Painting with Lenses

[Michael Erlewine]

Thanks Jakov,

That's my understanding and how I have it setup. I just got a 67mm flexible hood for the lens, which really needs to have a lens.

[Jacques]

Apologies if this appears twice, I thought I had posted it earlier but no sign of it when I last looked.
Nikon D800e Nikon 58 1.4g f1.8 @ 1/8000th hand held iso 200

[Jakov Minić]

Jimi Hendrix - Fire 

[Michael Erlewine]

Folks: without the name of the lens/camera or something, showing the picture does not help me at all. Please give that information for this thread.

[Jacques]

Apologies Michael, I have added the technical details to my post, it was there originally when I posted honest 

[Michael Erlewine]

Apologies Michael, I have added the technical details to my post, it was there originally when I posted honest 

No problem, but unlike a gallery, here we need to know what we are looking at. I really want to learn more about these many special lenses. Thanks for the note.

[Akira]

Here's one shot with an enigmatic lens based on AF-D 50/1.4.  Apparently it is specially corrected for closeups.

[Akira]

This is the lens used for the Oncidium image above.  It doesn't have either the aperture or the focusing mechanism.  When it is directly attached to the Nikon body, the focus is fixed at infinity.

_DSC0397a by Akira, on Flickr

_DSC0405a by Akira, on Flickr

[Michael Erlewine]

This is the lens used for the Oncidium image above.  It doesn't have either the aperture or the focusing mechanism.  When it is directly attached to the Nikon body, the focus is fixed at infinity.

Just for clarity's sake, how would we identify this lens, say on Ebay. How do you use it? How often? 

We should assemble a list of "painterly" lenses for our group interest here. i will work on that, but this would depend on each of us clearly identify these specialty lenses, what there formal definition is, where to find them, how much they tend to cost, and how to use them.

[Akira]

Sorry Michael.

I bought this lens at a camera shop in Ginza, Tokyo.  It is specialized for Nikon and has been around for several decades, so there you can find rarities of Nikon products.  I bought it for 5,000 JPY.  Even though its barrel is apparently made of high quality brass, and is a specially ordered by someone for some specific use, it was dirt cheap because it is too rare to be a collector's item.  Even CRT-Nikkor was like that in the past...

[Michael Erlewine]

I see. So this does not really have a name, nor will it show up on Ebay, right? In that case, it is nice to know about it, but not very practical for the rest of us because we could never find one. Is that the case?

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Probably a lens from a Nikon repair facility. I have seen them there. They are used for testing camera mount alignment etc.

[Akira]

I see. So this does not really have a name, nor will it show up on Ebay, right? In that case, it is nice to know about it, but not very practical for the rest of us because we could never find one. Is that the case?

Michael, sorry to say, you are right maybe...

Probably a lens from a Nikon repair facility. I have seen them there. They are used for testing camera mount alignment etc.

Bjørn, thanks for the hint of the origin of the lens.  Would it be then intended for projecting a laser beam or a test chart?

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Honestly, I don't know as I never asked the techs. But will try to take  a picture of it next time I drop by the shop.

[Akira]

Honestly, I don't know as I never asked the techs. But will try to take  a picture of it next time I drop by the shop.

Wow, that's great!  Thanks for your kind offer!