Nikkor Thousand and One Nights

[Roland Vink]

There is only one labelled "13" - http://imaging.nikon.com/history/story/0013/index.htm

[David H. Hartman]

What kind of fool quotes himself? Me?

I've edited that post to pieces: this is the current version:

There are three Tales that are currently labeled "13" which lead me to believe that *sweet Jane numbered them. There are 60 total. Are we English readers still short?

Dave

*She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same.

[58/1.2 Noct, 28-45/4.5 and 500/8.0 Reflex (in the index: 16, 15 and 13 respectively) are all labeled 13 internally. If you try using "Save page as" the HTML file name of each is identical and ends in 13. There are 60 tales total at the English site.]

Here is the link again...

http://imaging.nikon.com/history/story/

If this isn't correct I'm giving up!

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Check it and see, I've got a fever of a hundred and three.

[FGAng]

http://imaging.nikon.com/history/story/ is complete and up to date.

Tale 63 is a curious one,

The AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G - The zoom lens that set the standard for kit lenses with its minimalistic structure

Haruo Sato

Seems Nikon is proud enough of this dinky lens to list it within the hall of fame...

I have 2 copies both in poor optical condition, not cleanable due to encased optical units.  But my curiosity is piqued - will  be looking for one in good optical condition to try it out.  Mechanically this is a terrible lens.

[chambeshi]

I just read No 63, one of the best tales yet. And I especially enjoyed the explanation by Haruo Sato about the design challenges, namely why more lens elements are a "necessary evil", which is where the dinky 28-80 set the precedent for IQ trade offs. Arguably, the designs of the earlier medium zooms, including the 24-120 and 28-200 also set a trend for prominent kit Nikkor zooms.

http://imaging.nikon.com/history/story/ is complete and up to date.

Tale 63 is a curious one,

The AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G - The zoom lens that set the standard for kit lenses with its minimalistic structure

Haruo Sato

Seems Nikon is proud enough of this dinky lens to list it within the hall of fame...

I have 2 copies both in poor optical condition, not cleanable due to encased optical units.  But my curiosity is piqued - will  be looking for one in good optical condition to try it out.  Mechanically this is a terrible lens.

[richardHaw]

I just read No 63, one of the best tales yet. And I especially enjoyed the explanation by Haruo Sato about the design challenges, namely why more lens elements are a "necessary evil", which is where the dinky 28-80 set the precedent for IQ trade offs. Arguably, the designs of the earlier medium zooms, including the 24-120 and 28-200 also set a trend for prominent kit Nikkor zooms.

mr Sato told me himself that the lens was a difficult one to design because the money involved wasn't big and they wanted the production to be as cheap as possible. http://richardhaw.com/2017/12/09/world-of-f-mount-nikkors/ mr Sato and mr Oshita gave us a tour and I learned many things the cheapy zoom lenses was one of the topics. he also said that this is the father of all kit zooms. for the beginner, sharpness if the most important thing they wanted to see so he designed this to be really sharp

[chambeshi]

mr Sato told me himself that the lens was a difficult one to design because the money involved wasn't big and they wanted the production to be as cheap as possible. http://richardhaw.com/2017/12/09/world-of-f-mount-nikkors/ mr Sato and mr Oshita gave us a tour and I learned many things the cheapy zoom lenses was one of the topics. he also said that this is the father of all kit zooms. for the beginner, sharpness if the most important thing they wanted to see so he designed this to be really sharp

Thank you Richard
Interesting feedback... I just read your post. Well, what a fascinating report on your tour! Eagerly awaiting the next installments :-)
best
woody

[JKoerner007]

mr Sato told me himself that the lens was a difficult one to design because the money involved wasn't big and they wanted the production to be as cheap as possible. http://richardhaw.com/2017/12/09/world-of-f-mount-nikkors/ mr Sato and mr Oshita gave us a tour and I learned many things the cheapy zoom lenses was one of the topics. he also said that this is the father of all kit zooms. for the beginner, sharpness if the most important thing they wanted to see so he designed this to be really sharp

Nice blog post