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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2008 16:55:30 GMT -5
I'm still at home with mu busted ankle but should get a package today that will make it feel a little better.
Awhile back I picked up a near mint 55mm f3.5 micro Nikkor for an old Nikon F I have. Shot a couple of rolls of film with it (not closeups) and it was really sharp. Recently I sent the lens off to John White and he converted it so it will fit auto indexing Nikons as well as non ai bodies like the Nikon F. Can't wait to try the lens on the D300.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2008 12:02:31 GMT -5
This really doesn't show micro capabilities. Shot with on board flash, ISO 200, f16  What a micro is really about. 200 ISO f8 1/160 sec.  Santa's head is about size of a marble. Shot handheld, 1/60 sec, f5.6, ISO 800  |
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Post by SidW on Dec 5, 2008 20:17:23 GMT -5
Lovely Wayne.
An excellent way to halve your recovery time. An optic a day keeps .....
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Post by nikonbob on Dec 7, 2008 14:25:22 GMT -5
Wayne
Optical therapy is a good way to go and it looks like the old micro Nikkor lives up to it's rep. Do you find it hard to focus manually as it is a 3.5 lens?
Bob
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2008 21:24:56 GMT -5
Bob:
Actually, I hadn't even thought about focusing. It would probably be easier if I had one of those custom focusing screens installed. But it isn't bad at all the way it is.
Wayne
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Post by Dave on Dec 7, 2008 23:49:22 GMT -5
I have the same lens, unmodified, and use an "E" screen, the one with a grid engraved. To my eye, it is excellent. It is not difficult to focus. Notwithstanding the "micro" design, it is very good as a general purpose lens as well. Dave
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