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Gear Talk => What the Nerds Do => Topic started by: richardHaw on September 10, 2018, 04:05:29

Title: The New-Nikkor 50/1.4 v1 (similar to the Nikkor-SC 50/1.4)
Post by: richardHaw on September 10, 2018, 04:05:29
https://richardhaw.com/2018/09/06/repair-new-nikkor-50mm-f-1-4-v1/

in case anybody is curious. :o :o :o
Title: Re: The New-Nikkor 50/1.4 v1 (similar to the Nikkor-SC 50/1.4)
Post by: Jack Dahlgren on September 10, 2018, 07:42:28
Thanks. I always enjoy reading your posts. I recently got a 50mm Auto SC to play with and your observations about how this lens formula performs match mine very closely.
Title: Re: The New-Nikkor 50/1.4 v1 (similar to the Nikkor-SC 50/1.4)
Post by: richardHaw on September 10, 2018, 08:36:39
Thanks. I always enjoy reading your posts. I recently got a 50mm Auto SC to play with and your observations about how this lens formula performs match mine very closely.

Great! Glad that you liked it! :o :o :o

these 2 are very similar you can say that they are identical ::)
Title: Re: The New-Nikkor 50/1.4 v1 (similar to the Nikkor-SC 50/1.4)
Post by: Jack Dahlgren on September 10, 2018, 17:03:58
Great! Glad that you liked it! :o :o :o

these 2 are very similar you can say that they are identical ::)

I like the look and feel of the scalloped metal ring, but I live in a climate that never gets very cold.
Title: Re: The New-Nikkor 50/1.4 v1 (similar to the Nikkor-SC 50/1.4)
Post by: Roland Vink on September 11, 2018, 03:20:48
these 2 are very similar you can say that they are identical ::)
Optically similar yes, but not identical. The schematics I have seen (from old Nikon Dealer Sales Manuals) show slightly different spacing and curvature. The K/New Nikkor focuses closer (0.45m) than the Nikkor-S.C (0.6m) so the optics were probably tweaked to improve performance at close range.
Title: Re: The New-Nikkor 50/1.4 v1 (similar to the Nikkor-SC 50/1.4)
Post by: Airy on September 11, 2018, 07:48:35
I'm not doing repairs, but quite interested in the detailed observations you made about behaviour and usability.
Title: Re: The New-Nikkor 50/1.4 v1 (similar to the Nikkor-SC 50/1.4)
Post by: Robert Camfield on December 01, 2018, 19:59:23
Rick,

I just now discovered your engaging discussion of the K version of the early generation Nikkor 50mm 1.4s. Your observations bring back memories; the 50 1.4 (S C variant) was central to my introductory years (1970s). As you indicate, center frame and edge performance improves markedly stopped down, much like Nikkor wide angles. Just recently, a backyard comparison between an AI-converted 50 1.4 S to a 50 1.4 AIS shows across-the board improvement, particularly with respect to color fringing at the transition points between deep shadows and bright highlights. Yet, the earlier 50mm seems to have smoother bokeh. I find this to also be the case comparing early vintage and AIS 105s.