focus	Macro	Filter	Weight	Diam	Length	Hood
A	24/2.8 N	242821 - 353252	Jun67 - 1972	9/7	0.3	1:9.1	52	290	64.5	47.5	HN-1
C	24/2.8 N.C	370001 - 434287?	1972 - Mar75	9/7	0.3	1:9.1	52	290	64.5	47.5	HN-1
K	24/2.8	450001 - 518293 -	Jan75 - Mar77	9/7	0.3	1:9.1	52	280	63.5	47.5	HN-1

Ai	24/2.8	525001 - 6836xx -	Jan77 - Sep81	9/9	0.3	1:8.8	52	270	63.5	46	HN-1
Ai-S	24/2.8	700001 - 900150 >	Aug81 >	9/9	0.3	1:8.8	52	275	63	46	HN-1
AF	24/2.8	200001 - 255739 -	Sep86 - Jun91	9/9	0.3	1:8.8	52	260	65	46	HN-1
AF	24/2.8 N	- 310828 - 348471 -	Jun91 - Sep94	9/9	0.3	1:8.8	52	270	64.5	46	HN-1
AF	24/2.8 D	400001 - 488042 >	Apr94 >	9/9	0.3	1:8.8	52	270	64.5	46	HN-1

Ai	24/2	176021 - 1932xx -	Aug77 - Nov81	11/10	0.3	1:8.6	52	300	63.5	51.5	HK-2
Ai-S	24/2	200001 - 246111 -	Oct81 - 2005	11/10	0.3	1:8.6	52	300	63	51.5	HK-2

	Lens	Serial Numbers	Date	Optic	Focus	Macro	Filter	Weight	Diam	Length	Hood
	/	-	- 2005	9/7	0.3	1:5.5	52	400	67.5	62	HN-3

K	28/4 PC	174091 - 179766 -	Jun75 - 1977	10/8	0.3	?	72	410	78	63	HN-9
Ai*	28/4 PC	- 179539 - 181389 -	1977 - Sep80	10/8	0.3	?	72	410	78	63	HN-9

AiS*	28/3.5 PC	179121 - 214097 -	Oct80 - 2005	9/8	0.3	1:6.7	72	380	78	64.5	HN-9

A	2.8cm/3.5 H	301011 - 364541 -	Mar60 -	6/6	0.6	1:18	52	215	62.5	42	HN-2*
A	28/3.5 H	600xxx - 807614 -	Dec66 - Jun73	6/6	0.6	1:18	52	215	62.5	42	HN-2*
C	28/3.5 H.C	850001 - 898367	Jun73 - Mar75	6/6	0.6	1:18	52	215	62.5	42	HN-2*

K	28/3.5	195531 - 276779 -	Feb75 - Mar77	6/6	0.3	1:7.6	52	230	63.5	42	HN-2*

Ai	28/3.5	1760201 - 1953728 -	Jan77 - Sep81	6/6	0.3	1:7.4	52	235	63.5	46.5	HN-2
Ai-S	28/3.5	2100001 - 2139271 -	Jul81 - ?	6/6	0.3	1:7.4	52	220	63	46.5	HN-2

K	28/2.8	382011 - 417982 -	Aug74 - 1977	7/7	0.3	1:7.5	52	240	63.5	44.5	HN-2
Ai	28/2.8	430001 - 6257xx -	1977 - Sep81	7/7	0.3	1:7.5	52	245	63.5	44.5	HN-2

Ai-S	28/2.8	635001 - 835686 >	Aug81 >	8/8	0.2	1:3.9	52	250	63	44.5	HN-2

E	28/2.8	1790601 - 2119155 -	Nov79 - 1985	5/5	0.3	1:7.6	52	155	62.5	35	HR-6
AF	28/2.8	200001 - 281509 -	Sep86 -	5/5	0.3	1:7.6	52	195	65	39	HN-2
AF	28/2.8 N	300001 - 350256 -	Jun91 - Mar95	5/5	0.3	1:7.6	52	195	64.5	39	HN-2

AF	28/2.8 D	400001 - 467833 >	Oct94 >	6/6	0.25	1:5.6	52	205	65	44.5	HN-2

C	28/2 N	280001 - 327984	Aug70 - Dec75	9/8	0.3	1:7.1	52	345	64.5	58	HN-1

K	28/2	335001 - 346315 -	Nov75 - 1977	9/8	0.3	1:7.1	52	355	64.5	58.5	HN-1
Ai	28/2	450001 - 564553 -	1977 - Nov81	9/8	0.3	1:7.1	52	355	64.5	58.5	HN-1
Ai-S	28/2	575001 - 619634 -	Sep81 - 2005	9/8	0.25	1:5.4	52	345	63	58.5	HN-1

AF	28/1.4 D	200001 - 204338 -	Sep93 - 2005	11/8	0.35	1:8.3	72	520	75	77.5	HK-7