An anti-reflective coating developed by Nikon that virtually eliminates internal lens element reflections across a wide range of wavelengths.
NEF
Nikon Electronic Format, Nikon's version of the RAW file. The original, unaltered digital image file produced by a Nikon digital camera.
Negative Film
Color or black-and-white that represents the scene in reversed tones. When reproduced with reversal processing on negative-type photographic paper, the image appears in the same tones as the actual scene.
Neutral Density Filter
A neutral density or ND filter. It reduces the amount of transmitted light without affecting color balance; especially useful when you want to control aperture or shutter speed in brightly lit situations.
NIKKOR
The trade name for camera lenses produced by Nikon.