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AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G
AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G
Get closer than you could imagine
Macro photography promises fun, unique ways of capturing the things that amaze you most, whether it's the petal of a flower, the eye of an insect or the tiny toes of a newborn baby. The AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G provides high resolution and contrast from infinity to life-size (1X) so that you can focus extra close on your subjects, allowing you to get lost in the tiny details of life.
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Reveal Hidden Beauty
Sharp images from infinity to life-size (1X)
This standard close-up lens captures the finest details at any distance, including details practically impossible to detect with the human eye (at 1X magnification). It's a great choice for enticing food photography or detailed product shots. And with its continuous autofocusing from infinity to 6.4 inches (life-size/1X), the AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G ensures sharpness and clarity in every composition.
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Isolate Your Subjects
Natural Background Blur (Bokeh)
Whether you're shooting portraits, food or nature—indoors or outdoors—the AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G's rounded 7-blade diaphragm renders a beautiful, natural background blur (Bokeh) at its wider aperture settings. Selective focus helps to isolate the subject, creating out of focus backgrounds.
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Carry It With You Everywhere
Stunning portraits and landscapes, too!
The AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G is compact, lightweight and versatile enough for everyday photography, including flattering people shots and breathtaking landscapes, so you get brilliant results in most situations without switching lenses.
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More than just macro
Marvel at the details you can capture
The AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G is excellent at capturing natural surroundings as well as using it for super close-ups. Its ability to render fine detail make this a standout for landscape work.
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Tech Specs
Specifications
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Mount Type
Nikon F-Bayonet
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Focal Length
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Maximum Aperture
f/ 2.8
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Minimum Aperture
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Format
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Maximum Angle of View (DX-format)
38°50'
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Maximum Reproduction Ratio
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Lens Elements
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Lens Groups
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Diaphragm Blades
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Super Integrated Coating
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Autofocus
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AF-S (Silent Wave Motor)
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Minimum Focus Distance
0.
53 ft.( 0.163m)
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Focus Mode
Auto
Manual
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Filter Size
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Accepts Filter Type
Screw-on
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Approx. Dimensions (Diameter x Length)
2.7 in.
(68.5 mm)
x 2.5 in.
(64.5 mm)
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Approx. Weight
8.3 oz.
(235 g)
For a full list of the technical specifications please refer to the product manual.
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Nikon Macro & Landscape Two Lens Kit
Landscape & Macro 2 Lens Kit
Expand Your Creative Vision
Discover the wondrous possibilities of the macro world and the idyllic beauty of landscapes, from expansive vistas and intricate details in nature with two great lenses and two educational Nikon School Online courses.
The included AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G VR and AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lenses will extend your range of shooting possibilities and help you expand your imaging horizons. Included in the kit are Nikon School Online courses on macro and landscape photography so you can get up and running with your new lenses in no time!
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There’s So Much More to See
With an expansive ultra-wide-angle of view, the included AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G VR lets you play with composition and depth-of-field in an exciting new way—foreground, middle ground, background, symmetry, dramatic skies and more. Super compact, lightweight and equipped with Vibration Reduction (VR) image stabilization for sharper handheld shooting, this is the lens you'll want with you on your next adventure.
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Get Closer Than You Could Imagine
Macro photography promises fun, unique ways to capture the things that amaze you most, whether it's the petal of a flower, the eye of an insect or the tiny toes of a newborn baby.
The AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G provides high resolution and contrast from infinity to life-size (1X) so you can focus extra close on your subjects, allowing you to get lost in the tiny details of life.
- Learn more about the AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens (View in a new window)
Two Nikon School Online Courses Included in the Kit
Get started quickly and learn how to make the most of your two new lenses with the included Nikon School Online courses: Exploring Dynamic Landscape Photography featuring Taylor Glenn and Discovering Macro Photography featuring Joey Terrill. Interested in creating images showing the detail only seen with a macro lens? Want to learn how to make a stunning landscape photograph, not just take one? These Nikon School courses will help you to see your world differently, from the most minute subjects to the widest vistas.
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- Learn more about Discovering Macro Photography with Joey Terrill (View in a new window)
The number of cameras compatible with AF-P NIKKOR lenses is limited.
Even for compatible cameras, firmware update may be required*. Fully compatible models: D850, D500, D7500, D5600, D5500, D5300*, D3500, D3400, D3300* and later models
Compatible models with limited functions: D5, D810 series, Df, D750, D7200, D7100, D5200, Nikon 1 series with the FT-1
Incompatible models: D4 series, D3 series, D2 series, D1 series, D800 series, D700, D610, D600, D300 series, D200, D100, D7000, D5100, D5000, D90, D80, D70 series, D3200, D3100, D3000, D60, D50, D40 series, film cameras
For more information, view the Nikon Lens Compatibility Chart.
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Macro Rings and Close-up Lenses
Macro Rings and Close-up Lenses are devices that enable high magnification with almost any objective lens. Thus, you can get a lot of new subjects for shooting on existing equipment. However, it is often not clear exactly how much magnification you will get, and besides, it may turn out that the best solution is to buy a specialized macro lens.
Overview of macro rings
The macro ring is a hollow cylinder that is inserted between the camera and the lens so that the lens moves away from the sensor. This increase in distance allows the lens to focus closer, which in turn provides increased magnification. Unlike most lens accessories, macro rings do not add any additional optics and are therefore relatively inexpensive and simple devices. nine0003
| Select magnification: | 1:2 (0.5X) | 1:1 (1.0X) |
Note: The diagram assumes the lens is symmetrical (pupil magnification = 1).
The macro ring increases the magnification of the lens by an amount equal to the ratio of gain to focal length . For example, a 25mm macro ring with a 50mm lens will give a magnification increase of 0.5X. Thus, if the original magnification of the lens was 0.15X, the resulting magnification would be 0.15X+0.5X=0.65X. The closest focusing distance will be reduced accordingly to approximately 21 cm.
| Magnification 0.15X typical 50mm lens | Magnification 0.65X with macro ring 25mm |
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Note: These examples were taken on a full-frame camera with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens.
Every lens has some distance to the sensor that allows it to focus on objects. Lenses with shorter focusing distances usually have a longer distance to the sensor and thus benefit less from macro rings. Try experimenting with different types of lenses in the calculator to see how increasing the distance to the sensor affects magnification:
| Own increase | X | |
| Lens focal length | mm | |
| Macro ring thickness | mm | |
| Final zoom Closest focusing distance* | ||
* measured as distance from camera sensor to object
Note that the macro rings give a minimal increase in magnification when used with telephoto lenses - unfortunately this is their main disadvantage.
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Macro rings are usually referred to in terms of their thickness in millimetres. Most manufacturers offer macro rings in the 8-35mm range, but you can stack multiple rings in a row for even more noticeable gains. Examples include Canon 25mm EF II, Nikon 8mm PK-8 and Kenko DG 12mm, among many others. Macro rings usually contain the basic electrical circuits that provide signal transmission between the lens and the camera (for example, for autofocus).
Important considerations. Image quality is not a factor when choosing between different manufacturers of macro rings (they all contain the same low dispersion air). However, build quality can be an important consideration, especially if you plan to use it with heavy telephoto lenses. Also, old macro rings don't always work with newer lenses designed for smaller (cropped) sensors.
Pros and cons of macro rings
Although macro rings are amazingly flexible, they are not always the best tool.
You need to weigh all their pros and cons:
Benefits of macro rings
- Much cheaper than buying a dedicated macro lens.
- Allows you to easily and flexibly increase the magnification of virtually any lens - including already purchased macro lenses.
- Do not introduce additional optical elements between the subject and the
camera (thus minimizing any potential loss in image quality). - Provide consistent, predictable image quality regardless of macro ring manufacturer. nine0098
Shortcomings of macro rings
- Increases magnification only marginally for telephoto lenses.
- Causes the lens to lose its ability to focus on distant subjects.
- The f-stop set on the camera may not correspond to the true f-stop obtained by the
macro ring (as described in the article on macro lenses: true f-stop). - Causes the lens to focus closer than expected.
Images at high magnification will therefore be of poorer quality than those taken with a dedicated macro lens. nine0098 - Requires the lens to be detached from the camera whenever the magnification needs to be changed (which increases the risk of contaminating the camera sensor with dust).
- When using zoom lenses, the image may momentarily lose focus when changing the focal length.
If any of the above disadvantages is potentially a problem, consider purchasing a dedicated macro lens or close-up lens (see below).
Close-up lens overview
A close-up lens is a special kind of lens that is wound in front of the front lens of the lens in the same way as a conventional filter. In essence, close-up lenses are a type of magnifying glass placed between the lens and the subject. For this reason, they are often referred to as "close-up filters".
The principle of the close-up filter is to reduce the effective focal length for any lens with which it is used.
This shortening of the focal length means that the gain should increase accordingly - which leads to an increase in the image in the same way as it happens when using macro rings:
| Without close-up filter | With close-up filter |
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A close-up filter is usually labeled in terms of "diopter", which corresponds to the magnification multiplier. Larger values mean a proportional increase in magnification, however, the image quality usually decreases accordingly. Values in the region of +2 to +5 diopters are typical, but higher values can be obtained by using several close-up lenses one on top of the other. nine0003
Note that close-up filters increase magnification significantly more when used at longer focal lengths. For example, a 50mm lens requires +10 diopters to achieve a magnification of only 0.5X, while a 200mm lens needs only +2.5 diopters for this purpose. On the other hand, a single close-up lens can be too powerful (and unnecessarily reduce image quality) when used with a 200mm telephoto lens, while it will be just right for an 80mm lens.
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Pros and cons of close-up lenses
As with macro rings, it is important to weigh the inherent advantages and disadvantages when choosing a close-up lens:
Advantages of close-up lenses macro rings:
Lens
Focal length Own
increase → With macro rings With lenses
close-up 12 mm 25 mm +2 diopters +4 diopters 50 mm 0.15X 0.39X 0.65X 0.25X 0.45X 100 mm 0.14X 0.26X 0.39X 0.34X 0.54X 200 mm 0.16X 0.22X 0.29X 0.56X 0.96X
Lenses used for comparison:
Canon EF 50mm f/1.
4 USM, Canon EF 100mm f/2.0 USM, Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 II USM
- Produce more light at a given f-stop, than macro rings (because the true f-stop does not increase). However, if both are adjusted to the specified depth of field and magnification, they will let in about the same amount of light.
- The lens retains the ability to focus on distant objects. nine0098
- Do not require detaching the lens from the camera.
Disadvantages of close-up lenses
- Disadvantages. Different filter sizes require different close-up lenses. In addition, there are no close-up lenses larger than 77 mm in diameter.
- Has little effect on magnification at focal lengths less than 80mm.
- Reduce the working distance at a given magnification
(distance between the object and the front lens element) - Adds an additional optical element between the camera and the subject, which may reduce image quality. Although double element close-up lenses minimize most quality loss.
- Often cost more than macro rings (but still less than a dedicated macro lens).
- May interfere with other filters.
Other macro options
Although macro rings and close-up lenses are the two most common ways to increase magnification, there are other options. Popular alternatives include:
Bellows . In fact, these are macro rings with variable thickness. They are usually much more expensive than simple macro rings, but add the ability to rotate the lens to control depth of field. However, bellows can be quite bulky and usually require studio use and a tripod.
Reverse rings . They allow you to mount the lens in the reverse direction, so that the front lens is attached to the camera with this ring, and the back (usually hidden) part of the lens looks out. Lenses with a short focal length will allow you to close the focus distance and increase the magnification. The main disadvantage of reversing rings is that they create an extremely narrow range of focusing distances.
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Cropping . The size of an object in a print can be enlarged by cropping the image. This is the easiest option if you have some headroom in resolution (which is often the case with today's multi-megapixel cameras).
For a more detailed overview of macro lenses, see article
"Macro Lenses: Zoom, Depth of Field, and True F-Stop"
Introduction to Macro Photography explains the basics of macro photography
Cosina has announced new Voigtlander lenses for Nikon Z and Fujifilm X, and adapter VM-E Close Focus II
All lenses shown have manual focus and iris adjustment. Three of them have a Nikon Z mount - Apo Lanthar 50 mm F2, Apo Lanthar 35 mm F2 for full frame sensors and Nokton D 23 mm F1.2 for APS-C sensors. The last, fourth lens, the Nokton 23 mm F1.2, is equipped with a Fujifilm X mount. Along with these lenses, Cosina also introduced the new Voigtlander VM-E Close Focus II adapter.
02/25/2022
Apo Lanthar 50 mm F2 and Apo Lanthar 35 mm F2 full frame Nikon Z mount lenses
These lenses have a lot in common. Both of them are apochrams and allow you to correct chromatic aberrations for three wavelengths of the color spectrum. Their optical schemes differ somewhat in the number of groups and elements, but both have aspherical and low dispersion lenses:
- 35 mm F2 - 11 elements in 9 groups, two aspherical lenses, five lenses made of low dispersion glass. nine0003
- 50 mm F2 - 10 elements in 8 groups, two aspherical lenses, two ED glass lenses.
Both lenses feature a 12-blade aperture mechanism that allows aperture adjustment from f/2 to f/16. At the same time, at certain values, the petals will form a perfectly round hole: for 35 mm F2, these are f / 2, f / 2.8, f / 5.6 and f / 16; for 50 mm F2 it is f/2, f/2.8 and f/16. As for the minimum focusing distance, for a 35mm lens it is 0.
35m, and for a 50mm lens it is 0.45m
Both the 35 mm F2 and 50 mm F2 have electronic contacts that allow communication with the camera body. This enables EXIF data transfer, manual focus assist functions, and interoperability with image stabilization matrix (IBIS) if available on the camera.
Both lenses have a black metal body and a thread for mounting filters with a diameter of 52 mm. Dimensions and weight differ slightly: Ø68x64mm, 347g for a 50mm lens and Ø68x70mm, 360g for a 35mm lens. nine0003
APS-C lenses Nokton D 23 mm F1.2 Nikon Z and Nokton 23 mm F1.2 Fujifilm X
These lenses differ only in terms of design and ergonomics. The Fujifilm X mount lens is all black, while the Nikon Z mount version has a decorative silver ring on the body. The appearance and location of the focus and aperture rings also differ. For example, the focus ring on a Nikon Z mount lens is more "massive" and is located in front of the body. In addition, the Fujifilm X mount lens is slightly lighter and more compact.
It has dimensions Ø59.3×43.8 mm and weighs 214 gr. For a Nikon Z mount lens, these parameters are: Ø65.8 × 45.2 mm, and 240 gr.
Otherwise, both lenses are almost identical and offer the following technical specifications:
- Optical design of 10 elements in 6 groups, including one double-sided aspherical lens and two lenses of low dispersion glass.
- 12-blade aperture mechanism that allows aperture adjustment from f/1.2 to f/16
- Minimum focusing distance 0.18 m, threaded for 46 mm filters
- Electronic contacts available to enable EXIF data transmission, manual focus assist functions available, and interaction with image stabilization matrix (IBIS) if available in camera. Fujifilm X mount lens also supports parallax correction when used on X-Pro 3 camera
Voigtlander VM-E Close Focus II adapter. nine0026
This is an adapter for attaching Voigtländer VM and ZEISS ZM lenses to Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras.
