grantgoodes wrote: leighton w wrote:
A couple of reasons this thread is 13 years old.
1) The folks on here are really nice and care for each other. One way we do that is we never talk politics or religion. We also don't bash other camera gear.
2) We all have a deep appreciation of these old Nikkors, the way they're built and the characteristics of the image quality.
3) They are relatively cheap for such a quality lens.
4) And last but not least, they're fun to use. Having to manual focus slows you down a bit and makes the whole process of capturing that image more pleasing.
I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Chime in if I have.
That's a great summary of the attraction of MF Nikkors. I'd add only that for me personally the classic Nikkors have an almost jewelry-like beauty, a combination of solid engineering and quality materials along with an aesthetic or design-language that is fully characteristic of Nikon as a company. Just mounting something like my recently acquired 105mm/1.8 on my DF brings a smile to my face, which gets even wider when I use the buttery focusing mechanism to bring a lovely image into view. None of my AF lenses, even the very nice 28mm/1.4D, equals the experience of using my MF Nikkors.
Inexpensive jewels in jewel cases with interesting renditions. the ~50mm Nikkors are better at closer distances.
grantgoodes wrote: leighton w wrote:
A couple of reasons this thread is 13 years old.
1) The folks on here are really nice and care for each other. One way we do that is we never talk politics or religion. We also don't bash other camera gear.
2) We all have a deep appreciation of these old Nikkors, the way they're built and the characteristics of the image quality.
3) They are relatively cheap for such a quality lens.
4) And last but not least, they're fun to use. Having to manual focus slows you down a bit and makes the whole process of capturing that image more pleasing.
I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Chime in if I have.
That's a great summary of the attraction of MF Nikkors. I'd add only that for me personally the classic Nikkors have an almost jewelry-like beauty, a combination of solid engineering and quality materials along with an aesthetic or design-language that is fully characteristic of Nikon as a company. Just mounting something like my recently acquired 105mm/1.8 on my DF brings a smile to my face, which gets even wider when I use the buttery focusing mechanism to bring a lovely image into view. None of my AF lenses, even the very nice 28mm/1.4D, equals the experience of using my MF Nikkors.
Inexpensive jewels in jewel cases with interesting renditions. the ~50mm Nikkors are better at closer distances.
grantgoodes wrote: leighton w wrote:
A couple of reasons this thread is 13 years old.
1) The folks on here are really nice and care for each other. One way we do that is we never talk politics or religion. We also don't bash other camera gear.
2) We all have a deep appreciation of these old Nikkors, the way they're built and the characteristics of the image quality.
3) They are relatively cheap for such a quality lens.
4) And last but not least, they're fun to use. Having to manual focus slows you down a bit and makes the whole process of capturing that image more pleasing.
I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Chime in if I have.
That's a great summary of the attraction of MF Nikkors. I'd add only that for me personally the classic Nikkors have an almost jewelry-like beauty, a combination of solid engineering and quality materials along with an aesthetic or design-language that is fully characteristic of Nikon as a company. Just mounting something like my recently acquired 105mm/1.8 on my DF brings a smile to my face, which gets even wider when I use the buttery focusing mechanism to bring a lovely image into view. None of my AF lenses, even the very nice 28mm/1.4D, equals the experience of using my MF Nikkors.
Inexpensive jewels in jewel cases with interesting renditions.
grantgoodes wrote: leighton w wrote:
A couple of reasons this thread is 13 years old.
1) The folks on here are really nice and care for each other. One way we do that is we never talk politics or religion. We also don't bash other camera gear.
2) We all have a deep appreciation of these old Nikkors, the way they're built and the characteristics of the image quality.
3) They are relatively cheap for such a quality lens.
4) And last but not least, they're fun to use. Having to manual focus slows you down a bit and makes the whole process of capturing that image more pleasing.
I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Chime in if I have.
That's a great summary of the attraction of MF Nikkors. I'd add only that for me personally the classic Nikkors have an almost jewelry-like beauty, a combination of solid engineering and quality materials along with an aesthetic or design-language that is fully characteristic of Nikon as a company. Just mounting something like my recently acquired 105mm/1.8 on my DF brings a smile to my face, which gets even wider when I use the buttery focusing mechanism to bring a lovely image into view. None of my AF lenses, even the very nice 28mm/1.4D, equals the experience of using my MF Nikkors.
Inexpensive jewels in jewel cases with interesting renditions.
grantgoodes wrote: leighton w wrote:
A couple of reasons this thread is 13 years old.
1) The folks on here are really nice and care for each other. One way we do that is we never talk politics or religion. We also don't bash other camera gear.
2) We all have a deep appreciation of these old Nikkors, the way they're built and the characteristics of the image quality.
3) They are relatively cheap for such a quality lens.
4) And last but not least, they're fun to use. Having to manual focus slows you down a bit and makes the whole process of capturing that image more pleasing.
I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Chime in if I have.
That's a great summary of the attraction of MF Nikkors. I'd add only that for me personally the classic Nikkors have an almost jewelry-like beauty, a combination of solid engineering and quality materials along with an aesthetic or design-language that is fully characteristic of Nikon as a company. Just mounting something like my recently acquired 105mm/1.8 on my DF brings a smile to my face, which gets even wider when I use the buttery focusing mechanism to bring a lovely image into view. None of my AF lenses, even the very nice 28mm/1.4D, equals the experience of using my MF Nikkors.
Inexpensive jewels in jewel cases with interesting renditions.
grantgoodes wrote: leighton w wrote:
A couple of reasons this thread is 13 years old.
1) The folks on here are really nice and care for each other. One way we do that is we never talk politics or religion. We also don't bash other camera gear.
2) We all have a deep appreciation of these old Nikkors, the way they're built and the characteristics of the image quality.
3) They are relatively cheap for such a quality lens.
4) And last but not least, they're fun to use. Having to manual focus slows you down a bit and makes the whole process of capturing that image more pleasing.
I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Chime in if I have.
That's a great summary of the attraction of MF Nikkors. I'd add only that for me personally the classic Nikkors have an almost jewelry-like beauty, a combination of solid engineering and quality materials along with an aesthetic or design-language that is fully characteristic of Nikon as a company. Just mounting something like my recently acquired 105mm/1.8 on my DF brings a smile to my face, which gets even wider when I use the buttery focusing mechanism to bring a lovely image into view. None of my AF lenses, even the very nice 28mm/1.4D, equals the experience of using my MF Nikkors.
Inexpensive jewels in jewel cases with interesting renditions.
grantgoodes wrote: leighton w wrote:
A couple of reasons this thread is 13 years old.
1) The folks on here are really nice and care for each other. One way we do that is we never talk politics or religion. We also don't bash other camera gear.
2) We all have a deep appreciation of these old Nikkors, the way they're built and the characteristics of the image quality.
3) They are relatively cheap for such a quality lens.
4) And last but not least, they're fun to use. Having to manual focus slows you down a bit and makes the whole process of capturing that image more pleasing.
I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Chime in if I have.
That's a great summary of the attraction of MF Nikkors. I'd add only that for me personally the classic Nikkors have an almost jewelry-like beauty, a combination of solid engineering and quality materials along with an aesthetic or design-language that is fully characteristic of Nikon as a company. Just mounting something like my recently acquired 105mm/1.8 on my DF brings a smile to my face, which gets even wider when I use the buttery focusing mechanism to bring a lovely image into view. None of my AF lenses, even the very nice 28mm/1.4D, equals the experience of using my MF Nikkors.
Inexpensive jewels in jewel cases with interesting renditions.
grantgoodes wrote: leighton w wrote:
A couple of reasons this thread is 13 years old.
1) The folks on here are really nice and care for each other. One way we do that is we never talk politics or religion. We also don't bash other camera gear.
2) We all have a deep appreciation of these old Nikkors, the way they're built and the characteristics of the image quality.
3) They are relatively cheap for such a quality lens.
4) And last but not least, they're fun to use. Having to manual focus slows you down a bit and makes the whole process of capturing that image more pleasing.
I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Chime in if I have.
That's a great summary of the attraction of MF Nikkors. I'd add only that for me personally the classic Nikkors have an almost jewelry-like beauty, a combination of solid engineering and quality materials along with an aesthetic or design-language that is fully characteristic of Nikon as a company. Just mounting something like my recently acquired 105mm/1.8 on my DF brings a smile to my face, which gets even wider when I use the buttery focusing mechanism to bring a lovely image into view. None of my AF lenses, even the very nice 28mm/1.4D, equals the experience of using my MF Nikkors.
Inexpensive jewels in jewel cases with interesting renditions.
