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07-10-2022, 02:21 PM   #8431
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QuoteOriginally posted by TwoUptons Quote
While I've had the F for a while, I didn't have any of these three lenses a week ago...



What we have here is a late Non-AI 24mm f2.8 (multicoated!) with a tiny bit of fungus in the rear element.
I was all ready to have a go cleaning it out, but it has a floating rear element and is considered a pain to work on.
I did not feel the right vibes to break it open...
I'll shoot it a bit and see how it does. I did zap the fungus with a UV light... maybe that will kill it dead...

Also, an earlier 135mm f2.8 Non-AI. This had some really ugly fungus that was on an inner surface of a rear element, but it cleaned out really well.
The front element is scuffed, probably from life in a dirty camera bag with no cap.

Finally, the Nikon 43-86 f3.5 zoom.
The first generation of this lens frequently makes lists of the worst lenses Nikon has ever made, and I've shot a little with one of those early ones. Yep. terrible. Late in the Non-Ai period they changed the optical formula to something that supposedly wasn't horrible. This is the slightly newer version of that, and it is Ai. We'll see. There's a birthday party tomorrow...I hope it's decent. It looks really good on the F with that hood...

A couple of things I'll note in general...
Old Nikon lenses are not put together the same way as old Pentax lenses. They are "poofier", with more empty space.
Many of them put all the optics in one big chunk of stuff with all the mechanism elsewhere... there's good and bad to that...
Focus feel is not anywhere near as good on these lenses as the Takumars of the same vintage.
The 135mm Nikkor f2.8 is nowhere near the build quality as my Takumar 135mm f2.5... we'll find about optics soon...
Bayonet mounts are awesome... but Nikon's metering implementation on the Nikkormats is so bad...
The F is so much better... if it had a real hot shoe, it would almost never annoy me...

-Eric
Since I'm new to Nikon what are your thoughts regarding the Nikkor 50-135mm 3.5 AIS lens? I've got the Nikon FM and I have yet to test this lens out on it. I paid $48 dollars for it from Roberts camera. A vendor I usually have really good luck with.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Driline Quote
Since I'm new to Nikon what are your thoughts regarding the Nikkor 50-135mm 3.5 AIS lens? I've got the Nikon FM and I have yet to test this lens out on it. I paid $48 dollars for it from Roberts camera. A vendor I usually have really good luck with.
I am the wrong one to ask...
I've flirted with Nikons several times over the years, and they just never "take".
I just enjoy the Pentax ergonomics much more, both in the bodies and in the lenses.

50-135 is a weird focal length range for film, though Nikon is famous for weird focal length ranges (43-86?, 36-72?).
I did have a Pentax 45-125 that was pretty neat on APS-C (I called it my poor man's DA* 50-135...) but on full frame it isn't wide enough or long enough for how I like to shoot.
I guess it was an attempt to get all the portrait lengths in one lens, which is admirable...

This guy likes it, anyway... for whatever that's worth...
https://www.678vintagecameras.ca/blog/lens-profile-the-zoom-nikkor-50-135mm-f35-ai-s

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My Mamiya CWP
This one is due for a good cleaning.



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QuoteOriginally posted by spiralcity Quote
My Mamiya CWP
This one is due for a good cleaning.

Nikkormat FTN
Hey now...



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Here's my LX's with winders, motor drives and 250 recording back, took this shot mainly because after a long search i finally found a charge pack M model 65511 to charge the NiCads
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Here's my LX's with winders, lotor drives and 250 recording back, took this shot mainly because after a long search i finally found a charge pack M model 65511 to charge the NiCads
Beautiful!

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QuoteOriginally posted by thatcameraguy Quote
Here's my LX's with winders, lotor drives and 250 recording back, took this shot mainly because after a long search i finally found a charge pack M model 65511 to charge the NiCads
That's the same Pentax M 50mm F1.4 lens I use with my Fuji X-H1

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That LX with the 250 back and winder looks like a nice discreet walk around kit for street photography
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QuoteOriginally posted by andrewd Quote
That LX with the 250 back and winder looks like a nice discreet walk around kit for street photography
Lots and lots and lots of street photography

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QuoteOriginally posted by thatcameraguy Quote
to charge the NiCads
Will those NiCads still hold a charge? Must be pushing 40-years old at least,

BTW, nice shot of some classic gear!

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QuoteOriginally posted by andrewd Quote
That LX with the 250 back and winder looks like a nice discreet walk around kit for street photography
Well at least it is a bit more discreet than my other street shooter... i would say if you like to keep it discreet and still pack a punch, go for the LX it is also 1KG lighter

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Will those NiCads still hold a charge? Must be pushing 40-years old at least,

BTW, nice shot of some classic gear!
No they don't but i won't be using them, in the event i should use the LX and want to spare my thumb the winders will do, they operate on simple AA's
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QuoteOriginally posted by andrewd Quote
That LX with the 250 back and winder looks like a nice discreet walk around kit for street photography
Slips easily into the pocket ...
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QuoteOriginally posted by K-Three Quote
Will those NiCads still hold a charge? Must be pushing 40-years old at least,

BTW, nice shot of some classic gear!
I had mine rebuilt recently. Wasn't too expensive.
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My latest Film SLR collection. It looks like I've got room for one more Victim

As shown: Displayed on a vintage Pepsi bottle crate that was stained and varnished.

* Minolta X-370
*Canon A-1
*Canon AE-1 Program
*Nikon FM
*Pentax Program Plus

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I've got room for one more Victim
Get a Konica in there!
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