jimmuller wrote:
Ah, maybe and maybe not. Wherever it was, he noticed the Nikon and came over to say hello and ask about the camera. I'm glad he did!
(Hi, Scott!)
Jim,
Prior to retirement I worked (for 34 years) for a tech company whose HQ is in Boston.
Been to your fair city numerous times.
Using the 5 hour time difference to take advantage of sunrise when my body tells me it is lunchtime.....
24/2.8 NC
This is Potter Marsh Anchorage AK captured with a Nikkor F1.4 Thorium glass 35 mm from 1970s and a Nikon Z8. The lens is authentic and indeed "hot" checked with a counter, but safe, and cleared with UV to remove residual yellow cast from radiation damage to glass. The F1.4 Nikkor was a go to lens in the 1970s for journalists and quite expensive at the time. I have a near mint copy I enjoy using. No lens is made with Thorium glass any longer, because of concerns.
This is a nice review of this lens, positives and negatives, in its day it was an amazing lens for the time and I enjoy using vintage glass at times.
EMH2025 wrote:
This is Potter Marsh Anchorage AK captured with a Nikkor F1.4 Thorium glass 35 mm from 1970s and a Nikon Z8. The lens is authentic and indeed "hot" checked with a counter, but safe, and cleared with UV to remove residual yellow cast from radiation damage to glass. The F1.4 Nikkor was a go to lens in the 1970s for journalists and quite expensive at the time. I have a near mint copy I enjoy using. No lens is made with Thorium glass any longer, because of concerns.
EMH2025 wrote:
This is Potter Marsh Anchorage AK captured with a Nikkor F1.4 Thorium glass 35 mm from 1970s and a Nikon Z8. The lens is authentic and indeed "hot" checked with a counter, but safe, and cleared with UV to remove residual yellow cast from radiation damage to glass... https://richardhaw.com/2020/05/09/repair-nikkor-n-35mm-f-1-4-auto/
Nice pics of the marsh.
I read that review of your lens. Interesting. But tell me about the use and then non-use of thorium. I never heard of such. Well, I've heard of thorium but not that it was used to make radioactive lenses. All three of my lenses are from the 70's but don't seem to fit the details described by that reviewer. Will my digital pics glow in the dark?
EMH2025 wrote:
This is Potter Marsh Anchorage AK captured with a Nikkor F1.4 Thorium glass 35 mm from 1970s and a Nikon Z8. The lens is authentic and indeed "hot" checked with a counter, but safe, and cleared with UV to remove residual yellow cast from radiation damage to glass. The F1.4 Nikkor was a go to lens in the 1970s for journalists and quite expensive at the time. I have a near mint copy I enjoy using. No lens is made with Thorium glass any longer, because of concerns.
This is a nice review of this lens, positives and negatives, in its day it was an amazing lens for the time and I enjoy using vintage glass at times.
I remember these when first posted, still jumps out for sure, especially that IR rendition.
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EMH2025 wrote:
This is Potter Marsh Anchorage AK captured with a Nikkor F1.4 Thorium glass 35 mm from 1970s and a Nikon Z8. The lens is authentic and indeed "hot" checked with a counter, but safe, and cleared with UV to remove residual yellow cast from radiation damage to glass. The F1.4 Nikkor was a go to lens in the 1970s for journalists and quite expensive at the time. I have a near mint copy I enjoy using. No lens is made with Thorium glass any longer, because of concerns.
This is a nice review of this lens, positives and negatives, in its day it was an amazing lens for the time and I enjoy using vintage glass at times.
Very nice capture, love that story. I think Rafael has a great example of one (or two or three) as well, that does tremendous with his talent for car show pics. For the newcomers here, there's such a thing as Rafael condition lenses; just beware of the effect on your wallet.
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GeorgeBo wrote:
Old southern farmhouse back porch.
If you know, you know
George
I don't know, but I still like it a lot!
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jimmuller wrote:
Believe it or not, this pic is not B&W. Tomorrow's weather coming in. Taken with 35mm f2.8.
I read that review of your lens. Interesting. But tell me about the use and then non-use of thorium. I never heard of such. Well, I've heard of thorium but not that it was used to make radioactive lenses. All three of my lenses are from the 70's but don't seem to fit the details described by that reviewer. Will my digital pics glow in the dark?
Thorium was used in a window between 1950s and 1970s by most lens makers before being replaced by Lak glass. The thorium improves CA and allows for thnner glass and faster lenses I have two this one and a Zeiss Pancolor I like the Nikon more. This Nikon was an important professional lens and a covet of mine at time. It was expensive then but now good copies are cheap. The thorium glass seems to do well in my hands for glowly images, book ends of day. Fall colors are rendered well. Photoshop can correct some concerns outlned in article. So I like this lens. It takes a counter to confirm thorium have one and so I can see it s genuine. I thought this was an interesting lens. like and I do not see it used often, this seems a good place to show it off. If anyone else wants a lens like this it should not cost much, a few hundred dollars for a good one. Unlike the author of the article I dont think the lens is past utility, I am selective on when. use it playing up its qualities.
All three of my lenses are from the 70's but don't seem to fit the details described by that reviewer. Will my digital pics glow in the dark?
