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p.3 #1 · p.3 #1 · Nikkor lenses thread


Here's two with the Nikkor-H 28mm f/3.5

http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Image_By_Lens/Nikkor-H_28mm_f3.5/_1020080.jpg


http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Image_By_Lens/Nikkor-H_28mm_f3.5/_1020091.jpg


And a 22 image panorama with the same lens (197 megapixels. ):

http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Image_By_Lens/Nikkor-H_28mm_f3.5/Group_1-_1020036__1020057-22_images.jpg


It seems to be a very contrasty and sharp lens.

I wonder what the "H" stands for? Anyone know?
Dec 10, 2010 at 03:56 PM
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p.3 #2 · p.3 #2 · Nikkor lenses thread


The "H" for the 28mm f/3.5 is for six elements...
mir-Non-Ai 28mm f/2.0 Nikkor-N Auto & 28mm f/3.5 Nikkor-H Auto
Dec 10, 2010 at 05:49 PM
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p.3 #3 · p.3 #3 · Nikkor lenses thread


http://404photography.net/wip/300_28_v02.jpg


http://404photography.net/wip/300_28_v04.jpg



Dec 10, 2010 at 07:08 PM
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p.3 #4 · p.3 #4 · Nikkor lenses thread


Depp wrote:
The "H" for the 28mm f/3.5 is for six elements...
mir-Non-Ai 28mm f/2.0 Nikkor-N Auto & 28mm f/3.5 Nikkor-H Auto


Ah, so it's a code kinda like the old Rokkors use. I see. Thanks man!


But wait, "H" is the 8th letter... not the sixth!






Dec 10, 2010 at 08:46 PM
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p.3 #5 · p.3 #5 · Nikkor lenses thread


Think hexagon....



Nikkor 35mm f2 AI....probably about f5.6


Micro-Nikkor 55mm f2.8 AI-S...wide open


Nikkor 105mm f2.5 AI-S...probably stopped down a click or so...


Zoom-Nikkor 50-300mm f4.5 ED AI-S @ 290mm ...stopped down to 5.6 or so...


Nikkor 180mm f2.8 ED AI-S...probably wide open


Nikkor 400mm f5.6 ED K-AI'd ...wide open
Dec 10, 2010 at 09:00 PM
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p.3 #6 · p.3 #6 · Nikkor lenses thread


a few more from the 105/2.5 AIS, some may have been posted elsewhere but i haven't seen this thread pop up in a while so i figured i'd add them to it.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3485463215_87e427bf6c_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5270626082_da967dea3e_o.jpg
with a vivitar macro lens on top of it:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4608917462_9cb13bf401_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2730/4071587579_0488011190_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3449/3700713895_b650ccd051_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/3716321057_12573cc914_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5089870830_03d6a859c3_b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1230/5117172691_30587db73b_o.jpg
Dec 29, 2010 at 09:00 PM
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p.3 #7 · p.3 #7 · Nikkor lenses thread


Kakumo,

Beautiful shot..I like #1 the best

Mike
Dec 29, 2010 at 10:39 PM
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p.3 #8 · p.3 #8 · Nikkor lenses thread


Daniel Buck wrote:
300/2.8

I missed these shots earlier, Daniel. Very nice! How do you find the lens? I am thinking of adding a 200/2 or 300/2.8 to my kit, and am a little undecided. If I have to come anywhere near new prices, I would probably get the 200/2, since I don't need a super-long, so it would be more flexible with a couple of TCs, but these older 300/2.8 lenses sometimes go for much less, which is also an option. I would use it mostly for portraits or zoo-type duty, but also a little light-duty landscaping.

P.S. how many different muscle cars have you owned in the last, say, 5 years?


Dec 30, 2010 at 11:40 AM
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p.3 #9 · p.3 #9 · Nikkor lenses thread


Nikkor 20/3.5 Ai
Jan 01, 2011 at 04:49 PM
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p.3 #10 · p.3 #10 · Nikkor lenses thread


Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Jan 01, 2011 at 05:36 PM
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p.3 #11 · p.3 #11 · Nikkor lenses thread


Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Jan 01, 2011 at 06:40 PM
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p.3 #12 · p.3 #12 · Nikkor lenses thread


Having a ball with my new Nikkor, my first experience with Nikon's lenses too...

28mm f/2 AI on Rebel XT

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5087/5313094420_21de99c826_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5311593754_d76d81ae1f_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5128/5314862790_cde4285e32_b.jpg

The close up performance of this lens is pretty remarkable. I believe the cross photo was shot at f/2 or f/2.8. No higher. It was handheld at 1/25s too.
Jan 01, 2011 at 11:10 PM
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p.3 #13 · p.3 #13 · Nikkor lenses thread


Those are nice! I just got a new one too. The Nikkor AF 85mm F1.4D - and this is my first experience with a lens that renders colors like this! Holy cow! At first I though someone was messing about with the saturation on my monitors or something. It's a very lively and vivid lens! It's kinda like getting a new box of crayons. It's nice getting results like this without having to process for it.





F/1.4, 1/125s, ISO100, Camera: GH1, Image Digitized: 2011:01:02, 13:38:27








F/1.4, 1/400s, ISO100, Camera: GH1, Image Digitized: 2011:01:02, 15:48:20








F/1.4, 1/125s, ISO100, Camera: GH1, Image Digitized: 2011:01:02, 16:05:25






And these were taken on a winter's day, Sun low in the sky with cloud cover most of the time






Edit: Added Time of photographing from the EXIF to the image specs under the images.

Edited on Jan 03, 2011 at 12:38 PM · View previous versions
Jan 03, 2011 at 06:26 AM
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p.3 #14 · p.3 #14 · Nikkor lenses thread


Bifurcator wrote:
http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Image_By_Lens/Nikkor_AF_85mm_F1.4D/_1040690.jpg
F/1.4, 1/400s, ISO100, Camera: GH1



Insane sharpness



Jan 03, 2011 at 07:33 AM
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p.3 #15 · p.3 #15 · Nikkor lenses thread


It's like that at 100% too. I did sharpen the scales but I had to bring the amount way down from normal as it wasn't doing much other than adding halos. I think I finally settled for sharpening with a radius of 0.3 at 40% to 60% after scaling and no pre-scaling sharpening added at all. This is definitely my new favorite lens. Here's some more from the same set.







f/1.4, 1/640s, ISO100, Camera: GH1, Image Digitized: 2011:01:02, 15:54:31








f/1.4,1/200s, ISO100, Camera: GH1, Image Digitized: 2011:01:02, 16:08:20








f/1.4, 1/400s, ISO100, Camera: GH1, Image Digitized: 2011:01:02, 13:32:56






The amazing thing to me is that it's doing this in low light. Overcast at around 1pm to 4pm and this time of year at Japan's latitude on the planet the Sun always looks like it's about 2 to 2.5 hours away from total sunset - it never climbs very high in the sky and the days are short. Noon looks about the same as 4pm and 9:30 am.
Jan 03, 2011 at 12:15 PM
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p.3 #16 · p.3 #16 · Nikkor lenses thread


The Nikkor AF 85mm 1.4 D is known for it's sharpness and color saturation,not to mention excellent contrast.The older 85mm 1.4 AI-S was an extraordinary lens,but the AF D version out performs it at wide apertures.
Jan 03, 2011 at 12:42 PM
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p.3 #17 · p.3 #17 · Nikkor lenses thread


BTW I usually do much of my flower shooting in the early morning or just before dusk,or on an overcast or squally day for vivid color saturation....rather then having the sun blow out the saturation and consequentially the detail.
Jan 03, 2011 at 12:57 PM
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p.3 #18 · p.3 #18 · Nikkor lenses thread


The 85/1.4D is a very nice lens with notable weaknesses, which the 85/1.4G does a lot to fix. That's all I have to say about that.


Jan 03, 2011 at 12:59 PM
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p.3 #19 · p.3 #19 · Nikkor lenses thread


Hey, you can't stop there.... What are the weaknesses?
Jan 03, 2011 at 02:11 PM
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p.3 #20 · p.3 #20 · Nikkor lenses thread


The above images aside (which I gather were sharpened via PP), the 85/1.4D is a bit soft wide open, except perhaps for the absolute center of the lens. As Photozone's testing showed on both FX and DX (but particularly FX), the lens is very soft outside the center at wide apertures. On FX, it's hideously soft. Of course, as a portrait lens, that's not really a problem.

The 85/1.4D has major issues with flare and purple fringing, which the nano coating of the G helps deal with to some extent. It doesn't track moving subjects well, and certainly not as well as the G version.

Having said all that, it's still a very nice lens, and I own it myself . Have taken many a good photo with it. It just isn't the incredibly sharp lens some people make it out to be. If you stop to think about it, it wouldn't make sense for it to be that: if you're taking portraits of people, sharpness isn't always a good thing.
Jan 03, 2011 at 03:38 PM
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