Nikkor lens is a brand of lens manufactures by the Nikon Corporation, which is a leading multinational company which specializes in imaging and optics. Nikkor lens can also be used as camera lenses for the camera Manufactured by the Nikon Corporation, the Nikon F-mount. The Nikkor lens was originally introduced in 1932 by Nippon Kogaku K.K which was the original brand name of the Nikon Corporation. Although the Nikkor lens designation was originally given to its highest quality lenses, recently almost all lens produced by Nikon is branded as Nikkor lens. Due to over 75 years of experience in making optical lens, Nikkor lens are very highly regarded by professionals who demand clarity, precision and reliability.
There are famous Nikkor lens that are used in the imaging and optical industry. They include the F-mount lens that are used by the 35 mm SLR and DSLR cameras, lenses that are used in large format photography, microscope objectives, Nikonos underwater camera amphibious lens and industry lens. Presently the most marketed and developed brand of Nikkor lens is the photographic lenses for the Nikon F-mount camera.
There are different types of Nikkor lens to choose from since different imaging or optical situations demand different types of lens. Mainly, the Nikkor lens can be categorized as automatic and manual. However, even within the automatic category lens are classified as wide angle, standard, telephoto and close up. Each of these lens are specialized to perform a specific task and therefore, it is vital that one chooses the correct lens for the correct job. Even if the lenses are of high quality, one would not get the desired results if a wrong type of lens is used.
Nikkor lens are typically more expensive when compared with the other types of lenses in the market. The price will also differ within the Nikkor lens depending on the type of the lens. Although one would be tempted to go for a lens that is less expensive, it is always better to purchase a high quality photography lens as otherwise one will not be able to capture all the details of a particular shot.
Presently, Nikkor lens can also be purchased online using certain websites. Although this provides much ease to the customer, one should always be careful since the lenses that are offered by certain websites may not be the original Nikkor lens. Thus, it is always advised only to purchase from reputed websites.
