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Old Nikon 35mm
#1
Posted 27 December 2020 - 01:18 PM
#2
Posted 27 December 2020 - 03:45 PM
First of all, get rid of any protective filter on a 35/1.4 as you will get even worse coma than with the naked lens.
Make sure you have a HN-3 mounted on the lens. If you will use it on a DX body, a HS-9, HS-7 or HS-12 will shield even better without vignetting.
Exactly how old is it? There were basically three versions of this lens, each with their set of quirks.
The first version had the old-style scalloped focus ring and at least one radio-active glass element that turns yellow and loses contrast when the lens isn't used. However, UV-light will clear the yellowing.
The second version is the K or Ai version. They are multicoated, but with the first version of the coatings.
The third version is the Ai-S version. It has modern coatings, but the short focus throw makes it difficult to focus precisely compared to the earlier versions.
They are notoriously temperamental wide open, but the way they draw when you get things right make them worth all the misses on the way. If you close the aperture down to ~f/2.2 or so, you will get a superb transition from sharp to blurry that neither 35/1.8 can get even close to.
#3
Posted 28 December 2020 - 02:28 AM
Wow, lots of knowledge here. My experience on these old lenses is very limited, I will try to check the age later (if 70's is not accurate enough...). I know that it has a "fork" that connects to a pin on the camera, if that helps?
I also found a micro Nikkor 55mm with a spacer ring "M2", a Nikkor 135 mm, a Tokina 250mm and a flash that I think is a Starblitz 3200BT-TWIN-S. Neither of the lenses seemed meaningful to me, since I already have a macro lens and both 135 and 250 is within the range of my tele zoom. For the flash I think that I should be better off with a modern cheap unit.