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New-Nikkor 55/3.5!!!
richardHaw:
https://richardhaw.com/2020/09/12/repair-micro-nikkor-55mm-f-3-5-k-ai/
my favorite :o :o :o
Airy:
Triggering my NAS again.
I've been slightly disappointed by the 55/2.8 AIS because it is not good against the light, a situation I often encounter (pipe organs in churches...). Later, the Zeiss 50/2 became my go-around, multipurpose, know-it-all lens, the Milvus version being nearly flawless.
Recently, I started using the 55/2.8 again, with some precautions and less pipe organs involved, and I really appreciate it. It looks like the last 55/3.5 version might be even more attractive. Only issue is, I'm still using the Df with a clear ground glass (I hate split and microprism, finding them distracting, already from my film days) and a magnifying eyepiece, but f/3.5 might really become too dark, as my eyesight is not getting better. Maybe I should give it a try.
Anyway, a great review (as usual). I really appreciate your efforts to show what makes lenses special and interesting!
richardHaw:
the usual screen should be perfect with this :o :o :o
split prism is not recommended with this as it gets dark ::)
Airy:
That's why I cannot stand them - even slightly moving the eye off-axis will make them look dark.
Of course, a Z5 could be a nice complement to that lens... ahem...
Øivind Tøien:
Very nice article about this lens Richard, reflecting my own feelings for it, particularly with respect to the rendering compared to the f/2.8 version, which I have only tried briefly. When I bought my first copy lightly used >40 years ago, It became the standard lens on my F2 and has remained one of the lenses that always comes along. I now have a second copy, both of the later version with serial numbers fairly close, but the scale for the reproduction ratio that is orange on my second copy is yellow-whitish on my first copy (could be just fading after long time use).
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