We love our manual focus Nikkor lenses!

[ZeroDivine]

the noct nikkor no doubt is a legendary performer. But having said that, I guess 4k+ is a little too much to pay unless you like collecting lenses.
In due time, nikon will surely come out with a 1.2 normal lens that will outperform the noct nikkor.
Just look at the 28 1.4D, also using the same hand ground aspherical element that caused its price to go insanely high (still is, even in ebay today) but it has been outperformed optically by the latest 24 1.4 with nano coating. All that for only about 2.8 SGD compared to 4k USD in ebay for the old one.

 

[wmayeo]

This is a nice idea to display manual focused with Nikkor lenses.

55mm f/2.8 AIS

 

[COBALT]

I like these. Lovely use of colors and shallow dept-of-field :thumbsup:

Thanks for posting and supporting the thread !

I had the 35 f1.4 ais for a few years. Its a fantastic lens! Using the Nikkor-O Ai'd 35mm f2 as now i desire a more compact and lightweight walkabout set-up.

Nikon 135mm f/2 AI

Nikon 35mm f/1.4 AIS

Nikon 35mm f/1.4 AIS

 

[ZeroDivine]

Thanks Cobalt! will try to dig more old pictures whenever possible since I no longer have those lenses with me now.
Still kinda miss MF ing with these solid old metal lenses though!

 

[chris667198]

28mm f2.8 @ f8

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/4843063677_d7469b0a21_b.jpg

 

[Akatsuki]

this is a very sick and poisonous thread hahah... :thumbsup:

 

[chris667198]

105mm f2.5 @ 2.5

 

[wmayeo]

Another one by 55mm f/2.8 AIS, took this while I was clearing up my room.

 

[giantcanopy]

My share of MF nikkors :

Introducing the Nikon 24mm PCE
Taken with a D80 then, there was much mechanical incompatibilities
But still a workable lens. But far better compatibility with the current crop of pro camera lineup.

Silverfalls, Sounkyo. Tilted

Moiwa Sunset, shifted panorama

OsakaJo one early morning

Sapporo on a dusty evening
Shifted tilted pano

 

[giantcanopy]

Nikon 85mm micro PC, Nikon's first ever tilt/shift lens, which should have been introduced yrs before .. A very razor sharp micro lens, a class of its own.

Shifted Panorama, Sunrise over Toya, Hokkaido

Marina from the Barrage
Stitched Pano

More Marina, the days before MBS was fully up
Stitched Pano

 

[KYFoong]

I hate this thread..... potential to burn pocket. BTW does anyone have this terror (58mm f1.2 NOCT)? If you have, please post some poisonous stuff here.

 

[pam111]

Here's mine but eyes getting bad so had to take it with a AF lens

http://www.flickr.com/photos/petzzz21/5388606454/

 

[Anthony Lee]

Here's mine but eyes getting bad so had to take it with a AF lens

http://www.flickr.com/photos/petzzz21/5388606454/

Classic lens and classic photos. Were all those photos taken with this lens?

 

[greengoblin]

Some more shots using the AIS 50mm f1.2 with Fuji Provia

The next one was shot wide open at f1.2

 

[daredevil123]

Ai 85mm/2 wide open on a D300s

Ais 50mm/1.2 shot at F/1.4 on a D300s

 

[SneakerX]

where can i but one of this legendary lenses? i find old school lenses really nice :bigeyes:

 

[qwerty628]

OMG. AMAZING PICTURES GUYS. Keep it up!!! Keep posting!:thumbsup:

 

[qwerty628]

My share of MF nikkors :


OsakaJo one early morning

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Wow. How was this edited?

 

[wmayeo]

Nikon 85mm micro PC, Nikon's first ever tilt/shift lens, which should have been introduced yrs before .. A very razor sharp micro lens, a class of its own.

Shifted Panorama, Sunrise over Toya, Hokkaido


Marina from the Barrage
Stitched Pano


More Marina, the days before MBS was fully up
Stitched Pano

Beautiful photos :thumbsup:

 

[kwanhan]

where can i but one of this legendary lenses? i find old school lenses really nice :bigeyes:

i got my 50 1.4 AI'D corner of peninsular 1st floor where all the 2nd hand shops are... it's this shop without a signboard.

basically its the physical shopfront of www.lens.sg

cabinet full of MF lens