nikon 75-150

[glenurse666]

hi all, im a recent lurker but just signed up, i wanted to post a couple pics with my nikon 75-150 on my canon 60d, the live view really helps out with sharp focusing
i love this lens so much

http://500px.com/photo/4978864

not sure if im allowed to cut n paste links

[glenurse666]

hi all, im a recent lurker but just signed up, i wanted to post a couple pics with my nikon 75-150 on my canon 60d, the live view really helps out with sharp focusing
i love this lens so much

http://500px.com/photo/4978864

[glenurse666]

heres another

http://500px.com/photo/4656085

heartily recommend this lens even with its horrific zoom creep

[fotomachi]

It was one of the first MF lenses that I bought. Soon afterwards, everything went wrong
I don't use it often; I prefer primes to do MF work. Nonetheless, I won't sell it. It's a very good one: OK sharpness, OK bokeh and very light. According to bythom, Galen used for some time nothing else but a 20mm and this zoom lens while outdoors.

[iangreenhalgh1]

I think this Nikon is the same lens as has appeared in other brands, not made by Nikon, supplied to them by another maker, i did read who made it once, I think Kiron.

Anyways, I have two 70-150mm zooms, one Soligor, one Konica, both are very good for an old zoom.

I think this means the 70-150 design is easy to produce to a good level of quality.

[james]

[iangreenhalgh1]

[james]

I had one for a short stretch; focus creep was a bit annoying but I remember it performing amazingly well at ~f/8. A real sleeper and a gem. The last versions of the Nikkor have improved coatings and I believe less creep. But for ~US$100 for a good copy, there's little to complain about.

[iangreenhalgh1]

My Soligor is really good for an old zoom at f8 too:

[Arninetyes]

I've sold or am selling every zoom I've had except for the 75-150 and a Zoom Nikkor 25-50/4 Ais. Other than these two, I've given up on zooms and use primes. Of course, my wife uses only zooms, so there are two modern zooms in the house for her.

I was quite impressed with the 75-150, and I did a little research. So, I'll confirm:

Yes, for a while, Galen Rowell carried nothing but a 75-150 and a Nikkor 20/4 Ai. But, he only carried the 75-150 for a limited time. Most of the time he carried a telephoto zoom, he preferred an 80-200 in various iterations--when hiking mountains, the lighter, the better.