Nikkor 15/3.5 - Flektogon 20/4

madamasu · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:58 pm Post subject: Nikkor 15/3.5 - Flektogon 20/4

Today the sun came out and I decided to take the D700 with two lenses to a place near the Frankfurt train-station, where there is a house-front covered by blue and silver grafitti. One lense was the Nikkor 15mm/3.5, the other one the recently acquired Flektogon 20mm/4.
Now, before somebody else tells me: yes, I'm aware that I'm comparing apples to pears, but nevertheless, I wanted to see, what I could get out of these two lenses.
Alle pictures at ISO 320, f8, no sharpening applied.
The first ones are Nikkor, the second Flektogon:

Here are the 100% crops:

The Flektogon was adapted to the Nikon body by a whiz-kid, and I don't know if the adaption is responsible for the reduced sharpness especially in the corners, but I don't think so, as the centers are OK.
I still have problems with over-exposures with this lense and don't know, what's responsible for this. The big advantage of the Flekt is the fact that it doesn't flare easily, which the Nikkor does. I couldn't use many of the pictures I took with it today, because of the bluish light reflections from the flare.

madamasu · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:02 pm Post subject:

Here are two more from the grafitti-covered wall. Nikkor above, Flektogon below:

Gurdie · Expire: 2013-02-20

Thank you for the comparison pictures. It would also be nice to see here some shots with the exaggerated perspective these ultra wides are capable of.

And I see, that you have the Noct-Nikkor. Please post some shots from this legend.

Esox lucius · Expire: 2011-11-18

madamasu · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:32 am Post subject:

Somehow my answer to Mark Gurdy's post got lost. I wonder why.
I wrote that there are more pictures in this gallery I took with the Flektagon, including some, where I used it as a close-up lense, where - at least in one picture - he can see 'exaggerated perspective'.
As for the Noct, I still can't believe myself I got this lense (a small inheritance helped, and I got an almost unused one for a good price - but prices for this lense are all too high) and am still trying it out. When I have something presentable, I'll put it in the gallery, but please, be patient.

Thomas

madamasu · Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:07 pm Post subject:

Until I have something worth looking at to put up here, anybody interested in the Nikkor 50mm 1.2 can inform himself here:

http://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showthread.php?t=212324

22 pages with lots of pictures, some of them really extraordinary, which clearly show, what a remarkabel lense this is.
And then there is the Nikkor 50mm f1.2 group on flickr, which is also worth a visit:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/562124@N24/

yalcinaydin · Joined: 20 May 2008 Posts: 825 Location: Izmir, Turkey

Nikkor looks pretty good.