Nikon is quitting LF lenses

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Nikon, Inc. is ceasing production of LF lenses. They will sell the
remaining stock, and that's the end.


And all film camera bodies -- far more significant, really.


rafe b
www.terrapinphoto.com

Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
: Lorem Ipsum wrote:

: Nikon, Inc. is ceasing production of LF lenses.

: Says who?

Nikon,

http://www.nikon.co.uk/press_room/re...w.aspx?rid=201
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Lorem Ipsum wrote:
Nikon, Inc. is ceasing production of LF lenses. They will sell the
remaining
stock, and that's the end.

I cannot imagine they were ever making large volumes anyway...


Quantity != quality.

You cannot make one lens a year...


Then I'm glad I got mine when I did. It's
the nicest lens I own, bar none. Even if
it is only f/8.

A real jewel.

Is that your 90mm lens? I picked up a 90mm 6.8 grandagon, and it appears to
be fairly sharp.

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"Ralf R. Radermacher" wrote in message
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Lorem Ipsum wrote:

Nikon, Inc. is ceasing production of LF lenses.

Says who?

Says Nikon, Japan.

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"Lorem Ipsum" wrote in message
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Nikon, Inc. is ceasing production of LF lenses. They will sell the
remaining stock, and that's the end.


And all film camera bodies -- far more significant, really.



Yeah, that's the death knell. Sure, 35mm equipment will be around for
years, and the film, too, but Nikon really made 35mm what it is. I see
they'll continue to manufacture the F6 for a time, and the FM10 (?).

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Matt Clara
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:12:04 GMT, "Matt Clara"
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"rafe b" wrote in message
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Then I'm glad I got mine when I did. It's
the nicest lens I own, bar none. Even if
it is only f/8.

A real jewel.

Is that your 90mm lens? I picked up a 90mm 6.8 grandagon, and it appears to
be fairly sharp.


Yep. It's on Kerry Thalmann's "future classics" list,

I bought it on that recommendation alone, and for
a while it was the only LF lens I owned.

I hear tell it's a biogon design. I'm not even sure
what that means or implies, though I gather it's
a good thing.

And if I had a better LF scanner, it would be even
more of a good thing. Sad to think of all that precious
Nikon MTF going down the Epson drain.


rafe b
www.terrapinphoto.com

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Matt Clara wrote:
Yeah, that's the death knell. Sure, 35mm equipment will be around for
years, and the film, too, but Nikon really made 35mm what it is. I see
they'll continue to manufacture the F6 for a time, and the FM10 (?).

Does that really change anything? For years, Nikon had the F5/F100 for
professionals, various not very desirable amateur bodies and the FM2/FM3a.

The F6 sort of does everything the F5/F100 did (except interchangable
viewfinders, and far fewer foucsing screens). There is no point in buying
a rather undesirable amateur body. So the big news is that Nikon stops
selling their last (serious) completely manual focus body.

I wonder what in 10 or 20 years time will harder to get, 35mm film or a
working 2nd hand Nikon body.



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Matt Clara wrote:
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: "Lorem Ipsum" wrote in message
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: Nikon, Inc. is ceasing production of LF lenses. They will sell the
: remaining stock, and that's the end.
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: And all film camera bodies -- far more significant, really.
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: Yeah, that's the death knell. Sure, 35mm equipment will be around for
: years, and the film, too, but Nikon really made 35mm what it is. I see
: they'll continue to manufacture the F6 for a time, and the FM10 (?).

While Nikon was very popular in the 35mm market it was the Pentax Spotmatic and
the Argus brick that put 35mm on the map.

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Matt Clara wrote:

I see
they'll continue to manufacture the F6 for a time, and the FM10 (?).

Nikon have never manufactured the FM10.

Ralf

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I actually rather liked my Nikon N80. I still use it as my LF light
meter, actually.

Plasticy body, for sure, but feature-wise it wasn't lacking that much
compared to the F100.

- Chris