The Nikon AF-8D f/2 20mm Lens is a compact ultra-wide-angle lens constructed with superb optical design for architecture, wedding and landscape photography. It features 94-degree (70-degree with Nikon DX format) picture coverage with edge-to-edge sharpness. The Close Range Correction (CRC) system provides high performance at both near and far focusing distances, for distortion-free pictures as close as 0.85 feet. The Nikon AF-8D f/2 20mm Lens sports the Nikon "Close-Range Correction" system to provide high performance at all focusing distances through independent internal floating lens elements. D-type and G-type Nikkors relay subject-to-camera distance information to AF Nikon camera bodies and this then makes possible advances like 3D Matrix Metering and 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash. To enhance the performance of its optical lens elements, Nikon employs an exclusive multilayer lens coating that helps reduce ghost and flare to a negligible level. Nikon Super Integrated Coating achieves a number of objectives, including minimized reflection in the wider wavelength range and superior color balance and reproduction. Nikon Super Integrated Coating is especially effective for lenses with a large number of elements, like our Zoom-Nikkors. Also, Nikon's multilayer coating process is tailored to the design of each particular lens. The number of coatings applied to each lens element is carefully calculated to match the lens type and glass used, and also to assure the uniform color balance that characterizes Nikkor lenses. This results in lenses that meet much higher standards than the rest of the industry. The Close-Range Correction (CRC) system is one of Nikon's most important focusing innovations, for it provides superior picture quality at close focusing distances and increases the focusing range. With CRC, the lens elements are configured in a "floating element" design wherein each lens group moves independently to achieve focusing. This ensures superior lens performance even when shooting at close distances.
