November 2025, Nikon Kenkyukai 2

November 2025, Nikon Kenkyukai 2

CINE Nikkor Collection

CINE-NIKKOR 6.5mm F1.8

Nice collection of CINE Nikkor lenses for 16mm filmmaking were on display. All lenses are in the traditional C-mount.

CINE Nikkor Collection

CINE-NIKKOR 6.5mm F1.8, 72mm Filter Thread

CINE-NIKKOR 6.5mm F1.8

One of the members showed us two very rare CINE-NIKKOR 6.5mm F1.8 lenses. It is an ultra-wide-angle Cine-Nikkor lens for 16mm filmmaking. The front lens is very large and the filter diameter is 72mm. According to the technical manual, the lens consists of 12 elements in 10 groups, with an angle of view of 88 degrees. In terms of Nikkor lenses for 35mm cameras, the angle of view is somewhere between a 20mm (94 degrees) and a 24mm (84 degrees) wide-angle lens.

I'll show you the price in 1982. Excerpted from Nikon's Standard Price List for Industrial Lenses (August 11, 1982 edition).

CINE-NIKKOR

6.5mm F1.8 260,000 yen
10mm F1.8    62,500 yen
25mm F1.4    49,500 yen
50mm F1.8    58,300 yen
100mm F2.8    59,300 yen

All CINE-NIKKOR 6.5mm F1.8 lenses on the market have the serial number 8270XX. Both numbers are in the double digits, and it is believed that only two-digit numbers were manufactured and sold.

CINE-NIKKOR 6.5mm F1.8, Mount

CINE-NIKKOR 6.5mm F1.8

Now let me show you some photos taken with a CINE-NIKKOR 6.5mm F1.8 lens. The camera is a Nikon 1 J5. The shooting locations were Ginza and Hibiya in Tokyo.

CINE-NIKKOR 6.5mm F1.8, Nikon 1 J5
Photo: Copyright (c) 2025, uv_tokyo (@uv761), All Rights Reserved.

Cine-NIKKOR C 25mm F1.2

The Cine-NIKKOR C 25mm F1.2 is also a very rare lens. It was exhibited at a special exhibition at the Nikon Museum in 2021. It has the fastest F1.2 aperture among Cine-Nikkor lenses for 16mm film making.

Cine-NIKKOR C 25mm F1.2

Cine-NIKKOR C 25mm F1.2, Nikon Museum

From the special exhibition at the Nikon Museum in October 2021.
Cine-NIKKOR C 25mm F1.2 1956
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Now let me show you some photos taken with a Cine-NIKKOR C 25mm F1.2 lens. The camera is a Nikon 1 J5. The shooting locations were Meiji Jingu Shrine, Harajuku in Tokyo.

Cine-NIKKOR C 25mm F1.2, Nikon 1 J5
Photo: Copyright (c) 2025, uv_tokyo (@uv761), All Rights Reserved.

Cine-NIKKOR 10mm F1.8

Encyclopedia of CINE-NIKKOR

CINE-NIKKOR 50mm F1.8 and 13mm F1.8

CINE-NIKKOR 25mm F1.8

CINE-NIKKOR 75mm F2

CINE-NIKKOR 100mm F2.8

Nikon 1 amd C Mount Adapter

CINE-ZOOM-NIKKOR

CINE-ZOOM-NIKKOR 17-70mm F2.2

This CINE-ZOOM-NIKKOR 17-70mm F2.2 is a set housed in its original case, and is a valuable item that comes complete with dedicated filters and a dedicated hood.

CINE-ZOOM-NIKKOR 17-70mm F2.2

CINE-ZOOM-NIKKOR 17-85mm F2.5

A prototype of the CINE-ZOOM-NIKKOR 17-85mm F2.5 was on display at the Nikon Museum's special exhibition. I'll show you a photo for your reference.

CINE-ZOOM-NIKKOR 17-85mm F2.5, Nikon Museum

From the special exhibition at the Nikon Museum in October 2021.
CINE-ZOOM-NIKKOR 17-85mm F2.5 1966
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Nikon SUPER ZOOM

These are 8mm motion picture cameras that use Kodak Super 8 film cartridges. The Nikon R10 SUPER ZOOM was Nikon's highest-end 8mm movie camera, released in October 1973. The R10 was a luxurious camera with a 7-70mm F1.4 10x zoom lens (10 groups, 14 elements). The price in 1982 was expensive at 165,000 yen.

Nikon R8 and R10

Nikon R10 SUPER ZOOM

Nikon R8 SUPER ZOOM

Nikon R8 and Close-up Lens

Close-up Lens EC-1

Nikon R10 SUPER ZOOM

Nikon R8 SUPER ZOOM

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