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NIkkor-N 5cm f/1.1 on Sony A7Mii
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PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2019 12:45 pm    Post subject: NIkkor-N 5cm f/1.1 on Sony A7Mii Reply with quote
HI all,

Here is my latest acquisition - was offered a super deal on a collectible lens by a wonderful friend who also repairs and reconditions my lenses. It's a classic rf lens from the 50's that is soft wide open, glows wide open, distorts wide open, has wacky, swirly bokeh, but settles down to normal by f/8. It's also awesome and full of character! It's the Nikkor-N 5cm f/1.1. Here are some pics:

Nikkor-N 5cm f/1.1 on Sony A7Mii




f/1.1 of brick wall - soft, glowy, distortion, some CA, no post processing



f/1.1 of street sign, showing bokeh behind - cleaned up nicely in post



all at f/1.1 portrait examples, also post processed








all at f/1.1 some flower examples, post processed for cropping, contrast, and exposure, some minor sharpening










This one at f/8, landscape



PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2019 2:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Like 1 Like 1 Like 1 Big WOW!!! What a catch!! Congrats


PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2019 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks, Klaus. It is much more of an "all purpose" optic than I had originally thought.

Paul


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PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2019 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
wow! Like Dog


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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2019 5:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
pdccameras wrote:
Thanks, Klaus. It is much more of an "all purpose" optic than I had originally thought.

Paul


Agreed - I am very surprised.
Excellent results all through the aperture range.
Congratulations
Tom


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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2019 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
pdccameras, a very impressive set of images and a great showcase for the lens

the f1.1 images are cracking and the landscape looks superb

Thanks for sharing


PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2019 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
On this kind of lenses, it's hard to not buy them.....first time I see this lens, beautiful samples


PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2019 11:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Amazing, great catch Like 1 small


PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2019 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pdccameras, fantastic lens rendering and a great procession, congratulations!

How a lens could be that sharp and not at all glowy at f1.1? I wonder if they used a special glass in production, too expensive to put it in other fast lenses.


PostPosted: Thu May 23, 2019 12:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
alex ph wrote:
Pdccameras, fantastic lens rendering and a great procession, congratulations!

How a lens could be that sharp and not at all glowy at f1.1? I wonder if they used a special glass in production, too expensive to put it in other fast lenses.


Thanks, All and Alex!

Alex, actually, I mentioned at the top of the post it is quite glowy and soft around the edges wide open right out of the camera. There is vignetting, CA, and some pretty wacky bokeh as well. However, it was well within the ability of Photoshop to negate the majority of those effects with some modest use clarity, dehaze, and a contrast boost in ACR. All this and the character of the lens stills shines through!

There is a great history of the lens here:

https://imaging.nikon.com/history/story/0007/index.htm


..and you are correct, there are supposedly three elements in the lens made of the new (new for the early 1950s) lanthanum glass.

All the best,

Paul
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