Nikkor 6mm 2.8 Ai

[RonVol]

The last setup looks like a cyber dog.   

LOL to that Akira 
Almost there, only needs one more leg to complete the set up - https://youtu.be/M8YjvHYbZ9w

[Akira]

LOL to that Akira 
Almost there, only needs one more leg to complete the set up - https://youtu.be/M8YjvHYbZ9w

Ron, apparently Erik's cyber dog has a wider perspective. 

[Roland Vink]

Here are two more images with the 6mm from my garden

The first image is seriously good... love to see what this lens can do (rather than see it on ebay for ridiculous prices!)

[Thomas G]

The first garden shot is nice, the second is real magic.
Like the compact foreground, the tree & its shadow with the sun.

[Erik Lund]

Thanks!
Indeed the first garden image is quite unique since it really shows the 220 degrees field of view - extending beyond and below the camera in one shot

[BW]

This rig makes the 14-24 feel like a nice walkaround lens Does it come with acomplementary protractor?

[Erik Lund]

He he, no it doesn't but could come in handy

Instead of using the high and heavy Burzynski ball head I can use a Really Rught Stuff 'Monopod head' it has much less intrusion into the frame and a lot less weight

Untitled by Erik Gunst Lund, on Flickr

And all axes can still be manipulated although a lot slower,,,

[Jørgen Ramskov]

Very impressive work Erik and thanks for letting us follow along. That shot from your basement makes my head spin

[Erik Lund]

The lens foot of the 6mm only has one single screw mount  and the threads start so deep that only one single turn of thread has a hold of the lens foot  Completely a mystery why anyone would think that was a great idea,,,,

I have cut out room in the RRS plate for a much longer screw with counter sunk head also I have mounted an anti twist-block on the RRS plate to avoid any risk of the plate working loose or rotating.

Lens plate Nikkor Fisheye 6mm by Erik Gunst Lund, on Flickr

I have wrapped it in some thin tape to avoid any scaring,,,

Lens plate Nikkor Fisheye 6mm by Erik Gunst Lund, on Flickr

Ready for some Fisheye shoting

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Sometimes the engineers at the Mothership think in mysterious if not downright inscrutable ways. This fisheye exemplifies this with regard to the mounting arrangement, as clearly demonstrated by Erik. A similar case exists for the first versions of the mighty 360-1200 mm f/11 Zoom-Nikkor. The lens is very heavy and the slanted tripod foot is for once very sturdy. However, this apparent clever design is marred by the tripod foot that only has a single 1/4" screw hole and not a very deep one either, plus the base platform for mounting is set off from the major part of the foot so as to make a minimal contact area. What kind of engineering thought can explain such a silly arrangement? I had to redo the foot and the mounting arrangement completely.   

Pleased to learn you have done the Nikon engineers one better so we can enjoy the 6/2.8 to its fullest extent in the near future. Really looking forward to what the lens can do for "ordinary" as well as not-so-ordinary photography.

[Jørgen Ramskov]

I, for one, very much look forward to seeing the results!

[Erik Lund]

Im having some issues insuring this beast,,, well let's see if it doesn't work out.

It actually handles quite well on a monopod using live view, the 110 deg 220/2 deg can be dialed in on the RRS monopod head and you 'just' need to keep your toes behind the monopod

Nikkor Fisheye 6mm Monopod by Erik Gunst Lund, on Flickr

Here a view using the monopod,,,

_EGL1938 by Erik Gunst Lund, on Flickr


Here its of course no issue as the D200 [IR] is a DX crop camera but just to show;  No hot spot in IR, and an quite acceptable DX cropping - I need a FX camera with IR filter,,, Andrea you have a D600,,,

_EGL8986 by Erik Gunst Lund, on Flickr

[Akira]

Oh, the last two are intriguing!

Erik, you might be the first to shoot digital IR with this lens.   

[Erik Lund]

Thanks Akira

Here is one playing around to get to know it better, at some distances its just damn sharp, especially up close so I will try to use that,,,

Here some parts of the interior are just rendered flawlessly, fabric and details, amazing and at the same time a gigantic challenge,,, set at 0.3M f/8

_EGL1877 by Erik Gunst Lund, on Flickr

[Jakov Minić]

I would love to have been there to take a photo of you with the fish in the Audi 
In Scotland for sure!!!