Pre-Owned - Nikon 28mm PC-Nikkor F/3.5 FUNGUS AS-IS
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Lens has fungus under the front element. Please see photos for details.
The Nikon PC-Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 is a classic mechanical, manual-focus perspective control (shift) lens originally introduced by Nikon in October 1980. Designed primarily for architectural, interior, and landscape photography, it allows photographers to shift the lens elements up to 11mm to correct converging vertical lines (such as keystoning when shooting tall buildings) directly in-camera.
Technical Specifications
According to the official Nikon NIKKOR 28mm f/3.5 PC Specifications, the key physical and optical attributes of the lens include:
• Focal Length: 28mm
• Aperture Range: f/3.5 to f/22
• Optical Construction: 9 elements in 8 groups
• Diaphragm Blades: 9 blades
• Minimum Focus Distance: 0.3 meters (approx. 1 foot)
• Filter Size: 72mm
• Lens Mount: Non-AI Nikon F-mount
• Weight & Size: 375 grams; 86 x 69 mm
• Perspective Control: Up to 11mm shift with 360-degree rotation capability
Key Mechanics & Operation
• Screw-Type Shift Mechanism: Rather than a simple slide, it utilizes a precise screw-driven knob that provides linear movements. This allows micro-adjustments without gravity causing the lens to slip out of position.
• Preset Aperture System: The lens has no mechanical aperture linkage to the camera body. It features a dual-ring preset aperture design, allowing you to set your target f-stop on one ring and use the second ring to quickly toggle the blades open for focusing and closed for shooting.
• Stop-Down Metering: There is a strong consensus among users on Reddit that light metering must be performed in the un-shifted position using stop-down metering. Shifting the lens skews the light entering the camera's meter, leading to inaccurate exposures if metered post-shift.
