NikonGear'23
Gear Talk => Lens Talk => Topic started by: richardHaw on February 23, 2020, 16:34:34
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https://richardhaw.com/2020/02/23/review-nikkor-s-50mm-f-1-4-millennium/
one day...i will have the money to buy the Olympic! :o :o :o
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Oh yes, that one. I have made a focusing mount for it for the Z.
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As a standard lens shooter, the Olympic Nikkor (original or receated) is THE dream lens for me. I haven't even seen any images taken with the lens (maybe I just didn't aware?).
A big thank-you, Rick, for sharing!
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Akira: Here you can see an image recently taken with the Olympia 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor (on Z6).
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Akira: Here you can see an image recently taken with the Olympia 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor (on Z6).
Thank you, Birna! It's amazing to see the main motif sharply separated. (Even assuming that the post processing helped as well?)
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The Olympic has a very natural, smooth transition between in- and out-of-focus areas
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Very interesting article Rick, Thanks for posting.
I was wondering, how does it compare to the first f/1.4 Nikon F, the 5.8cm ?
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thanks a lot for this article Rick
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Rick, it may be a nitpick, but you might mean Summilux killer rather than a Summicron killer? :o :o :o
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Indeed, Leica is calling the f/1.4 lenses Summilux 8) Summicron is f/2.0
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Hi Rick - thank you for posting this.
I too have this millennium lens and use it on an Amadeo adapter on Leica M. I use that on a helicoid M to Z adaptor to focus closer than 0.7m.
I found it online at a reasonable price. I was about to post some pictures but your article tells the story much better than I could ever do. Thanks also for the photos from the Ghibli museum.
Keep up the good work!
JJ
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Yes, it is the Summilux! :o :o :o
if you guys have any photos taken by the Olympic and you would like me to share them in the blog please let me know ::)
i like this little lens a lot
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I'll start with showing my DIY adapter for the Olympia 50/1.4 for my Z cameras. Here seen on a Z50. My plans initially were for using my old rangefinder lenses on a Sony A7-series, but I did take an instant dislike to the camera and its haptics. Thus moving over to adaptions for the Z ecosystem only was logical. I did have a nice Amedeo focusing adapter for 5 cm Nikkors to the Sony E mount which I managed to recast as a Nik(RF)-Z adapter. I availed myself of an original factory Z mount, a Dremel, epoxy glue, some odd screws, and a bit of black shoestring :) in the making of this new adapter. Works like a charm.
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The "first day of spring" captured with the 50mm f/1.4 Olympic, Z50.
(https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9292.0;attach=43391;image)
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Another early morning snapshot. I didn't focus the lens as the moment was fleeting, but by sheer luck focus wasn't that far off.
Again Z50 with the Olympia Nikkor.
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The millennium edition is very beautifully machined - one can tell with how smoothly the filter screws on!
Here on the Amadeo Nikon S to Leica M and then on the Yeenon M to Z helicoid adaptor.
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Rough comparison crop of Millenium vs Nikon AF50mm f1.4D wide open at about 1.5m. Both show significant colour fringing but Millenium has better microcontrast, finer detailing and less wide open glow. The bokeh is also smoother on the un-cropped picture