grantgoodes wrote:
My first 24mm Nikkor was an AI-converted NC, and I never had any complaints about it (though the focusing helicoid eventually jammed and I had to sell it since I couldn't get it serviced where I lived in Denmark at the time). I "upgraded" to a 24/2 AiS (which of course has some issues with corner softness and swirly bokeh, so is held in low esteem by many). I personally like my 24/2, but would be the first to admit that the 24/2.8 was a sharper lens wide-open, and flared less as well. I'm curious what problems you have with the 24/2.8 NC performance?...Show more →
Mine is soft in the corners and particulary bad when used on my IR converted D610.
That's why I tend to use the 18-35 G lens for IR work. It is super sharp throughout the zoom range.
DeltaSigma wrote:
Mine is soft in the corners and particulary bad when used on my IR converted D610.
That's why I tend to use the 18-35 G lens for IR work. It is super sharp throughout the zoom range.
Hope you two don't mind an addition opinion here. I had trouble with 24mm and 28mm ais Nikkors. I was determined to find a "good copy" back over a dozen years ago. My third copy of the 28 has the SIC coatings, and was better than the previous copy(s), I tried a 24mm f2.0 ais, because Georg (a participant a few years ago) had a beat up copy that had amazing wild bokeh, and was acceptably sharp. I got a mint copy that didn't reach acceptable sharpness until about f4 - so I sold it. I went through a couple 24mm f2.8's, but never found a SIC copy. While hunting a noticed some, just prior to the SIC coatings, had a blue/green coating? So I tried one - serial number 796xxx. It was so much better than any other 24mm Nikkor I had tried that I stopped looking for a SIC copy. My Lr database says I have over 7300 24mm f2.8 ais shots out of that lens, and it works well with IR.
James Markus wrote:
Hope you two don't mind an addition opinion here. I had trouble with 24mm and 28mm ais Nikkors. I was determined to find a "good copy" back over a dozen years ago. My third copy of the 28 has the SIC coatings, and was better than the previous copy(s), I tried a 24mm f2.0 ais, because Georg (a participant a few years ago) had a beat up copy that had amazing wild bokeh, and was acceptably sharp. I got a mint copy that didn't reach acceptable sharpness until about f4 - so I sold it. I went through a couple 24mm f2.8's, but never found a SIC copy. While hunting a noticed some, just prior to the SIC coatings, had a blue/green coating? So I tried one - serial number 796xxx. It was so much better than any other 24mm Nikkor I had tried that I stopped looking for a SIC copy. My Lr database says I have over 7300 24mm f2.8 ais shots out of that lens, and it works well with IR. ...Show more →
That IR looks razor sharp.
My 24/2.8 NC is from ~1974 and is numbered 412xxx. I probably have a bad copy.
Different optical formula from yours Jim (according to Photosynthesis database)
DeltaSigma wrote:
That IR looks razor sharp.
My 24/2.8 NC is from ~1974 and is numbered 412xxx. I probably have a bad copy.
Different optical formula from yours Jim (according to Photosynthesis database)
Colin, imo they all leave the factory as good copies. Stuff happens after that. Your IR always look great to me. My favorite IR lens is a Tokina f-mount 17mm f3.5 manual focus lens - fortunately, when you are shooting that wide, focus hardly matters at all.
jimmuller wrote:
That first picture is stunning. Just lovely.
Thanks Jim. This probably is the narrowest area of what will be the largest urban park in America. Peter Secchia (former ambassador to Italy now deceased) secured private and federal funds to acquire land or right of ways along the Grand River from Grand Rapids to Spring Lake Michigan. It runs through dozens and dozens of already existing municipality, and county parks - connecting them all into an approximate 30 mile long park. It also created a number of new parks through acquisitions, and improvements all through the chain. Paving, boardwalks, raised walkways through wetlands, bridges, bathrooms, visitor centers. The residents started discovering finished areas just a few years ago. When Barb and I started - it felt like we had the place to ourselves. Now, it is pretty busy, but that is good.
