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Rent NowSigma 24mm f/2.8 Super Wide II Macro Lens (Nikon AI-S Mount)
Vintage Wide-Angle Prime with Close-Focus Capability Sold AS-IS (Internal Fungus)
The Sigma 24mm f/2.8 Super Wide II Macro is a unique, vintage wide-angle prime lens featuring a native Nikon AI-S mount. Highly regarded for its versatile 24mm perspective, this lens bridges the gap between standard wide-angle and ultra-wide focal lengths—making it ideal for architecture, expansive landscapes, and street photography on both film and digital Nikon F-mount cameras.
What truly sets the “Super Wide II” apart is its advanced close-focus macro capability, allowing photographers to capture tight foreground subjects against a wide, sweeping background. The AI-S mount ensures full mechanical aperture coupling with compatible Nikon SLRs and DSLRs.
Please note: This lens is being sold strictly AS-IS for parts, repair, cleaning, or specialized experimental photography. The internal glass elements exhibit visible lines of fungus. All sales are final.
Key Features & Optical Design
Unique Wide-Angle Macro Engineering: Unlike standard wide primes, this specialized macro-capable lens allows for extreme close-up focusing. This enables dramatic perspective shots where foreground details are highly magnified against an expansive background.
Versatile 24mm Perspective: Provides a generous field of view that captures wide spaces without the extreme, unnatural rectilinear distortion often found in 20mm or wider lenses.
Constant f/2.8 Maximum Aperture: Offers solid low-light capability and depth-of-field control while maintaining a very compact, travel-friendly physical footprint.
Tactile Mechanical Control: A purely mechanical manual focus lens featuring a smooth, dampened focus ring and a physical aperture ring, giving you complete, deliberate control over your exposure and zone-focusing planes.
Standardized 52mm Filter Thread: Outfitted with a highly common 52mm front thread size, making it simple to attach vintage circular polarizers, ND filters, and standard caps.
Nikon AI-S Mount Compatibility: Natively interfaces with classic Nikon film bodies and higher-end digital DSLRs, and serves as an excellent candidate for adapting to modern mirrorless systems.
Item Condition & Diagnostic Notes (AS-IS)
Optical State (Fungus): DEFECTIVE / POOR. The internal optics contain visible lines of fungus growing inside the glass elements. This biological growth will cause soft-focus artifacts, a noticeable loss of overall image contrast, and blooming/flaring when shooting toward bright light sources. This lens is best suited for buyers experienced in lens teardowns and optical cleaning, or those looking to capture images with a stylized, dreamy vintage lo-fi character.
Mechanical Status: The mechanical housing is fully functional. The manual focus ring rotates properly across its range, and the manual aperture ring clicks cleanly through its stops. The aperture blades are clean and responsive.
Cosmetic Presentation: The exterior lens barrel shows standard signs of age and previous handling, including minor surface scuffs and light finish wear.
Technical Specifications
Lens Classification: Vintage Wide-Angle Close-Focus Prime
Lens Mount Type: Nikon AI-S Mount (F-Mount)
Focal Length: 24mm (36mm equivalent on DX-format crop sensors)
Maximum Aperture: f/2.8
Minimum Aperture: f/22
Focus Control: Manual Focus Only (No Autofocus Motor)
Close-Focus Feature: Special High-Magnification Macro Performance
Filter Thread Interface: 52 mm
Chassis Construction: Polycarbonate and Metal Hybrid Assembly
