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Lens for old 35mm Nikon SLR
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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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Lens for old 35mm Nikon SLR
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. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, N3OWJ/4X1GM/KBUH7245/KBUW5379 "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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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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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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Lens for old 35mm Nikon SLR
"tweale" wrote in message ... '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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Lens for old 35mm Nikon SLR
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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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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Lens for old 35mm Nikon SLR
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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Lens for old 35mm Nikon SLR
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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Lens for old 35mm Nikon SLR
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. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, N3OWJ/4X1GM/KBUH7245/KBUW5379 "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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