We love our manual focus Nikkor lenses! Part 2
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Through the Nikon Series E 70-210mm f/4, on a D40. I like the sharpness in the eyes, you can see my legs reflected in them.
This lens is pretty remarkable given its price and (considered at that time) lower quality plasticky housing compared to the main NIKKOR line.
This lens is pretty remarkable given its price and (considered at that time) lower quality plasticky housing compared to the main NIKKOR line.
Last one. Another sample from the 20mm f/2.8 AIS on the D750. It's a pretty good lens for environmental portraits if handled well. I like its longer than normal hyperfocal distance & stretching effect near the corners. Pardon the rather forced smile on my kid, post 9-hour flight and 1-hour car ride...
Taken through the 20mm f/2.8 AIS, with D750. I like the images that come out from this wide angle.
Very nice set. You have to tell where this was taken - the last of the old style play ground I suppose?
I see you still mix and use F4, FE, D40 and D750. Wow! I have many film cameras but they are consigned for display only!
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This lens never ceases to amaze me! Good old Nikon Lens Series E 75-150mm f/3.5! Zoom ring is loose, but each time I spend a few min putting two layers of scotch tape at the back along the lens barrel solves it (I remove the tape when done so that it will not leave any mark on the lens barrel).
Chingay 20 February 2016. Nikon Df, Nikon Lens Series E 75-150mm f/3.5, focal length unrecorded (likely 120-150mm), ISO 4500, 1/125 f/5.6
Light PP in LR. Shines even in poor lighting!
I think I may be getting over the sentimental feeling about old Nikkors. This one was done with my old 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q; while it is nice, I found the contrast and colour to fall significantly behind "modern" lenses. My feel right now is that those old non-Ai lenses with "C", e.g. 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor-P.C., Ai and AiS to be good. Have not had the chance to do a critical comparison with Nano Coated lenses.
Tokushima, Japan, 11 February 2016. Nikon Df, 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q, ISO 100, 1/1000 f/3.5
This lens I really like - 80-200mm f/4.5 Ai last version (square rear cutout). I did not compare this against the newer 80-200mm f/4 AiS directly, but subjectively I feel that the older 80-200/4.5 Ai last version is sharper than the 80-200/4 AiS. And yes I have these 2 lenses, along with 2 copies (black and chrome ring versions) of the 75-150E, and 100-300mm f/5.6 AiS! O this loose zoom ring cannot be solved with scotch tape.
Fukuoka, Japan, 14 February 2016 (yes, Valentine's Day and I was out on a business trip!). Nikon Df, 80-200mm f/4.5 Ai (last version), 200mm, ISO 100, 1/200 f/4.5
Chingay 20 February 2016. Nikon Df, Nikon Lens Series E 75-150mm f/3.5, focal length unrecorded (likely 120-150mm), ISO 4500, 1/125 f/5.6
Light PP in LR. Shines even in poor lighting!
I think I may be getting over the sentimental feeling about old Nikkors. This one was done with my old 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q; while it is nice, I found the contrast and colour to fall significantly behind "modern" lenses. My feel right now is that those old non-Ai lenses with "C", e.g. 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor-P.C., Ai and AiS to be good. Have not had the chance to do a critical comparison with Nano Coated lenses.
Tokushima, Japan, 11 February 2016. Nikon Df, 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q, ISO 100, 1/1000 f/3.5
This lens I really like - 80-200mm f/4.5 Ai last version (square rear cutout). I did not compare this against the newer 80-200mm f/4 AiS directly, but subjectively I feel that the older 80-200/4.5 Ai last version is sharper than the 80-200/4 AiS. And yes I have these 2 lenses, along with 2 copies (black and chrome ring versions) of the 75-150E, and 100-300mm f/5.6 AiS! O this loose zoom ring cannot be solved with scotch tape.
Fukuoka, Japan, 14 February 2016 (yes, Valentine's Day and I was out on a business trip!). Nikon Df, 80-200mm f/4.5 Ai (last version), 200mm, ISO 100, 1/200 f/4.5
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This is the playground at Dakota Crescent, next to Mountbatten Station. It will be torn down at the end of this year.
I gave the film cameras and lenses away some years ago, keeping only the 20mm because I really like it. In fact I bought a full-frame body just to use it. The 70-210 Series E was a later addition, a friend bought for me while he was in HK, didn't expect it to be good.
Finally got the AiS 100-300mm f/5.6 out for a spin. Weighing in at 930 g, it is a monster of a lens, too heavy. Sharp and nice contrast, as in many reviews' comments, it works well with a 5T or 6T 2-element close-up lens (I used a 5T for some shots). It is a slow lens at f/5.6 (as are many of the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lenses), relatively cheap way of getting to 300mm. But a manual lens not less, a bit difficult to use. Final analysis, sharp and nice, but too heavy and slow in use.
Nikon Df AiS 100-300mm f/5.6, 1/320 f/8, ISO 1100
Nikon Df AiS 100-300mm f/5.6, 1/320 f/8, ISO 1100
A favourite lens of mine, the good old 80-200mm f/4.5 Ai last version with square rear protector.
It was a rainy day, you can see the rain streak in the background.
Nikon Df, Ai 80-200mm f/4.5, 1/200 f/4.5, ISO 1100, LR saturation added, resized.
It was a rainy day, you can see the rain streak in the background.
Nikon Df, Ai 80-200mm f/4.5, 1/200 f/4.5, ISO 1100, LR saturation added, resized.
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