Few camera lenses helped to define a brand name more than Nikon’s NIKKOR 105mm f/2.5. Produced from 1959 to 2005, this portrait lens underwent five updates during the course of its production run, including a complete makeover, in 1977. Considered by many photographers to be one of the sweetest portrait lenses ever made, it shouldn’t be a surprise to learn it was the very lens used by Steve McCurry when he photographed the legendary “Afghan Girl” cover for National Geographic magazine.
Photographs © Allan Weitz 2020
Based on Nikon’s 10.5cm f/2.5 NIKKOR-P, the 105mm f/2.5 NIKKOR (5 elements in 3 groups, Sonnar-type) was designed by Zenzi Wakimoto, in 1949, as a fast Leica screw-mount telephoto lens for Nikon’s post-war Nikon S-series rangefinder camera. At the time of its release, it was the fastest lens in the 100mm focal range.
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