Nikon Series E - 36-72/3.5

[richardHaw]

HAW_8843 by mrBabaero, on Flickr

HAW_8876 by mrBabaero, on Flickr

HAW_8877 by mrBabaero, on Flickr

OK 

this lens was certainly useful for the streets. 
the handling was a different story. while the 43-86mm handled really well, this was a confusing lens to use for me because the zoom direction was in reverse. the focus throw was a little too short as well.
shooting in the streets at f/8-f/11 where the images look better was also a bonus but i would only use this lens on a sunny day.

[pluton]

I checked my 36-72, and the "sharpness" appears about the same, wide open, at 36, 50, and 72.  At 72 the lens adds a small but noticeable halation or 'glow' around the edges of bright objects.

[richardHaw]

I checked my 36-72, and the "sharpness" appears about the same, wide open, at 36, 50, and 72.  At 72 the lens adds a small but noticeable halation or 'glow' around the edges of bright objects.

Thanks, Pluton! it might be just "flare veil"...this lens also tends to make ugly bokeh balls. this week will be cloudy so i might shoot with this lens again next week. as soon as i get used to the reversed zoom direction, everything should be fine. 

I got  a request to tear down another series E lens so i got one from the junk box this morning for $17~ just some dirt inside the glass otherwise it's OK

[Harald]

Hi,

this would be great. Got a copy for 30€ yesterday. But... Zoom Creep... Can You identify the part under the focus ring which needs to be replaced? It is a nice ans lightweight performer.

Harald

[richardHaw]

Hi,

this would be great. Got a copy for 30€ yesterday. But... Zoom Creep... Can You identify the part under the focus ring which needs to be replaced? It is a nice ans lightweight performer.

Harald

Hello, Harald. which lens are you talking about? if it's the 75-150 tehn it's just a felt tape  ill publish this last week of this month because i already started the 45mm GN article

[richardHaw]

some more shots with this lens today

[FGAng]

Reviving this thread...

Just posted my disassembly guide https://diediemustdive.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/3672mm-f3-5-nikon-lens-series-e-disassembly-and-cleaning/...



Corrections and critique most welcome.

[David H. Hartman]

I bought a 36-72/3.5 Series-E for my father for Christmas. I found it so wobbly that I returned it the next day. Did the construction improve from those first released?

Now I'm wondering about getting one for reversing? I guess I'll keep an eye out for one.

Dave

[Akira]

I bought a 36-72/3.5 Series-E for my father for Christmas. I found it so wobbly that I returned it the next day. Did the construction improve from those first released?

Now I'm wondering about getting one for reversing? I guess I'll keep an eye out for one.

Dave, if I remember correctly, the lens that works nicely when reversed was Ai zoom Nikkor 35-70mm/f3.3-4.5S.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Add a 3T or 4T close-up attachment then reverse-mount the 36-72 with additional extension. Does work very well. The zoom changes magnification.

(contact pins of a Xeon CPU, 3X)

[FGAng]

Add a 3T or 4T close-up attachment then reverse-mount the 36-72 with additional extension. Does work very well. The zoom changes magnification.

(contact pins of a Xeon CPU, 3X)

Can I ask what is the purpose of adding extension to the reverse mount?  Is it to increase working distance?

Then wouldn't it be camera-extension tube-reverse mount-lens-(additional attachments)?

[pluton]

Add a 3T or 4T close-up attachment then reverse-mount the 36-72 with additional extension. Does work very well. The zoom changes magnification.

(contact pins of a Xeon CPU, 3X)

3T or 4T attached to the front filter threads(facing the body when reversed), or attached to the mount side(facing the subject when reversed)?

[Bjørn Rørslett]

On the road now, so cannot pull files from the archive to show the set up configuration. The idea of adding extension is simply to make less out-of-order conjugate relationships. Just reversing the lens is equivalent to shooting at an object distance much shorter than the designed near limit, thus image quality is guaranteed to decline.

As follows: K2 (for 'F' mount' + CPU), more K-rings (K4/K-5) as spacer(s), 4T (cannot remember whether its glass is flipped over inside the mount), reversed lens.

[John Geerts]

With the original HK-8 hood