Nikon NIKKOR AI-S 6-Lens Set is a vintage manual-focus prime package covering 18mm, 24mm, 35mm, 55mm, 85mm and 135mm. The set combines wide-angle, normal and telephoto focal lengths in one coherent Nikon AI-S family, making it useful for narrative work, commercials, music videos, fashion, portraits and projects where a more classic optical character is preferred over the highly corrected look of modern cinema glass. This CamCam rental configuration is prepared in Canon EF mount and uses standardized 77 mm fronts across the set, simplifying camera and filtration workflows.

Six focal lengths from 18mm to 135mm

The set begins with the 18mm f/3.5 and 24mm f/2 for wide interiors, establishing shots and environmental coverage. The 35mm f/1.4 and 55mm f/1.2 form the fast central part of the package, covering wider dialogue, medium shots and natural-perspective framing. For portraits and compressed compositions, the 85mm f/1.4 and 135mm f/2 provide longer focal lengths with strong subject separation. The range is broad enough to cover most of a scene without leaving the same vintage lens family.

Fast AI-S primes for low-light and shallow depth of field

Three of the lenses are especially fast: the 35mm opens to f/1.4, the 55mm to f/1.2 and the 85mm to f/1.4. The 135mm also offers a bright f/2 maximum aperture for its focal length. These apertures give cinematographers significant control over depth of field and make the set attractive for night scenes, practical-light interiors and available-light work. Wide open, the faster vintage lenses can show softer contrast and more visible optical character than modern corrected primes, which can be used creatively rather than treated as a flaw.

55mm f/1.2 for the most expressive wide-open look

The 55mm f/1.2 is the fastest lens in the set and one of its most distinctive creative options. At f/1.2, classic versions of this optical design can produce a softer image with visible spherical-aberration glow around highlights and bright details. Stopping down reduces the effect and increases contrast, so the lens can move between a dreamy, lower-contrast wide-open look and a cleaner image depending on the chosen aperture. This makes it particularly useful for portraits, music videos and stylized close coverage.

Manual-focus mechanics suited to cinema operation

Nikon AI-S lenses are fully manual-focus optics with mechanical aperture control, which makes them predictable and easy to use with follow-focus systems or lens motors after appropriate rigging. There is no dependence on autofocus or electronic focus-by-wire behaviour. For camera crews, the direct mechanical response makes focus marks repeatable and keeps the lenses consistent with traditional cinema operating methods, especially when the set is used for deliberate focus pulls or carefully staged blocking.

Full-frame coverage and unified 77 mm fronts

The lenses were designed for the 35mm film format and therefore cover full-frame sensors. In this CamCam configuration, the set is prepared in Canon EF mount and uses 77 mm fronts across all six focal lengths. The common front size makes it easier to move one set of screw-in filters or front-mounted accessories between lenses, while the EF-mount preparation allows the package to work with a wide range of cinema and mirrorless cameras through appropriate camera-side adapters.

Rent the Nikon NIKKOR AI-S 6-Lens Set at CamCam Rental

At CamCam Rental the six-lens package provides a broad vintage prime range in a production-friendly EF-mount configuration. The set can be combined with matte boxes, follow-focus systems, filtration and compatible cinema cameras depending on the rig. If you are building a project around vintage Nikon rendering or need help choosing which focal lengths best match a shot list, our team can help prepare a practical package before the shoot. Availability can be checked directly on our website, and reservations can be placed online.