Nikon AI Set by Limelight
Our most versatile vintage lens set: natural, balanced, and quietly expressive.
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Nikon’s AI and AI-S lenses dominated the 35mm SLR market in the 1970s and 80s. These lenses are known for good contrast, strong color, modest flares, and gentle halation when shot wide open. They are sharp, but with less micro contrast than the Leica R lens, for example. Highlights have a beautiful slight glow.
Mount: Converted to Canon EF
Standardized Front Diameter: 72mm
Coverage: Full Frame
Range: 20mm–200mm
Rate: $90/day | $400/week
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Main Set
Nikkor-UD Auto 20mm f/3.5
Nikkor AI-S 24mm f/2.0
Nikkor AI 28mm f/2.8
Nikkor AI 35mm f/2.0
Nikkor AI 50mm f/1.4
Nikkor Micro-AI 55mm f/3.5
Nikkor AI 85mm f/1.8
Nikkor Micro-AI 105mm f/4.0
Nikkor AI 135mm f/2.8
Nikkor AI 200mm f/4
Additional Add-ons
Nikkor AI-S 35-70mm f/3.5
Nikkor AI 43-86mm f/3.5
Nikon AI lenses offer a balanced blend of technical precision and subtle vintage character. Compared to more expressive vintage glass, they produce stronger contrast, richer colors, and more restrained flares while still maintaining gentle highlight halation when shot wide open.
For DPs, this makes the set an excellent choice when consistency and reliability are priorities, without giving up the organic rendering that makes vintage optics so rewarding to shoot with.
The Limelight Nikon AI set is available for vintage lens rental in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is designed for filmmakers, cinematographers, directors, and production teams working on films, music videos, commercials, documentaries, and TVC productions across Cambodia and Southeast Asia.
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