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Hoodi
22-08-2006, 23:22
Took delivery today of a lovely old Nikkor 135mm F/2.8 AI - been playing with it throughout the day and it's great fun. Pretty sharp at F/2.8, with a great focusing // aperture ring and a nifty buit in extendable hood. It's also very compact!
Of course, what I really want is a Nikkor AF 135mm F/2 DC - they are lovely, but it'll be a while till I can afford one of my own!

So I was just wondering, what golden oldies do people here still use?

Having played with the AI 50mm F/1.2 & the AI-S 24mm F/2.8 I want both of those, too!
shiato storm
23-08-2006, 13:20
see, you mess with good glass, you want good glass :cuckoo: there's no stopping some people...oh alright then, show us your (typically excellent! :D ) results with your new baby then...

in the face of all this security rubbish (and baggage handler thieves), I was pondering taking my chinon ce-4 out to italy next week...or the olympus om1...now thats old skool :)
Hoodi
23-08-2006, 13:35
Hmm, only really got test shots - so nothing that'll really make you go "oooh" but here you go :

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3974/transferredimage63nd7.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/751/transferredimage64df6.jpg

Both @ F/2.8
Did I mention this lens cost the princely sum of fifteen notes? :lol:

As for taking out one of the oldies, you know you want to!
shiato storm
23-08-2006, 21:30
15 squid for 2.8?! barganacious!
HIMUPNORTH
24-08-2006, 14:23
Sounds good value but that school-kid won't be happy with that shot:nono:
Gandhi
24-08-2006, 21:06
Of course, what I really want is a Nikkor AF 135mm F/2 DC - they are lovely, but it'll be a while till I can afford one of my own!

LCE have a 135mm F2.5 AIS in at the moment. It's supposed to be the dogs danglies and its only 69 notes!

I was gonna take a trip over but it doesn't even meter on the d70!
Hoodi
24-08-2006, 21:45
Hrrrmmm.... But how much is it worth it over my 135mm F/1.8 AI :thinking:

It's really easy to meter with the D70 & manual lenses. I have no doubt that you'd pick it up in no time.
kissfoto
30-09-2006, 18:19
Love to mess about with vintage Nikkors, I have several, my favourite being a Nikkor 135mm f2 A1S which I use on my Kodak DCS620 and get great result.

ie

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/Fusion_2006/NW043.jpg

Sharp even wide open and great bokeh a lens that now in AF would cost a fortune, I picked mine up for 89 pounds. Great value and it even meters with the camera.
Catdaddy
30-09-2006, 23:53
Hrrrmmm.... But how much is it worth it over my 135mm F/1.8 AI :thinking:

It's really easy to meter with the D70 & manual lenses. I have no doubt that you'd pick it up in no time.

Surely no more difficult than on any other camera? One thought - the old AI lenses - if they're that good, then they'd be great for dedicated studio/flash photography, wouldn't they?
kissfoto
03-10-2006, 01:15
All my A1S lenses can meter using manual or apeture priority on my DCS620 as it is a basic, bog standard F5 body. Great results, super lenses and very cheap to buy used. Ian :clap: