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Gear Talk => Lens Talk => Topic started by: richardHaw on May 12, 2017, 04:32:15

Title: Tale 61
Post by: richardHaw on May 12, 2017, 04:32:15
http://www.nikon-image.com/enjoy/life/historynikkor/0061/index.html

i will look for the english version :o :o :o
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: Roland Vink on May 12, 2017, 04:41:26
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 :o
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: richardHaw on May 12, 2017, 05:02:51
Google Chrome can translate it into Engrish  :o :o :o

There is hope that the EN site will be available again!
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: Akira on May 12, 2017, 05:43:47
So, it is online again?  Thanks for the reminder, Rick!  Hope the English versions are on its way (back).
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on May 12, 2017, 07:18:06
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.
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: richardHaw on May 12, 2017, 07:26:47
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  :o :o :o

which translator did you use?
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on May 12, 2017, 07:56:34
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.
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: Jack Dahlgren on May 12, 2017, 08:04:09
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:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4155/34422781832_c57aa96023_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UrPKLu)DFJ_5388 (https://flic.kr/p/UrPKLu)
It is pretty sharp at f/8.
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: John Geerts on May 12, 2017, 08:32:20
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 (http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,1391.0.html)

Posted earlier in February 2017 - shot with the Fuji S5
(https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5364.0;attach=23259;image)
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: FGAng on May 12, 2017, 17:03:35
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.

(https://scontent-sin6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18222100_1185214984935007_1947064660675628008_n.jpg?oh=bcf5c60167091cd2d6e846d80a46027f&oe=597C0874)
The Lens.

(https://scontent-sin6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18268134_1185214998268339_8340426035254496314_n.jpg?oh=749d6ce8c03828b12e6a13dcce1d2bfe&oe=597A8743)
Shibuya, Tokyo

(https://scontent-sin6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18301047_1185214991601673_2442917634589987587_n.jpg?oh=038dfdd90fd7d471ae78a7f5d8c41462&oe=597F81B9)
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: Harald on May 12, 2017, 19:38:16
Hi,

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

Harald
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: Thomas G on May 12, 2017, 19:48:22
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)
Title: Re: Tale 61
Post by: Thomas G on May 12, 2017, 21:22:08
late afternoon light on landscape @ f11