Nikkor-S.C 1:1.4 f=5 cm

etorix · Joined: 05 Oct 2014 Posts: 209 Location: London, England

i've had this lens for months, only just now getting to use it, from today

when the adapter arrived, to mount it on my Panasonic G1

its full title is Nikon Nikkor-S.C 1:1.4 f=5 cm Nippon Kogaku Japan No.330048

all-silver, quite-good condition, feels solid, no slop .. how old is it ?

1950 or thereabouts, yeah, but im having trouble being exact

http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html should have it? doesnt seem right

CBokeh · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:52 pm Post subject: Re: Nikkor-S.C 1:1.4 f=5 cm

Is the paint on the ring that worn or is that just grime? Looks nice anyway...

I'm no expert, but I'd guess this is an early-to-mid 1950's lens. It's listed in your link, click on the "RF 5cm" link at the top of the page to take you down the page to get you in the ballpark.

For what it's worth, Ken Rockwell
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/rangefinder/5cm-f14.htm

etorix · Joined: 05 Oct 2014 Posts: 209 Location: London, England

hm, yeah, ken rockwell

me, i like Dante Stella on this lens http://www.dantestella.com/technical/nikoleic.html#5014

ah, cool, didnt see that RF bit at the top, gets me in the ballpark, cheers

maybe 1953 .. close enough for rock'n'roll

no grimes on this mate, its bin used but it wasnt too hard of a life

bought it from a seller in Japan

bought a cheap digital m43 body for it

but then i took ages deciding which adapter to go for

CBokeh · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:23 am Post subject:

etorix · Joined: 05 Oct 2014 Posts: 209 Location: London, England

heh, so am i, and its going to stay stuck to this camera until i do

i do need time to get used to it

its such a wellmade 'piece of thing' .. mechanically all working smoothly, as fast as it ever was

it still needs getting accustomed-to .. its not as 'foreign' as a Leitz .. quite

the aperture ring is just in front of the focussing ring and feels similar, its very easy to error

etorix · Joined: 05 Oct 2014 Posts: 209 Location: London, England

how it looks, on http://i.imgur.com/Xy3Tqms.jpg?1

full frontal http://i.imgur.com/gTsjtNV.jpg?2

this forum hates imgs with ? eh

etorix · Joined: 05 Oct 2014 Posts: 209 Location: London, England

couple of jpegs from today, on the Heath

etorix · Joined: 05 Oct 2014 Posts: 209 Location: London, England

and a close-up

both shot at f1.4
both cropped, but only slightly

CBokeh · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:53 am Post subject:

etorix · Joined: 05 Oct 2014 Posts: 209 Location: London, England

thank you sir

seems works well, eh

others have commented, asking 'why so dark'

guess i'm just a closet Pictorialst

it was late afternoon too tho

etorix · Joined: 05 Oct 2014 Posts: 209 Location: London, England

i'd really like to get Canon RF 50mm f1.4 just for comparison like, in LTM tho, simpler adapterring

it looks easier to use/operate

CBokeh · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:10 pm Post subject: