Understanding old Nikon lenses: AI, AI-S, AF and AF-S
May 12, 2014 · This video shows the differences between non-AI and AI/AI-S lenses: Only a few years later, in 1981, Nikon improved the AI system to AI-S. It's not clear what the S stands for.
Differences Between AI and AI-S Lenses - nikonimgsupport.com
What is the difference between AI and AI-S lenses? The AI-S lens was created in 1982 when the aperture mechanism of the AI lens was enhanced to feature automatic aperture control.
Top 16 Best Value Nikon AI & AI-S Lenses - Lensvana
Here are the best value picks (in order of focal length): Nikon 28mm F2.8 AI / AI-S: great focusing mechanism, sharp edge to edge (even wide open). Nikon 28mm F3.5: wide angle on a budget. Nikon 35mm F2 AI / AI-S: small, fast, sharp: perfect for street and travel. High sample variation! Nikon 50mm F1.4 AI/ AI-S: one of the all time greats.
What is the difference between an AI lens, an AI-S lens, and Non-AI lens?
Oct 5, 2022 · What is the difference between an AI lens, an AI-S lens, and Non-AI lens? In 1977 Nikon introduced a new system for coupling the lens to the cameras exposure system. This new coupling system was called "Automatic maximum aperture indexing" or "Ai" for short.
Nikon Lenses: Non-AI, AI, AI-S, and AI’d - KEH Camera
Oct 18, 2011 · In 1981, Nikon Introduced the AI-S (Automatic Aperture Indexing Shutter) lens. A quick way to tell if a lens is AI-S is by the (Lens Type Signal) notch carved out of the metal bayonet ring. The AI-S lenses had standardized aperture control and a …
Old glass: Nikkor non-AI, AI, and AI-S lens differences
These non-AI lenses can be converted to AI for a reasonable cost (about US$35 + S&H) if you're really attached to your vintage glass. So that's the basic run down on the different Nikkor lens mount versions.
Nikkor Lens Technology - KenRockwell.com
Dec 18, 2019 · P lenses are manual focus AI-s lenses that have had the electronic contacts of an AF lens added to them. There are only a few of these: the 500mm f/4 P from 1988, the 1200 - 1700 mm f/5.6-8.0 P ED and the new 45mm f/2.8 P.
The difference between an AI lens and an AI-S lens
AI-S lenses provide another information for the camera body: is the lens a telephoto lens or not. Lenses with focal lengths of 135mm and above have a special ridge that can be read by the camera. Only three Nikon SLRs do so: the FA, the F-501 and the F4.
Which NIKKOR Lens Type is Right for Your DSLR? - Nikon USA
AI stands for "Automatic Maximum Aperture Indexing" system, which is the mechanical system for coupling the lens to the camera's exposure system. AI lenses are manual focus, and can be used on any Nikon DSLR with a few exceptions.
Grays of Westminster Glossary: Ai lens/Ai-S lens, what's the …
Introduced from 1980/1981 onwards, the Ai-S type lenses are very similar to the Ai-type versions of the same lens, except they incorporate a number of changes to the mechanical linkage that connects the lens to a camera body.