MACRO Nikkor Family
MACRO Nikkor Family

MACRO Nikkor Family, Special MACRO Lenses for MULTIPHOT

MACRO Nikkor Lenses

The MACRO Nikkor is a macro lens specially designed for the Nikon MULTIPHOT system released in 1968. It's Not MICRO Nikkor. They are MACRO Nikkor lenses. Yes, It's Real MACRO Nikkor Lenses.

A left one is red line Nikkor, MACRO Nikkor 12cm F6.3 lens. A center one is yellow line Nikkor, MACRO Nikkor 65mm F4.5 lens. A right small one is blue line Nikkor, MACRO Nikkor 35mm F4.5 lens.

I placed a MICRO Nikkor 55mm F3.5 lens on the white table to compare size with MACRO Nikkor lenses.

MACRO Nikkor Basic Sets

Kabukiza Theatre and MACRO Nikkor

Beautiful Red Line MACRO Nikkor 12cm F6.3 Lenses

Red Strawberries and MACRO Nikkor 12cm F6.3 Lenses

Beautiful Yellow Line MACRO Nikkor 65mm F4.5 Lenses

Lemons and Bananas and MACRO Nikkor 65mm F4.5 Lenses

Japanese Traditional Old Sweets and MACRO Nikkor Lenses

The highend Macro Nikkor lenses are simple and beautiful like the Japanese traditional old sweets. Little sweets: The Senbon TamajyuKen, KYOTO.

MACRO Nikkor 35mm F4.5 and MACRO Nikkor 19mm F2.8

MACRO Nikkor 35mm F4.5

MACRO Nikkor 19mm F2.8

Yuzu Citron and MACRO Nikkor Lenses

MACRO Nikkor Specifications

The specifications and prices of MACRO Nikkor lenses are shown below.

MACRO NIKKOR SPECIFICATIONS

Lens Thread Magnification Range Standard Magnification Price
(1993, Japan)
12cm F6.3 Leica L39 1/3 X - 4 X 1 X 85,000 YEN
65mm F4.5 Leica L39 3.5 X - 10 X 5 X 80,000 YEN
35mm F4.5 RMS 8 X - 20 X 12 X 64,000 YEN
19mm F2.8 RMS 15 X - 40 X 20 X 79,000 YEN

The price of the MULTIPHOT system dated June 1993 is as follows.

35mm Set  (Set 11)
Nikon 35mm SLR camera
1,395,000 Japanese YEN

4 X 5 Set  (Set 12)
4 X 5 inch Large format camera
1,636,000 Japanese YEN

4 X 5 Set  (Set 13)
4 X 5 inch Large format camera and Nikon 35mm SLR camera
1,809,000 Japanese YEN

MACRO Nikkor Family

Price Transition of Nikon MULTIPHOT System

The price is Japanese YEN.

Date
35mm
4 x 5
35mm and 4 x 5
  February 1970
392,500
533,750
613,850
  July 1970
475,200
595,100
641,900
  January 1973
52,8600
66,5150
731,950
  December 1973
658,900
831,700
912,900
  October 1979
782,000
1,048,000
1,132,000
  April 1980
884,000
1,148,000
1,247,000
  October 1986
1,219,500
1,576,000
1,708,000
  June 1993
1,395,000
1,636,000
1,809,000

Little Pretty RMS Macro Nikkor Lenses

Gingko Nuts and RMS Macro Nikkor

Japanese Traditional Gold Folding Screen and MACRO Nikkor Lenses

Japanese traditional gold folding screen is necessary for the big moment with high formality of Japan.

MACRO Nikkor Family, Special MACRO Lenses for MULTIPHOT

MACRO Nikkor Lenses have a Red, Yellow, Blue or White Line

The Best Essential Lenses for Your Life

The MACRO Nikkor lenses are a great fit for your Nikon Z camera. Perfect for portrait photography, nature photography, scientific photography, poetic photography, everything. Yes, they are the best essential lenses for Your Life.

The Nikon Z camera is perfect for the Macro Nikkor 12cm F6.3 lens

The Nikon Z camera and MACRO Nikkor 65mm F4.5 lens go well together

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