Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4

The Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4 is a 85mm portrait lens designed for the NIKON F mount and released in 1981. Manufactured by Nikon, it offers a maximum aperture of f/1.4, covering a 85mm focal range, weighs 620, accepts 72 filters. Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4 is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-04-27. Source: manufacturer specifications.

Mount
NIKON F
Focal Length
85mm
Max Aperture
F/1.4
Type
Portrait
Year
1981
Brand
Nikon

What is the Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4?

The Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4 is a 85mm portrait lens for the NIKON F mount with a maximum aperture of f/1.4. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4 use?

The Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4 uses the NIKON F mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/nikon-f.

What is the maximum aperture of the Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4?

The Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4 has a maximum aperture of f/1.4, placing it in the ultra-fast lens category. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4 released?

The Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4 was released in 1981, placing it within the 1980s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the Nikon AI-S Nikkor 85mm F/1.4?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/187848-nikon-ai-s-nikkor-85mm-f14. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.

Nikon F-mount 85mm prime portrait lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.4 for shallow depth of field and low-light use.

Last verified: 2026-04-27