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Re: Repair of the RF-Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f/2 lens!!!
« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2024, 06:24:46 »
Thanks Akira!

It seems to be an odd fish.
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Re: Repair of the RF-Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f/2 lens!!!
« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2024, 07:14:21 »
Enjoy the lens. It is an optical surprise in many ways.

I own the same version, plus the one in black finish. They have come to life again on the Z cameras.
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Re: Repair of the RF-Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f/2 lens!!!
« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2024, 07:26:53 »
The hood is a curious thing. From the outside it appears  to be one piece, but from the inside seems to be made of several parts glued together.
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Re: Repair of the RF-Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f/2 lens!!!
« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2024, 08:38:23 »
I have two different hoods. one like yours acting as a holder of a Series filter. The other is a more traditional lens hood in old Nikon style.
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Re: Repair of the RF-Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f/2 lens!!!
« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2024, 08:48:49 »
Do you know the filter thread of the one like mine? 50 something is the closest I can guess.
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Re: Repair of the RF-Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f/2 lens!!!
« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2024, 09:12:10 »
It's conveniently 48mm, thus I can mount my Baader U  filter directly for UV photography.

The W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8 also has the same thread. Plus the CV Skopars 21/4 and 25/4 which came out much later.
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Re: Repair of the RF-Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f/2 lens!!!
« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2024, 09:28:41 »
The 8.5cm f/2 is such a nice lens. Its heft is unbelievable from just looking at it, because you cannot "see" the heavy materials used in its construction.

A fe pictures of it to enjoy. This is the black version with the more "modern" hood. On my '2000 S3, plus together with the 3.5cm f/1.8 and the Z fc.
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Re: Repair of the RF-Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f/2 lens!!!
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2024, 09:38:35 »
It is nice. So much so that it inspired me to buy this on impulse  ;)

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Re: Repair of the RF-Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f/2 lens!!!
« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2024, 10:03:10 »
You need a focusing system for it on anything else than an S-mount camera. They are not that difficult to hobble together.  Use a short helicoid and a flat Z adapter (or any required mount, I have for sony E and Nikon Z).

Thre 5cm f/1.4 is pretty sharp at least in the central area. Flare control is so-so thus have always the hood on. The front glass is very soft and will easily show cleaning marks if not proper care is applied.

Filter size is 43mm and the lens is good for IR.
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