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Another big one - Nikkor-Q 400/4.5
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:30 pm    Post subject: Another big one - Nikkor-Q 400/4.5 Reply with quote
Sometimes I can't resist - well maybe I could but today I didn't. I bought a case (heavy) with a Nikkor-Q 400mm f/4.5 (heavier). Hauling this around should save me some money, not having to go to a gym.

It should be fun to test this one against more recent designs, such as my apo-rokkor 400/5.6, sigma apo 400/5.6 and sigma apo tele macro 400/5.6.
I was just starting to reduce my collection a bit (I've got some lenses listed in the marketplace section). So if anyone has this lens high on his/her wishlist, make me an offer I can't refuse. I'll post some pictures of the lens and the results of the aforementioned comparison as soon as I have made some time for it, which may take a while.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I look forward your lens list Smile I had in the past two Sigma 400mm f5.6 , one was an APO lens , great performer. Other one was older labeled as MC it was simple crap.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Dick ! (it's Dick, isn't it ?)

Congrat's ! It's a rare and old lens.

I have it also, long and heavy, very nice quality made, including focusing unit to mount interchangeable head lens.

A recent thread about it : http://forum.mflenses.com/the-beast-and-the-beasts-nikkor-q-400-4-5-t5797.html

I'm curious about the serial number as it could be the coated version (mine isn't).


PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Flor27 wrote:
Hi Dick ! (it's Dick, isn't it ?)

Congrat's ! It's a rare and old lens.

I'm curious about the serial number as it could be the coated version (mine isn't).


Hi Florian,

Yes it is Dick alright.

My lens is coated, but there appears to be a differently coated version, the Nikkor-QC. Mine's just Q, 410500. It has the model 2 focus grip, so it looks completely different and you need this one for your collection as well...

I haven't seen any of these for sale (what would be a reasonable price?), so it must be one of my rarest Nikkors. Then again, I don't have that many Nikkors to begin with. A few odd ones though (macro-nikkor 19,65,120, printing 95/2.8). Come to think of it, the 400mm is my only normal Nikkor at the moment, the rest have prefixes, all EL- apart from the ones mentioned before.


PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's a lens I hope to find cheap sometime. Nice find.
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