Show us your Nikons

Ambermile said:
My thought as well, not to mention the fact that any Nikon lens will go on any Nikon slr, how many other manufacturers can say that?
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and bearing in mind, pretty much everyone participating in this thread seems to have at least one Nikon SLR already, they kind of already have the glass - so another interesting body on the cheap is surely an entertaining prospect ?
 
excalibur2 said:
Any Nikon body for film use only is a bad buy unless you have plenty of money for Nikon lenses and accessories......wtf tamron adapter to A1 is now £16-£25.
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Tamron adaptors for Nikon go for as much as £45 now days...yet you can get Pentax/Canon/Olympus ext for around a Tenner
 
pepper said:
Weird comment, some of the E series lenses are available quite cheaply.
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They wont be for long...I have watched them go back up in price over the last 2 years slowly as more and more people are starting to use them on there digital bodies along with the Tamron lenses
 
Funny: E-Series lenses were considered rubbish compared to AI and AI-S lenses back then...all of a sudden they're 'good'...

IFAIK they weren't even made by Nikon, but by a third-party...they definitely didn't use Nikon's own glass back then, which was the major selling point of Nikkor lenses.
Unlike other lens-makers, Nikon made it's own glass...everyone else bought it in from glass-makers....
 
Arkady said:
Funny: E-Series lenses were considered rubbish compared to AI and AI-S lenses back then...all of a sudden they're 'good'...

IFAIK they weren't even made by Nikon, but by a third-party...they definitely didn't use Nikon's own glass back then, which was the major selling point of Nikkor lenses.
Unlike other lens-makers, Nikon made it's own glass...everyone else bought it in from glass-makers....
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Maybe your right there pal ..but I still think there a better lens than the current 50mm 1.8 they sell..........
 
just picked up a motor drive up for an F3 ..it apeares to be in really good condition and rewinds fine ..but it dont appear to fire the camera..Any ideas what could be the problem as I dont want to go selling it on if its faulty
 
Aargh... :eek:


Was intent on cleaning my new (old but minty) 35mm Nikkor and the FM I intend putting it on... :thinking: ...and keeping an eye on my NestCam and next thing I know the E-cloth I was using got covered in black gunk from above the mirror and spread it all over the mirror and focussing screen... :bang: ... :cuckoo: ... :baby:


Major dippy stick or what... :(




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knighthawk said:
Maybe your right there pal ..but I still think there a better lens than the current 50mm 1.8 they sell..........
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The old series-E's are in many cases better-made than modern Pro-spec Nikkors...
Nikon were just too honest about them...calling something a 'budget' model just makes people think 'cheap and nasty' which often wasn't the case.
Even though the glass might not have been made by Nikon, it was still made to it's own specs and QC back then was just as fierce as it is nowadays...

Compared to an old AI lens they feel light and flimsy, but compared to a modern AF-G-series lens, they feel pretty good...lol
 
Venomator said:
Aargh... :eek:


Was intent on cleaning my new (old but minty) 35mm Nikkor and the FM I intend putting it on... :thinking: ...and keeping an eye on my NestCam and next thing I know the E-cloth I was using got covered in black gunk from above the mirror and spread it all over the mirror and focussing screen... :bang: ... :cuckoo: ... :baby:


Major dippy stick or what... :(




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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhps...its the old foam it perishes and ends up in a sticky mess that collects to everything...I Removed it on mine and fitted new foam as I couldn't see out of the viewfinder
 
knighthawk said:
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhps...its the old foam it perishes and ends up in a sticky mess that collects to everything...I Removed it on mine and fitted new foam as I couldn't see out of the viewfinder
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correct, you are... :(


Is there somewhere to get the foam... ready cut... :shrug:





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Venomator said:


correct, you are... :(


Is there somewhere to get the foam... ready cut... :shrug:

my friend got mine for me ..he used to have a camera shop..I will ask him is he has anymore laying around



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Thanks Barry... I have asked that before haven't I... :$

I think there is a seller on the bay too so will check on there... :D





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Venomator said:
Thanks Barry... I have asked that before haven't I... :$

I think there is a seller on the bay too so will check on there... :D





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If you dont have any luck..get an old cycle inner tube and cut a strip of there..it works great..
The foams only there to act as a buffer for the mirror to stop it getting damaged
 
I just need to get this bloody winder checked out now:lol:
 
Found a rated seller Interslice who does full kits for most Nikons (and other stuffs) ... :thumbs:

Ordered the full FM kit for less than £7 squidleys from the states... :D





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Venomator said:
Found a rated seller Interslice who does full kits for most Nikons (and other stuffs) ... :thumbs:

Ordered the full FM kit for less than £7 squidleys from the states... :D





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thats great...I hope you have more luck cleaning the focusing screen :bonk:
 
Arkady said:
That's a really stupid comment - any camera is a bad buy unless you can afford the lenses to go with it...:cuckoo:
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D'oh that's a dumb answer......How many different makes of camera bodies and lenses have you bought in the last few years then, so enlighten me where do I get a Nikon 24mm lens as cheap as a canon FD 24mm. Did you know a Hexanon 50mm f1.7 or F1.8 lens still going cheap can equal a Nikkor 50mm f1.8 and so on and so on.
So unless you work in a camera shop and can check out all lenses or camera bodies, then you are not qualified to say what is a stupid comment.
 
knighthawk said:
Tamron adaptors for Nikon go for as much as £45 now days...yet you can get Pentax/Canon/Olympus ext for around a Tenner
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I couldn't resist another Tamron 2 adapter for £3.50 for my Minolta.
 
pepper said:
Weird comment, some of the E series lenses are available quite cheaply.
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So where do I get a 24mm series E lens then...........................................
 
excalibur2 said:
D'oh that's a dumb answer......How many different makes of camera bodies and lenses have you bought in the last few years then, so enlighten me where do I get a Nikon 24mm lens as cheap as a canon FD 24mm. Did you know a Hexanon 50mm f1.7 or F1.8 lens still going cheap can equal a Nikkor 50mm f1.8 and so on and so on.
So unless you work in a camera shop and can check out all lenses or camera bodies, then you are not qualified to say what is a stupid comment.
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Yes I can - and yours was stupid...

and maybe in your opinion those lenses are comparable, but not in everyone's...
 
Arkady said:
your opinion those lenses are comparable, but not in everyone's...
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So you have Hexanon lenses then? If you haven't, how can you judge or comment, only parrot.
 
excalibur2 said:
So you have Hexanon lenses then? If you haven't, how can you judge or comment, only parrot.
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Stop Trolling - this is a Nikon thread for Nikon cameras and accessories...if you want to pick e-fights, go back to the Digital section...

Posting this:
excalibur2 said:
Any Nikon body for film use only is a bad buy unless you have plenty of money for Nikon lenses and accessories...
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...is a stupid thing to put up in a Nikon-thread...since we obviously all do have enough money, otherwise we wouldn't be buying them...lol

Why buy cheap, crappy lenses to put on good-quality camera bodies...stupid...:cuckoo:
 
excalibur2 said:
erm do they make them, as I thought you couldn't get a 24mm series E ;)
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No they dont ...but I bet people had a good look to see if they could find one :bonk:
 
However, and to be fair, Hexanon lenses do set a very high standard* no matter what body they are on

Arthur

* Yes, I do. Several
 
They maybe good, but where did the glass actually come from?
I still think a lens manufacturer that makes it's own glass will have superior optics to those outsourced to third-party manufacturers - you keep the best stuff for yourself, after all...
Later model Hexar-AR lenses were probably made by Tamron, but all other models would have had glass sourced from third-party manufacturers...
Only Pentax (Asahi) and Nikon made their own glass...Nikon still do...
Nippon Kogaku KK (Nikon) was Japan's first optical glass manufacturer...
Others include:
Asahi, Hikari, Hoya (yes the filter-people, which is why I use them), Goh-Shoji and other smaller companies...

Some Hexanon optics may be good or even great lenses, but they'll be no better than a good Nikkor...and since the Nikkor lenses were designed to work with Nikon bodies without the need for adapters (which depending on the manufacturing tolerances may or may not cause some issues with fit), I'll go for the Nikkor every time, thanks...

On another body, maybe something else...but since I use Nikon almost exclusively...why bother...?
 
No point fighting about it, (you got more guns than me... hell, you got a gun!), but if a series of lenses is set as the standard by which others are measured means they must at least have got the qc sorted as a minimum:D
 
Ambermile said:
No point fighting about it, (you got more guns than me... hell, you got a gun!), but if a series of lenses is set as the standard by which others are measured means they must at least have got the qc sorted as a minimum:D
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Well Arkady is preaching to the converted in a Nikon thread, now if he was to go to an only analogue forum like APUG and start a thread..."All MF Nikon lenses are superior to all others". I'm sure he would have a fight on his hands.

..and what's more I have two Nikon film cameras, am a film user and Arkady tell me to shove off to the digital section :lol:
 
I'd ask how many lenses you really need? 50mm f2 or f1.8 Nikkors aren't expensive. An Indie Nikon fit 28mm and Nikkor 135mm f3.5 won't break the bank either. They're the lenses I usually carry. Vivitar Series 1 and Sigma lenses are almost impossible to separate from marque glass once you stop down to f5.6 anyway, and are fairly cheap.
 
excalibur2 said:
Well Arkady is preaching to the converted in a Nikon thread, now if he was to go to an only analogue forum like APUG and start a thread..."All MF Nikon lenses are superior to all others". I'm sure he would have a fight on his hands.

..and what's more I have two Nikon film cameras, am a film user and Arkady tell me to shove off to the digital section :lol:
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Oh shut up, you petulant child...
I think that a Nikkor lens, used on a Nikon body is a better option than a third-party lens using an adapter - what's wrong with that?

The Japanese Government used those lenses as a benchmark back in the 1960's...
 
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calm down calm down...ehhhh

inihhhh
 
***I think that a Nikkor lens, used on a Nikon body is a better option than a third-party lens using an adapter - what's wrong with that?***

Nothing wrong with that.........."You can all afford Nikon gear, in this thread" and who cares if the Nikon E 75-150mm was made by Kiron and you can get the Kiron/vivitar equivalent far cheaper.
 
Arkady said:
Oh shut up, you petulant child...
I think that a Nikkor lens, used on a Nikon body is a better option than a third-party lens using an adapter - what's wrong with that?

The Japanese Government used those lenses as a benchmark back in the 1960's...
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While you may think that, and you may be correct I don't think you understand the argument which is (AFAIK) that those Nikkor lenses on your Nikon body is a damn sight more expensive than an equivalent combination on most other (MF) film systems. AF is a different ballpark IMO.

I would have an FM2(n) if I could afford the glass while I can afford the camera.
 
excalibur2 said:
***I think that a Nikkor lens, used on a Nikon body is a better option than a third-party lens using an adapter - what's wrong with that?***

Nothing wrong with that.........."You can all afford Nikon gear, in this thread" and who cares if the Nikon E 75-150mm was made by Kiron and you can get the Kiron/vivitar equivalent far cheaper.
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Quite - assuming you'd even want one in the first place...

I admit there are better optics out there - the Summicron 35mm f/2 sat on my Leica is simply amazing... Plus I'd dearly love a Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 for my F3, but can I justify spending £750 on a lens for just one of my cameras? Even though I can afford it?
No, so I'll 'make do' with the 'inferior' Nikkor AF-D 35mm f/2 with its oily diaphragm blades, as the optics are still pretty good by today's standards...the AI-S 35mm is comparatively pretty poor, so that isn't an option either.
Until I get bored one night and beast the plastic, that is...lol

E-Series lenses and Tokinas, Tamrons, Vivitars et al, well, to me they just feel a bit...crap... While optically they may be great, I just don't like them - they feel cheap... mostly because they were cheap(er) and no matter what, if you don't like something - no matter how irrational that may be, you'll find an excuse not to use it...

Honestly though, would I even notice the difference? Another factor to enter into the equation when shooting film - is it worth the additional expense of super-Gucci-glass when user-errors and processing anomalies will swamp whatever advantage the lens has to offer...?
Probably not, but it comes back to what I like - old scalloped Nikkors are a bit rubbish compared to modern multi-coated optics, but they feel nice...and that old orange single-coating on some of them - how gorgeous does that look? I still love the feel of the focussing-ring on my old 105mm f/2.5 and the fact that it's a bit soft at the edges actually makes it better for portraits - who wants to see all those blackheads anyway?
...and since this is more about getting back into the fun that film-photography offers rather than striving for excellence for a customer...hey, who really cares?
 
Most 35mm camera lenses will take a good snap but you'll carry the camera more if you enjoy using it. I'd happily use a Canon F1 if I could find one or a Minolta SRT, Pentax Spotmatic or any other quality lump. Old Nikons seem more commonly available so that's what I have.
A doggy old 120 will out resolve a Leica, print size for size.
 
colpepper said:
Most 35mm camera lenses will take a good snap but you'll carry the camera more if you enjoy using it. I'd happily use a Canon F1 if I could find one or a Minolta SRT, Pentax Spotmatic or any other quality lump. Old Nikons seem more commonly available so that's what I have.
A doggy old 120 will out resolve a Leica, print size for size.
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/canon-F1-35mm...otography_Film_Cameras_ET&hash=item4837147a5e

£125 on flea-bay...looks like a bit of minor scuffage...but there you go...
 
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