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In all likelihood we can state that the lens was manufactured at the turn of 20. All the more so, because we needed to wait a few months for this lens to be available in shops. We don’t think, then, that the copy used for comparison had been manufactured much before that date. Nikkor AF-S 50 mm f/1.4G was officially premiered on August 22nd, 2008. There are rumors in the Net that it’s uncertain who actually manufactured this lens, and it’s not obvious at all that it came from Nippon Kogaku factories. From what we’ve managed to establish, the first version’s true. However, different sources state a different number or groups – either 6 or 5.
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We know for sure that it comprised of 7 lenses (the letter S in the name is an abbreviation of a Latin word septem meaning seven). As we’ve already mentioned it was under production for a very short period of time, in a summary “edition” of 39 000 copies. Nikkor-S 5.8 cm f/1.4 is on the most mysterious Nikon’s “glass”. It’s different from the very first models by a slightly narrower and differently corrugated, aperture ring and the “LENS MADE IN JAPAN” sign.
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The copy present in our test had a serial number of 149609, which means that it was manufactured somewhere between March and January 1960.
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Nikkor-S 5.8 cm f/1.4’s serial numbers were expressed in the range between 140051, and models produced in those nearly two and a half years differed by delicate nuance. Two months later it was replaced by Nikkor-S 50 mm f/1.4.
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The main character of our article appeared exactly in November 1959 and was produced until January 1962. As early as the same year an ultra wide-angle Nikkor-O 2.1 cm f/4, fast prime Nikkor-S 5.8 cm f/1.4, the first Zoom-Nikkor 8.5-25 cm f/4-4.5 and mirror Reflex-Nikkor 100 cm f/6.3 joined them.
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Those were: a wide-angle Nikkor 3.5 cm f/2.8, prime Nikkor-S 5.0 cm f/2 and short telephoto lenses Nikkor-P 10.5 cm f/2.5 and Nikkor-Q 13.5 cm f/3.5. On the day of the debut (20th March) there were only 4 lenses presented. Obviously the premiere wasn’t just about the camera body, along with Nikon F, Nippon Kogaku has presented an entirely new line of optics. In March 1959 at IPEX (International Photo Exhibition) in Chicago Nikon F was presented, the first SLR camera Nippon Kogaku-born. The funds are going to be used for paying our editorial team, renting servers, and equipping our testing studio only that way we will be able to continue providing you interesting content for free. If you enjoy our reviews and articles, and you want us to continue our work please, support our website by donating through PayPal. In this case we known, as a matter of fact very precisely, how many years apart these lenses are.
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The series of duels on the occasion of 50-year anniversary of the Nikon-F mount will be started by a clash of Nikkor-S 5.8 cm f/1.4 and Nikkor AF-S 50 mm f/1.4 G. You can change your consents to the use of cookies at any given time. In this document you can find more information concerning browser settings and the way we and our social network, advertising and analytics partners process your data. If you fail to do so you should be aware that we are going to process your data according to our Privacy Policy. You can switch cookies off by adjusting your browser settings so if you donât agree with our cookie policy please, change your browser settings or leave our website. Our partners might combine information, obtained on this site, with other data they get from you as you make use of their services while surfing the internet. Information about your browsing habits is shared with our social network, advertising and analytics partners. As in the case of almost all other websites, cookies help us to personalize ads, offering you the most relevant information, allow you to share pages with social networks, make our services work as you expect and, overall, help us to monitor and improve our performance.