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oheuston
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Location: Clarksville TN
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 Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 5:26 pm Post subject: Nikon 180mm 2.8 ED Ai-S, does anyone have this lens? |
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oheuston wrote:
I have the opportunity to buy this lens with caps, for $180 and was wondering if it is worth it. |
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notko
Joined: 22 Apr 2014
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Location: Uppsala, Sweden
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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notko wrote:
I have it and it cost me about the same. IMO it is definitely worth it. In extreme situation it may show som CA, but not much. In facts a lott less than Canon nFD and Rokkor MD, both 200/4.
Have been using it for plane spotting lately. Will show some photos later. |
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wolan
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Location: Zurich
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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wolan wrote:
Buy it. I bought it after someone told me about it in this forum. The price you mentioned is very good.
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notko
Joined: 22 Apr 2014
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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notko wrote:
All taken at Arlanda, ESSA
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All of them straight out from Lightroom at default, #6 WB and curve |
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oheuston
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Location: Clarksville TN
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 3:12 am Post subject: |
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oheuston wrote:
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All taken at Arlanda, ESSA
All of them straight out from Lightroom at default, #6 WB and curve |
Those are great mine that I took after I got it can be found here:
 DSC_2770 by Owen Heuston, on Flickr
 DSC_2759 by Owen Heuston, on Flickr
Last edited by oheuston on Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:06 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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oheuston
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Location: Clarksville TN
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 3:16 am Post subject: |
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oheuston wrote:
| wolan wrote: |
Buy it. I bought it after someone told me about it in this forum. The price you mentioned is very good.
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Great images also. I posted some of mine above. |
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sceptic
Joined: 01 Jun 2013
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:05 am Post subject: |
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sceptic wrote:
Another happy 180 ED owner here. Great sharpness and virtually free from CA. Some examples from my A7R (full-res on flickr):
Looking back by scepticswe, on Flickr
Maintaining balance by scepticswe, on Flickr
Shooting a shooter by scepticswe, on Flickr
Cousins by scepticswe, on Flickr
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shapencolour
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oheuston
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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oheuston wrote:
Great images. |
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oheuston
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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oheuston wrote:
Those look great also. The images I posted above(I figured out how to get them to show up in the thread: ) are the first ones I took, the dusk one being the first. I am very happy with the lens so far. It came with the caps, a filter and the original leather lens holder. The lens looks like it was really taken care off, no scratches or anything. |
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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014
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Location: Eugene
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jamaeolus wrote:
After seeing the photos in one of the threads on this lens and threads with comparisons with its competitors I decided I really should do something about the dearth of Nikon lenses in my collection and this seemed an excellent place to start. So watching the auctions really close I finally won a cosmetically beat up copy of this with near perfect optics and function for 150. I see why people are so enamored. Just a joy to use.
This red bellied sapsucker has been attacking the holly tree in my yard for a couple of years and is pretty low key with comings and goings of people so I set up nearby and tried to get some photos. 
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kds315* wrote:
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jamaeolus
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jamaeolus wrote:
Thanks Klaus. The bright sunny one is way over exposed but he moved into the sunlight I snapped this shot and went to adjust exposure and blip he was gone! These are straight from the camera jpg.
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KEO
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| Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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KEO wrote:
Congrats on joining the 180 ED Nikkor club! It's really a great lens.
It produces wonderful tonality for black and white, too. |
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Lucio
Joined: 28 Jan 2018
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Location: Italy
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| Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Lucio wrote:
To find a better 180/2.8 from the manual era you have to look at the much more expensive apochromatic ones.
The Nikon handles lateral CA much better than most counterparts and sports a noticeable sharpness on most of the frame. It's also quite light and compact, all things considered, and has a very light focus ring that you can turn with a single finger. The only real downside of that lens is the super tender front element... you may scratch it just by staring at it! 
180 $ sounds like a good price to me. |
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