Nikon 35mm f/2.8 - Ai version

[Bill De Jager]

Bill: is that a Keyline System in #39.1???

Frank, that's an area of landfill with a drainage system to channel runoff safely.

[David H. Hartman]

...this lens seems to flare easily and I had to forego some compositions as a result.

My apologies if this is redundant...

Use a lens hood probably a Nikon HN-3. Don't use a filter unless you feel strongly about it. Shade the lens front element or filter with your hand or a hat. Properly shading the front element or filter, when possible, will make more difference in daylight than whether you use a filter or not. Maybe you normally do all this.

Best,

Dave Hartman

Do use a filter for sand, dust, salt spray, etc. so always carry a protection filter.

[Bill De Jager]

My apologies if this is redundant...

Use a lens hood probably a Nikon HN-3. Don't use a filter unless you feel strongly about it. Shade the lens front element or filter with your hand or a hat. Properly shading the front element or filter, when possible, will make more difference in daylight than whether you use a filter or not. Maybe you normally do all this.

Best,

Dave Hartman

Do use a filter for sand, dust, salt spray, etc. so always carry a protection filter.

Thanks, Dave.  I should have grabbed a hood before leaving the house. I did use my hand to shade the lens, but the sun was low in the sky and at one point my back was against a hillside.  So, I ended up being constrained more than usual while at that particular location.  When there was no way to keep the sun off the front element the flare was severe.  I had no problem with the sun while taking the other shots because I had more freedom to choose my perspective at those locations.

[richardHaw]

http://www.nikkor.com/story/0038/

Basically a question for Roland or whoever is knowledgeable. I hope it's ok since this is for the Nikkor-S.
According to the article above, there are 2 types of Nikkor-S.  when and which sn did it take place? 

[Bill De Jager]

http://www.nikkor.com/story/0038/

Basically a question for Roland or whoever is knowledgeable. I hope it's ok since this is for the Nikkor-S.
According to the article above, there are 2 types of Nikkor-S.  when and which sn did it take place? 

The big changeover resulted in SNs jumping from 927516 down to 176911.  See here.  Click on the specifications and serial numbers lines at the top of the page to toggle between different information displays for versions of each lens.  The serial numbers page has a more detailed breakdown of lens versions.

[Roland Vink]

The first Nikkor-S has the focal length marked 3.5cm only. The optics are based on a Tessar-type group.
Serial no 920101 - 927516 (maybe a little higher)

The second Nikkor-S has the focal length marked 35mm. The optics are based on Gauss-type group. This lens is also more compact.
Serial no 176911 - 392610 (maybe a little higher)

[richardHaw]

I see. OK, I overhauled both versions but I didn't notice any large differences between the 2 in optical design since it felt like the same lens unless I have both side-by-side to see it.

OK, that makes sense. The difference was so subtle that the case of the objective was hardly changed

I just overhauled a late Nikkor-S and I was scratching my head because they all felt the same to me despite me overhauling 3 so far

[pluton]

I made these shots with this thread in mind.  35/2.8K/Ai, D800, identical processing settings.  f/2.8, f/5.6, f/16.  You can watch the extreme sides sharpen as the aperture is stopped down. Not much flare...that was a bright sky behind the shed.  It stays pretty sharp at f/16.  EDIT: Lateral chromatic was auto-corrected by Lightroom/ACR.

[Akira]

Hmmm....the image quality of 35/2.8K/Ai seems noticeably better than that of 45P...

[John Geerts]

Different lenses. The 45P has a kind of wild charachter, with more vivid colours and better bokeh. The 35/2.8 K is sharp, with lots of contrast and minimal distortion. I prefer the 45P over the 35/2.8 K

[Akira]

Yeah, John, I know that.  I was just thinking about a lens for stitching panos.  50/1.8G works nicely, but often I want a bit more AOV.  I find 45P very handy for the purpose and was marveled by the absence of CA.  Sometimes I just want a bit more sharpness at wider apertures for single shots.  Yes, I know I require too much, but you know...

[John Geerts]

Ah, I understand. For Stitching is the 35/2.8 K an excellent candidate.  But the same applies for a number of lenses, like the other 35's and the 28/2  to mention a few at the wide end.