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Digital Nikon with manual lenses

Steen

Senior Subscriber Member

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© • Nikon D610 • AI-S Nikkor 1.2/50mm • 1/400 sec. at f/8 ISO 100 • Capture NX-D
 

Jorgen Udvang

Subscriber Member
Here's a lens that does not survive the 36MP sensor, the 20mm f/3.5 AiS. Edges and corners are blurry even at f/8 and rendering in general is unpleasant. I'm considering the new Tamron 15-30mm, but it's big. The Zeiss 18mm would probably be perfect, but the price...

For now, I'll try a Leitax conversion of my Zuiko 21mm f/3.5 and see how that works.

D810 with Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 @ f/8

 

NotXorc

New member
I will try the Voigtländer Color Skopar 20mm f/3.5 on my 810 in a couple of days. I suspect I'll have the same outcome that you did. Still, there are times when I might want the wide open 'glow' and could care less about corners…

Here's a lens that does not survive the 36MP sensor, the 20mm f/3.5 AiS. Edges and corners are blurry even at f/8 and rendering in general is unpleasant. I'm considering the new Tamron 15-30mm, but it's big. The Zeiss 18mm would probably be perfect, but the price...

For now, I'll try a Leitax conversion of my Zuiko 21mm f/3.5 and see how that works.

D810 with Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 @ f/8
 

Jorgen Udvang

Subscriber Member
I will try the Voigtländer Color Skopar 20mm f/3.5 on my 810 in a couple of days. I suspect I'll have the same outcome that you did. Still, there are times when I might want the wide open 'glow' and could care less about corners…
I look forward to see ad hear about your experiences. One user gave me a very glowing report last week, but didn't show any images.
 

Steve P.

New member
I will try the Voigtländer Color Skopar 20mm f/3.5 on my 810 in a couple of days. I suspect I'll have the same outcome that you did. Still, there are times when I might want the wide open 'glow' and could care less about corners…
I'd be interested to hear about this one too. I have the 28 and 40mm pancake style Voigtlanders and like them both very much. Reading around the web, other user's experience broadly mirrors my own. The 40mm is the pick of the bunch and the 28mm stopped down to f4 is also very nice. Things are less clear with the 20mm though, especially on full frame, with some folks like Thom Hogan having good things to say about it, whereas others are far less complimentary. Having shot with it previously on DX I'd love to add it to my bag as I'd prefer it size wise to the 20mm afs-g. I can live without f1.8 at this focal length but only if it doesn't take too big a hit in image quality. It would also let me avoid having to decide between the 20mm and the rumoured 24mm af-s g Nikkors. :)
 

Jorgen Udvang

Subscriber Member
Saigon tonight: 40 years later, trade and commercialism win where soldiers and weaponry mostly fail.

D810 with 105mm f/1.8 AiS @ f/2.8

 

MisiekBunnik

New member


Can a little Nikon with a big lens play with the big boys?

Nikon V1 with a Super Takumar 50mm 1.4
All manual of course, no aids on the V1 :)
 

gurtch

Well-known member
Don't know if this qualifies: D800E and Zeiss ZF.2 18mm f3.5 manual focus lens. After Hurricane Sandy which left us homeless for 6 months, NJ Governor Christie visited. Our Beach Haven Mayor presented the Gov with one of my prints. The gov loved it: it clearly shows the tractor tracks after rebuilding our dunes, which he helped make happen. I was told my print is hanging in the Gov's offices. Of course it was a gift.
Dave in NJ
 

Godfrey

Well-known member
As usual, love the pics you're all posting.

I'm going to have John White do the AI conversion thing for my two favorite old lenses, the Nikkor-H 85/1.8 and Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5. Then I can use them on any Nikon body that supports AI and have operational metering. My other Nikkors are all AI/AI-S already.

Ya never know...

G
Semper paratus.
 
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