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Old January 5th 13, 02:16 PM
tweale tweale is offline
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Hello
I am very new to photography and have inherited a Nikon SLR 35mm camera from my dad, and need some help with what lens to use. I don't need any zoom, I simply want a very slim lens to use as the current one is very bulky (8cm long or something) and I know that I just won't use it as much.

On every website I have visited, the lens seem very advanced with zoom, automatic focus etc. I need something of good quality but just rather basic in its credentials. I essentially just want to look through the viewfinder, focus the lens and click.

Surely this shouldn't be too much to ask?! I would be very grateful for any help or advice given.

Thanks
Tessa
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Old January 5th 13, 05:39 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Geoffrey S. Mendelson
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tweale wrote:

I am very new to photography and have inherited a Nikon SLR 35mm camera
from my dad, and need some help with what lens to use. I don't need any
zoom, I simply want a very slim lens to use as the current one is very
bulky (8cm long or something) and I know that I just won't use it as
much.


Exactly which model is it?

If it is autofocus, you need an autofocus lens (AF).

It was made between summer 1977 and the late 1980's you need an AI
(autoindexing) lens, though later cameras needed AIs (slightly modified
AI lenses).

If it was made before summer 1977 it requires a lens with a "fork" on it.

Geoff.

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Old January 5th 13, 08:16 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Stefan Patric[_3_]
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On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:16:01 +0000, tweale wrote:

Hello
I am very new to photography and have inherited a Nikon SLR 35mm camera
from my dad, and need some help with what lens to use. I don't need any
zoom, I simply want a very slim lens to use as the current one is very
bulky (8cm long or something) and I know that I just won't use it as
much.

On every website I have visited, the lens seem very advanced with zoom,
automatic focus etc. I need something of good quality but just rather
basic in its credentials. I essentially just want to look through the
viewfinder, focus the lens and click.

Surely this shouldn't be too much to ask?! I would be very grateful for
any help or advice given.


First determine the model of your camera body. It should be on the body:
F, F2, F3, FM, FM2, FE, etc. Then go he

http://www.cameraquest.com/classics.htm

Everything you'd want to know about cameras.

Stef
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Old January 6th 13, 08:49 PM
tweale tweale is offline
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Originally Posted by Stefan Patric[_3_] View Post
On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:16:01 +0000, tweale wrote:

Hello
I am very new to photography and have inherited a Nikon SLR 35mm camera
from my dad, and need some help with what lens to use. I don't need any
zoom, I simply want a very slim lens to use as the current one is very
bulky (8cm long or something) and I know that I just won't use it as
much.

On every website I have visited, the lens seem very advanced with zoom,
automatic focus etc. I need something of good quality but just rather
basic in its credentials. I essentially just want to look through the
viewfinder, focus the lens and click.

Surely this shouldn't be too much to ask?! I would be very grateful for
any help or advice given.


First determine the model of your camera body. It should be on the body:
F, F2, F3, FM, FM2, FE, etc. Then go he

http://www.cameraquest.com/classics.htm

Everything you'd want to know about cameras.

Stef
Hello,
Thank you for your replies. Sorry I have just had a look its a fully manual F301 probably from the early 90s (I guess). The lens is a standard Nikon Bayonet fitting. Ideally I just want a lens with a manual focus to make the camera super slimline so that I can fit it easily into my pocket/bag and will be of much more use. I will have a look at these links but any suggestions would be very much welcome.
Thanks
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Old January 7th 13, 02:06 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
K W Hart
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"tweale" wrote in message
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'Stefan Patric[_3_ Wrote:
;968761']On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:16:01 +0000, tweale wrote:
-
Hello
I am very new to photography and have inherited a Nikon SLR 35mm
camera
from my dad, and need some help with what lens to use. I don't need
any
zoom, I simply want a very slim lens to use as the current one is very
bulky (8cm long or something) and I know that I just won't use it as
much.

On every website I have visited, the lens seem very advanced with
zoom,
automatic focus etc. I need something of good quality but just rather
basic in its credentials. I essentially just want to look through the
viewfinder, focus the lens and click.

Surely this shouldn't be too much to ask?! I would be very grateful
for
any help or advice given.-

First determine the model of your camera body. It should be on the
body:
F, F2, F3, FM, FM2, FE, etc. Then go he

http://www.cameraquest.com/classics.htm

Everything you'd want to know about cameras.

Stef


Hello,
Thank you for your replies. Sorry I have just had a look its a fully
manual F301 probably from the early 90s (I guess). The lens is a
standard Nikon Bayonet fitting. Ideally I just want a lens with a manual
focus to make the camera super slimline so that I can fit it easily into
my pocket/bag and will be of much more use. I will have a look at these
links but any suggestions would be very much welcome.
Thanks




--
tweale


Google Nikon F 301. Note the space between "F" and "301". You'll get a lot
of resources. I don't think you will be able to accomplish your "Super
slimline" goal with any lens, but you should be able to find a wide
selection of used lenses on eBay. The common 35mm SLR camera was never
really slim, but the good ones could do a lot of really cool things. As a
Canon user, I can't speak about how good this model is/was, but based on the
couple of sites I looked at, it appears to be a good general-purpose SLR.


--
Ken Hart



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Old January 7th 13, 02:20 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Savageduck[_3_]
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On 2013-01-06 11:49:18 -0800, tweale said:


'Stefan Patric[_3_ Wrote:
;968761']On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:16:01 +0000, tweale wrote:
-
Hello
I am very new to photography and have inherited a Nikon SLR 35mm
camera
from my dad, and need some help with what lens to use. I don't need
any
zoom, I simply want a very slim lens to use as the current one is very
bulky (8cm long or something) and I know that I just won't use it as
much.

On every website I have visited, the lens seem very advanced with
zoom,
automatic focus etc. I need something of good quality but just rather
basic in its credentials. I essentially just want to look through the
viewfinder, focus the lens and click.

Surely this shouldn't be too much to ask?! I would be very grateful
for
any help or advice given.-

First determine the model of your camera body. It should be on the
body:
F, F2, F3, FM, FM2, FE, etc. Then go he

http://www.cameraquest.com/classics.htm

Everything you'd want to know about cameras.

Stef


Hello,
Thank you for your replies. Sorry I have just had a look its a fully
manual F301 probably from the early 90s (I guess). The lens is a
standard Nikon Bayonet fitting. Ideally I just want a lens with a manual
focus to make the camera super slimline so that I can fit it easily into
my pocket/bag and will be of much more use. I will have a look at these
links but any suggestions would be very much welcome.
Thanks


A little earlier, 1985 in fact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F-301
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F-mount
http://www.zi.ku.dk/personal/lhhanse.../AI-S-Comp.htm


--
Regards,

Savageduck

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Old January 7th 13, 03:13 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
William Hamblen
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Default Lens for old 35mm Nikon SLR

On 2013-01-06, tweale wrote:

Thank you for your replies. Sorry I have just had a look its a fully
manual F301 probably from the early 90s (I guess). The lens is a
standard Nikon Bayonet fitting. Ideally I just want a lens with a manual
focus to make the camera super slimline so that I can fit it easily into
my pocket/bag and will be of much more use. I will have a look at these
links but any suggestions would be very much welcome.
Thanks


You can use almost any Nikon lens except the old non-AI lenses and the
new G lenses. Try to find a used Series E 50 mm f/1.8 lens. They are not
very expensive and they are not very big.

Bud

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Old January 7th 13, 02:24 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
gpsman
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On Jan 6, 2:49*pm, tweale wrote:
Ideally I just want a lens with a manual
focus to make the camera super slimline so that I can fit it easily into
my pocket/bag and will be of much more use. I will have a look at these
links but any suggestions would be very much welcome.


Get a bigger pocket/bag.
-----

- gpsman
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Old January 7th 13, 03:05 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Scott Schuckert
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As stated, the 50mm "E" series lens is probably the best choice.
However, if you're stubborn (even foolish) about getting the absolute
slimmest lens, Nikon DID make the 45mm f/2.8 GN Nikkor, which was
indeed VERY shallow. It can't be fitted as manufactured, and Nikon no
longer offers the necessary AI conversion. But some lenses available
have already been modified, and some places will still do an "informal"
modification.


In article , tweale
wrote:

'Stefan Patric[_3_ Wrote:
;968761']On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:16:01 +0000, tweale wrote:
-
Hello
I am very new to photography and have inherited a Nikon SLR 35mm
camera
from my dad, and need some help with what lens to use. I don't need
any
zoom, I simply want a very slim lens to use as the current one is very
bulky (8cm long or something) and I know that I just won't use it as
much.

On every website I have visited, the lens seem very advanced with
zoom,
automatic focus etc. I need something of good quality but just rather
basic in its credentials. I essentially just want to look through the
viewfinder, focus the lens and click.

Surely this shouldn't be too much to ask?! I would be very grateful
for
any help or advice given.-

First determine the model of your camera body. It should be on the
body:
F, F2, F3, FM, FM2, FE, etc. Then go he

http://www.cameraquest.com/classics.htm

Everything you'd want to know about cameras.

Stef


Hello,
Thank you for your replies. Sorry I have just had a look its a fully
manual F301 probably from the early 90s (I guess). The lens is a
standard Nikon Bayonet fitting. Ideally I just want a lens with a manual
focus to make the camera super slimline so that I can fit it easily into
my pocket/bag and will be of much more use. I will have a look at these
links but any suggestions would be very much welcome.
Thanks

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Old January 7th 13, 03:59 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Geoffrey S. Mendelson
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Scott Schuckert wrote:

As stated, the 50mm "E" series lens is probably the best choice.
However, if you're stubborn (even foolish) about getting the absolute
slimmest lens, Nikon DID make the 45mm f/2.8 GN Nikkor, which was
indeed VERY shallow. It can't be fitted as manufactured, and Nikon no
longer offers the necessary AI conversion. But some lenses available
have already been modified, and some places will still do an "informal"
modification.


Nikon did sell a modification kit to convert it to AI. I had one. Since
I worked at a camera repair shop at the time, I had it profesionaly
converted to AI by grinding down spots on the apeture ring, and then
when the kit arrived it was converted using a new apeture ring.

Nikon later sold a version with the FM3. It was very pricey and relatively
rare. It was AIs, the converted ones were standard AI. While Nikon did sell
NOS (new old stock) AI lenses long after they went exclusively to AF,
it was probably the last AI lens designed and manufactured.

It was also the only Nikon lens where the focus ring moved in the opposite
direction of the Nikon standard.

Geoff.

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"Owning a smartphone: Technology's equivalent to learning to play
chopsticks on the piano as a child and thinking you're a musician."
(sent to me by a friend)




 




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