Nikon 20mm f/2.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras | 
| Brand: Nikon
List Price: $689.00
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Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Focal Length: 20
Minimum Focal Length: 20
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.1 x 4 x 3.6
MPN: 1913
Model: 1913
UPC: 018208019137
EAN: 0018208019137
ASIN: B00005LEOC
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| Features:
| • | Compact ultra-wide-angle lens construction | | • | Superb optical design for architecture, wedding, and landscape photography | | • | 94-degree (70-degree with Nikon DX format) picture coverage with edge-to-edge sharpness | | • | Close Range Correction for distortion-free pictures as close as 0.85 feet | | • | Nikon Super Integrated Coating for minimized flare and ghost, providing good color balance |
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Product Description
Nikon is a precision optical company with worldwide manufacturing, research and marketing capabilities. The Nikon name is equated with extraordinary photographic performance, innovation, precision and optical quality.PRODUCT FEATURES:Close Range correction (CRC) system provides high performance at both near and far focusing distances;Superb optical design for architecture, wedding and landscape photography;Close-Range correction for distortion-free pictures as close as 0.85 feet.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Competent performer March 28, 2005
J. Bert
38 out of 40 found this review helpful
The Nikon AF20mm f2.8 was designed as a "pro" wideangle lens back in the days when 20mm in autofocus was as wide as you could get. Originally introduced in 1989 it was the AF equivalent of the manual focus design of 1984 and uses the same optical formula as the MF. The subsequent addition of the D chip has changed nothing else. In it's day an AF 20mm was pretty radical and it was only superceeded in 1993 by wider primes as the pros sought wider and wider views. For most amateurs however 20mm on film will get you into the "superwide" range without breaking the bank. For digital shooters, dealing with the 1.5 magnification factor in Nikon D-SLRs, it becomes effectively 30mm, which is still wide enough for most situations.
Optically it delivers typical Nikon high color saturation and contrast, with distortions well controlled for it's focal length. While it is reasonably free from flare I strongly recommend the optional HB-4 lenshood designed for it and polarizing will be dificult for film shooters due to vignetting caused by the thick polarizing filter mounts of a "standard" polarizer. Digital shooters should not have this problem because the camera's sensor is only using the central portion of the projected circle - inside the area of vignetting.
Mechanically it is all metal and well constructed with an nice "solid" feel to it for an AF lens but those of us who still miss the old manual focus "tanks" will find the undamped focusing ring a little too "loose" when manually focused. As part of a planned outfit, it can form the wide angle anchor for a travel kit standardized on 62mm filters. Add Nikon's 28-105AF 3.5-4.5 and 70-210AF 4.5-5.6 and you have a lightweight kit for either film or digital SLR's
Very Good 20mm lens from Nikon July 30, 2005
John Kwok (New York, NY USA)
8 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is an excellent lens for landscape photography, other travel photography, and perhaps even interior photography, if you need to cover a wide area. This 20mm Nikkor is a relatively old design, dating at least twenty-odd years, but it is still a capable performance with fine contrast and resolution. Without question, it is a fine lens for both digital and film photography. If I was still using Nikon equipment, I wouldn't hesitate adding this lens to my kit.
 Amazing lens July 27, 2008
A. Gomez
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I use this lens with D80, specially for landscape photography. This is an excellent wide angle lens; sharp and fast.
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