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 MF Nikkors on FX - general thread | |
I don\'t know if there is such a thread already, but I found nothing upon searching. Admin or moderator; feel free to merge with any existing thread. 
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This is what some might refer to as complete madness. I recently bought the not-so-cheap D700, and guess what? 4 out of my 5 lenses are manual focus old crap Nikkors. According to some. According to others, they are great, but not nearly as good as the 24-70, 14-24, 17-35, 70-200, blablablablabla. I don\'t give a damn!  This thread is for us that likes the 24x36 mm format and manual focus lenses. And Nikon.
If you want to go Nikon, there is only two modern digital SLR:s that can bring you to nirvana. The D3 and the D700. Of course there are the Kodak cameras too, but that\'s another story.
Why buy a $3000 camera and use old crappy lenses? Well, because you love a large viewfinder, short depth of field, the mechanical feel of good ol\' lenses. And for the heck of it. And, are these lenses crappy? Not at all, not at all.
So, I\'d like this thread to be the Mekka for all of us that want to show pics, discuss sharpnesses, wheights, sizes, fastnesses, and every other aspect of using MF Nikkors on the flagships of the Nikon line.
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I\'ll begin with some pix with the D700 and my darlings. Crops might come later. Just ask if I forget it.
Nikkor 105/1.8 AIS @ f/11, ISO 5000. The horizontal lines are from the background, so it\'s not banding.
Nikkor 35/1.4 AIS @ f/5.6, ISO 1400.
Nikkor 35/1.4 AIS @ f/2, ISO 200.
Nikkor-S 55/1.2 @ f/1.2, ISO 200.
Nikkor-S 55/1.2 @ f/1.2, ISO 6400.
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Please post your own examples, recommendations, anything! But remember, this is an FX thread only. 
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