Nikon 85mm f/2
Optic: 5/5 | Angle: 28°30 | Angle DX: 18°50 | Min f/: 22 | Blades: 7 | Close: 0.85 | Macro: 1:8.1 | Focus Throw: 170° | Filter: 52mm | Diam: 63mm | Length: 52.5mm | Total Length: 60.5mm | Weight: 310g
Variants
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| Variant | Years | Edition | Sales | Price Range |
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| Ai | — | — | 6 | £60 – £179 |
| Ai-S | — | — | 14 | £25 – £196 |
| P.C RF | — | — | 10 | £110 – £2,954 |
Sales History
Prices shown are realised prices — auction results and completed eBay sales, never asking prices. Most saleroom figures are hammer prices, before commission; some houses publish a premium-inclusive figure, and we do not adjust for condition. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher. How this figure is calculated.
Prices updated: August 2026
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| Aug 2026 | USD 200 | £150 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Ai-S | |
Title: [MINT w/HOOD] Nikon Ai-s Nikkor 85mm f/2 Portrait Lens for FM2 F3 From JAPAN
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There is a very small amount of lens haze. We will handle any problems promptly and with the utmost care and sincerity. Optics Beautiful condition. Location: Taito-Ku,Tokyo, Japan |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 240 | £179 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Ai | |
Title: Nikon Nikkor 85mm F2 Ai Lens Beautiful Condition
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Nikon Nikkor 85mm F2 Ai Lens Beautiful Condition at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! Location: East Meadow, NY, United States |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 203 | £152 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Ai | |
Title: Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI PRIME portrait lens for F F2 FM2n F3 HP FA FE2 FG EM DF
Description:
Nikon Nikkor 85mm 1:2 AI lens in 8.5 condition. Serial number on the lens is: 264331. This is a MANUAL FOCUS LENS. We do not cover this expense. Aperture blades are clean and snappy). Optics are 8.5 (Glass has fine cleaning marks on the front, that will not affect images. Location: Geneva, NY, United States |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 267 | £200 | 🇺🇸 eBay | P.C RF | |
Title: Nikon Nikkor 8.5cm 85mm f2 P.C Rangefinder Lens Chrome Japan #932
Description:
We want you to receive the item as quickly as possible! Intentional or accidental abuse or neglect. This warranty does not cover Very rough looking. original condition. Location: Indianapolis, IN, United States |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 210 | £157 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Ai-S | |
Title: [MINT] Nikon Ai-s Nikkor 85mm f/2 MF Portrait Prime Lens From JAPAN
Description:
Focus ring is slightly light. ・For the United States. Important Notice Functional;. Weekends are not available because office is closed. There is no balsam separation. Location: INZAI, CHIBA, Japan |
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| Jul 2026 | £136 | £136 | 🇬🇧 eBay | Ai-S | |
Title: Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI-S Manual Focus Prime Lens F Mount #287570
Description:
For sale is a classic Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI-S manual focus prime lens for Nikon F mount cameras. This is a compact short-telephoto lens, ideal for portraits, detail shots, film photography, and use on compatible Nikon digital bodies or mirrorless cameras with the correct adapter. Condition: The lens is in used vintage condition with cosmetic wear to the barrel consistent with age and use. The glass appears clean from the photos, though buyers should review all images carefully. There may be small dust or marks typical of older manual lenses, but nothing obvious from the photos. Tested and working great! Location: Rickmansworth, United Kingdom |
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| Jul 2026 | £196 | £196 | 🇬🇧 eBay | Ai-S | |
Title: *Top Mint* Nikon Ai-S NIKKOR 85mm f/2 Portrait MF Lens From JAPAN #5063
Description:
No mold or fogging. Slight microscopic dust is present when viewed with LED light. Lens : Top Mint. Rear lens cap. ●Optics (Lens). Unused > (Top) Mint (Near) > Excellent (5～1 ) > (Very) Good > As Is > For Parts. Location: gifu, Japan |
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| Jul 2026 | £69 | £55 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 472) Title: A Nikon Nikkor f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
black, serial number 177126, barrel VG, optics F-G with light spotting, with caps. |
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| Jun 2026 | £81 | £65 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 632) Title: A Nikon Nikkor f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
black, serial number 177126, barrel VG, optics F-G with light spotting, with caps. |
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| Mar 2026 | £80 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Ai | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 401) Title: A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai Lens
Description:
A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai Lens, barrel G-VG, elements G-VG, with front and rear caps |
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| Sep 2025 | £60 | £60 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Ai | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 94) Title: A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai Lens
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A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai Lens, serial no 233238, barrel G, elements G, some light fungus spots to front elements, with front and rear caps |
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| Jul 2025 | £25 | £25 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Ai-S | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 431) Title: A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai-S Lens
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A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai-S Lens, serial no 309135, barrel G, elements G, some light fungus to rear elements, with rear cap |
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| May 2025 | £80 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Ai-S | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 184) Title: A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai-S Lens
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A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai-S Lens, serial no 350640, barrel G, some light marks, elements G-VG, with front and rear caps |
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| Mar 2025 | £119 | £95 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Ai-S | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 412) Title: A Nikon f/2 85mm Ais Lens
Description:
black, serial number 339515, barrel VG, optics G-VG with light dust, with rear cap and rigid leather CL-7 case, VG, |
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| Jan 2025 | £175 | £140 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | P.C RF | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 337) Title: A Nippon-Kogaku Nikkor-P.C f/2 8.5cm Lens
Description:
chrome, serial number 397602, barrel G, optics F-G, mostly clear with peripheral fungus behind front element. |
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| Jan 2025 | £80 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Ai | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 51) Title: A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai Lens
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A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai Lens, serial no 199523, barrel G, elements G-VG, with front and rear caps |
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| Aug 2024 | £81 | £65 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Ai-S | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 268) Title: A Nikon Nikkor f/2 85mm AIS Lens
Description:
black, serial number 306467, barrel VG, iris blades slow, focus ring operates smoothly, optics G, with light peripheral dust and a small mark to the |
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| Feb 2024 | £60 | £60 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Ai | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 184) Title: A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai Lens
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A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Ai Lens, serial no 262610, barrel G, elements F, fungus, with unbranded front and rear caps, |
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| Oct 2023 | £150 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Ai-S | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 501) Title: A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI-S Lens
Description:
A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI-S Lens, serial no 308019, barrel VG, elements VG, with front & rea caps, lens manual, in matching serial number maker's |
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| Apr 2023 | £119 | £95 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Ai-S | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 82) Title: A Nikon Ais Nikkor f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
black, serial no. 339763, body, VG-E, elements, E, with maker's caps |
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| Apr 2023 | £130 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Ai-S | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 238) Title: A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI-S Lens
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A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI-S Lens, barrel G-VG, elements VG, with front/rear caps and HS-10 hood |
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| Apr 2023 | £120 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | Ai-S | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 220) Title: A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI-S Lens
Description:
A Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 AI-S Lens, serial no 342148, barrel G-VG, elements G-VG, with unbranded rear and Nikon front cap |
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| Oct 2022 | £100 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Ai-S | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 170) Title: A Nikon Ais Nikkor f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
black, serial no. 277202, body G, elements F-G, slight fungus, with caps |
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| Nov 2020 | £1,054 | £850 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | P.C RF | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 287) Title: A Nikon Nikkor-P.C f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
black, serial no. 404551, body, E, elements, E, with lens hood, caps and maker's case Note: Lot imported under Temporary Admission. 5% UK import VAT |
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| May 2020 | £331 | £270 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | P.C RF | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 158) Title: A Nikon Nikkor-P.C f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
A Nikon Nikkor-P.C f/2 85mm Lens, chrome, serial no. 400904, body, VG, elements, VG-E, with maker's lens hood and cap, together with Nippon Jogaku |
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| Jun 2019 | EUR 650 | £579 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | P.C RF | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 34 (Lot AI_34_37089) Title: Nippon Kogaku Japan f. Contax 2/8.5cm Nikkor P.C
Description:
fast portrait lens in original Contax mount (engraved with 'C' on the barrel - very rare in this version), from the second number sequence, starting with 396301, in beautiful, near mint condition, clean optics, with 2-piece hood, front cap and 8,5cm finder in case, only 3883 lenses were made in Contax mount Estimate: EUR 800 - EUR 1,000 |
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| Apr 2019 | £192 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Ai-S | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 310) Title: A Nikon Ais Nikkor f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
black, serial no. 348450, body, E, elements, E, with paperwork, in maker's box |
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| Nov 2016 | EUR 850 | £739 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | P.C RF | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 30 (Lot AI_30_34064) Title: Nikon 2/8.5cm Nikkor-P.C black
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late type in black paint finish with chrome front ring, rangefinder coupled for M39 screw mount, clean optics, rear cap, matching hood Estimate: EUR 800 - EUR 1,000 |
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| Nov 2016 | EUR 3,400 | £2,954 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | P.C RF | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 30 (Lot AI_30_34872) Title: Nikon 2/8.5cm Nikkor-P.C
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Very early and rare first version 8.5cm lens for Nikon I introduced already in March 1948, produced in April/May 1949. The lens is engraved on the barrel 'MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN' is in near mint original condition, complete with chrome hood, front and rear cap, leather case Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 5,000 |
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| Nov 2016 | USD 225 | £181 | 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin | — | |
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Auction: November 2016 (Lot 34) Title: 85mm Nippon Kogaku f2 Nr. 295344
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85mm Nippon Kogaku f2 Nr. 295344 |
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| Nov 2016 | USD 160 | £129 | 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin | — | |
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Auction: November 2016 (Lot 36) Title: 85mm Nikkor f2 Nr. 403045
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85mm Nikkor f2 Nr. 403045 |
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| Oct 2015 | £80 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Camera & Photographica Equipment Auction Thursday 29th October 2015 at 11:00 (Lot 156) Title: A Nikon Nikkor-P.C f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
A Nikon Nikkor-P.C f/2 85mm Lens, bayonet, chrome, serial no. 287674, body, G-VG, elements, VG, some very faint cleaning marks to front Estimate: £100 - £200 |
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| Oct 2015 | £120 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Camera & Photographica Equipment Auction Thursday 29th October 2015 at 11:00 (Lot 148) Title: A Nikon Nikkor AIS f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
A Nikon Nikkor AIS f/2 85mm Lens, black, serial no. 297587, body, VG-E, elements, E; with original recipt from Grays of Westminster Estimate: £80 - £120 |
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| Jul 2015 | £300 | £300 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica Day 1, Wednesday 1st July 2015 at 10:00 ( Lots 1-643) Day 2, Thursday 2nd July 2015 at 10:00 ( LOts 644-987) (Lot 439) Title: A Nikon Nikkor-P.C f/2 85mm Lens
Description:
A Nikon Nikkor-P.C f/2 85mm Lens, chrome, serial no. 293452, body, VG, elements, VG-E, with maker's lens hood and caps, in case Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Nov 2011 | EUR 750 | £643 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | P.C RF | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 20 (Lot AI_20_13597) Title: Nikkor-P.C 2/8.5cm black
Description:
late type in black paint finish with chrome front ring, in mint condition, caps - ex Tad Sato Collection Estimate: EUR 600 - EUR 800 |
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| Jun 2005 | £420 | £350 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: LEICA, NIKON AND 35MM CAMERAS (Lot 82) Title: Nikkor-P·C f/2 8.5cm. no. 496423
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Nikkor-P·C f/2 8.5cm. no. 496423 Estimate: £300 - £500 |
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| Jun 2004 | £131 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | P.C RF | |
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Auction: LEICA, NIKON AND 35MM CAMERAS (Lot 232) Title: Nikkor-P·C f/2 8.5cm. no. 293716
Description:
Nikkor-P·C f/2 8.5cm. no. 293716 Estimate: £80 - £100 |
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| Jun 2002 | £352 | £300 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | P.C RF | |
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Auction: LEICA, NIKON AND 35MM CAMERAS (Lot 60) Title: Nikkor-P·C f/2 8.5cm. no. 291180
Description:
Nikkor-P·C f/2 8.5cm. no. 291180 Estimate: £300 - £500 |
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| May 2000 | £141 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Magic Lanterns, Optical Toys and Cameras (Lot 228) Title: Nikkor-P·C f/2 8.5cm. no. 294971
Description:
Nikkor-P·C f/2 8.5cm. no. 294971 Estimate: £25 - £100 |
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