Nikkor Ai 2.0 / 24 - in the woods

MF-addicted · Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 6:01 pm Post subject: Nikkor Ai 2.0 / 24 - in the woods

Nikkor Ai 2.0 / 24 - in the woods.
Wide open close focus shots.

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

All looks to me unsharp , it is handshake or your lens is not aligned well Crying or Very sad

I remember for this lens must be more sharper at wide open and it has more contrast.

MF-addicted · Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 6:38 pm Post subject:

Also a broken lens.
Scratches on the rear element; but for 70 Euros, I could afford this lens.

And a German teacher of photography Andreas Feininger said:

"Leider beurteilen die meisten Menschen die Wirkung einer Fotografie nach deren technischer Ausführung.
Wenn sie scharf ist und die Farben natürlich sind, hält man sie für gut. Sonst nicht. Meiner Meinung nach ist das so, wie wenn man die Arbeit eines Autors nach der Richtigkeit der Grammatik und der Rechtschreibung beurteilt, denn selbst eine technisch perfekte Fotografie kann ein langweiliges und bedeutungsloses Bild sein. – Andreas Feininger"

Translation:
"Unfortunately, most people assess the effect of Photography after
their technical execution.
If it is sharp and the colors are natural, they are kept for good.
Otherwise not. In my opinion, this is as if the work of
an author is judged by the correctness of grammar and spelling, because even a technically perfect photograph can be a be boring and meaningless picture. - Andreas Feininger"

Wink

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

Esox lucius · Expire: 2011-11-18

I really liked the quote but I took the liberty of making a small exchange of noun used Laughing

Gurdie · Expire: 2013-02-20

Low contrast wide open - typical to fast Nikkor wide angles, my 28/2 and 35/1.4 show the same.

But I think you should be able to get sharper results with this lens.

I suggest you could get the Nikon K-ring set and try your lens with the K-1 (about 5mm extension ring) for close-ups.

ManualFocus-G · Expire: 2014-11-24

I understand the 24/2.0 is quite soft in the corners up to f5.6, but surely not that bad? I'll try mine this weekend, although I have some *reasonably* close up shots already and it looks sharper to be honest.

MF-addicted · Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 9:06 pm Post subject:

ManualFocus-G · Expire: 2014-11-24

Haha no sandpapering this one Laughing

It does have fungus though, although it doesn't seem to affect it Shocked

CarbonR · Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 9:40 pm Post subject:

I would not say that the lens is unsharp, but rather hazzy or fuzzy : details seem to be there, covered by a slight unsharp second image Wink

MF-addicted · Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 10:04 pm Post subject:

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

I like both the Feininger quote, and the quote by Vilhelm! Laughing

Well two different ways of approaching the same point I guess Wink

As for my opinion is concerned, the style and the subject have to go together.

You can have surely soft and dreamy pictures, and you can have ultra defined pictures, as well.

It all depends if they are effective on the subjects that they portray.

There are subjects where soft and dreamy just does not work, and in that case, the style becomes redundant and not effective for communication.
The same happens if you take an ultra detailed picture of a subject that does not fit that. Again, the style becomes redundant.

For a photograph to work best, I think that the style and the subject should not contrast them selves.

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MF-addicted · Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 1:38 pm Post subject:

+1

... these are wise words and I got respect to more lenses.
Someone in another forum said that he has now the amount of affordable good, sharp and contrasty lenses and he likes to discover new ones (older types or uncommon with more optical faults) with an own character.

So another reason not to stop collecting lenses. Laughing