Tale 61

[richardHaw]

http://www.nikon-image.com/enjoy/life/historynikkor/0061/index.html

i will look for the english version

[Roland Vink]

Very slow to load ... it's about the AIS 50-135/3.5
Older articles are also there as far as I can tell, but in Japanese

[richardHaw]

Google Chrome can translate it into Engrish 

There is hope that the EN site will be available again!

[Akira]

So, it is online again?  Thanks for the reminder, Rick!  Hope the English versions are on its way (back).

[Bjørn Rørslett]

For once, the Google translation was almost intelligible .... I think it covered most of the content quite well without too many artefacts.

I join the others in hope that the English version of the 1001 Tales be available in the near future.

[richardHaw]

For once, the Google translation was almost intelligible .... I think it covered most of the content quite well without too many artefacts.

I join the others in hope that the English version of the 1001 Tales be available in the near future.

glad you understood the Engrish 

which translator did you use?

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Well, it was readable if you get my meaning.

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nikon-image.com%2Fenjoy%2Flife%2Fhistorynikkor%2F0061%2Findex.html&edit-text=&act=url

Incidentally, my own observations on the 50-135 were by and large confirmed. Must retrieve the lens from its storage and use it for a while. It's been a while since last time.

[Jack Dahlgren]

It is a good summary. I was using this lens earlier in the week. It is a bit heavy compared to shorter primes, but does reach to 135. Handles pretty well,but the zoom has a tendency to drop when pointed downward.

Here is an example at f/8 on a Df:
DFJ_5388
It is pretty sharp at f/8.

[John Geerts]

Ha good news the site seems to be returning in the Japanese context at least   

The article was even somewhat readable in English.

There is  a special topic about the 50-135/3.5   http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,1391.0.html

Posted earlier in February 2017 - shot with the Fuji S5

[FGAng]

Thanks Rick for the alert. 

I just bought one in my April trip to Tokyo.  I've been looking for this lens for a while, 7 years to be precise.  One hefty lens at 700 g, non-rotating filter ring (nice). Zoom is slacking... On Nikon Df.


The Lens.


Shibuya, Tokyo


Shinjuku, Tokyo

[Harald]

Hi,

a wonderful lens. Just got a nearly mint copy at about 100€.

Harald

[Thomas G]

true. mine has focussing and zooming a bit loose and some dust. still optically going strong.
(not chipped and exif manually set to 100 mm)

[Thomas G]

late afternoon light on landscape @ f11