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austinb82
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 Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:15 am Post subject: Nikon Series E 50mm f1.8 |
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austinb82 wrote:
I really needed a 50mm 1.8 so I got the Nikon Series E 50mm f1.8 on ebay because it was pretty cheap at $30. Its a pretty decent lens and very sharp. The one thing I'm not so sure about is the bokeh which seems to be a little distracting but maybe it is just when its shot at f1.8.
The other day I went to a thrift store and found a mamiya 55mm f1.8 m42 lens for $15 and i'm just waiting for my m42 adapter to arrive to try it out and see if I like the bokeh any more. I'll probably keep the nikon even if I like the mamiya better though because i don't have a real macro lens yet and I have some nikon extention tubes.
Below are a couple images I took with the nikon lens today. The second picture is a %100 crop of the first one taken at f8 I believe and you can see its actually a pretty sharp lens. The third one is to show the bokeh that I'm not sure if I like. These were shot with a canon 40d using a nikon adapter.
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scsambrook
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:21 am Post subject: Bokeh |
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scsambrook wrote:
I like the pic of the dog - just look a the expression on his/her face! As to the OoFA/Bokeh question, don't you think it really comes down to what you like personally? Maybe that's a great reason ( = excuse) to own a variety of lenses because individual ones perform differently at various apertures, distances and 'target material'. Well, that's what I tell my wife when she asks why I 'need' so many 50/90/135 /200/etc etc lenses that all produce crisp IN FOCUS images ...!
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alex
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alex wrote:
When my wife asks why I need so many lenses that all seem the same, I tell her it's for the same reason that she needs thirty pairs of shoes and six different shades of navy. It's a conversation that always ends with me quarantined in the dog house and twenty-four hours of ice-cold atmosphere when released, but I think I make my point.
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djmike
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:17 am Post subject: |
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djmike wrote:
Look great. Can anyone advise the difference between "Series E" and "AI" versions?
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M42: CZJ Flektogon 35/2.4 + CZJ Flektogon Zebra 35/2.8 + CZJ Pancolar 50/1.8 + CZJ Sonnar 135/3.5 + CZJ Tessar 50/2.8 Chrome + Pentacon 135/2.8 + Pentacon 50/1.8 + SMC Takumar 50/1.4 + SMC Takumar 55/2 + SMC Takumar 135/3.5 + Fujinon 55/1.8 + Jupiter-9 85/2 + Jupiter-37A 135/3.5 + Helios 44-6 58/2
Nikor: Nikkor 50/1.4 + Nikkor 28/3.5 + Nikkor 35-105 Zoom + 36-72 Series E Zoom
Canon: Canon FD + 28/2.8 + 50/1.8 + Canon 35-105 Macro Zoom
Other: Rollei Planar HFT 50/1.8
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scsambrook
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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scsambrook wrote:
| alex wrote: |
| When my wife asks why I need so many lenses that all seem the same, I tell her it's for the same reason that she needs thirty pairs of shoes and six different shades of navy. It's a conversation that always ends with me quarantined in the dog house and twenty-four hours of ice-cold atmosphere when released, but I think I make my point. |
Your poor wife has only THIRTY pairs of shoes - how do you manage to keep the female shoe-buying impulse in check? 
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Equipment: Pentax DSLR for casual shooting, Lumix G1 and Fuji XE-1 for playing with old lenses, and Leica M8 because I still like the optical rangefinder system. |
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sichko
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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sichko wrote:
| djmike wrote: |
| Look great. Can anyone advise the difference between "Series E" and "AI" versions? |
Visit Ken Rockwell's site to see pictures. Ken suggests that the Ai is better than the E (at least two versions). I think that most people would agree.
I remember reading a thread on nikongear.com where most (all ?) of the 1.8/50 s were discussed - but I can't find it. I think the conclusion was that the Ai was the best of all. But for $30 the E has to be good.
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dof
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dof wrote:
| djmike wrote: |
| Look great. Can anyone advise the difference between "Series E" and "AI" versions? |
Series E lenses were a lower cost line that used less metal and more plastic
in their construction. They are MF lenses with AIS type mount. |
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djmike
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djmike wrote:
Thanks, both. I learned that the material constrcution and the price is different but has anyone does comparison with these two?
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Lenses
M42: CZJ Flektogon 35/2.4 + CZJ Flektogon Zebra 35/2.8 + CZJ Pancolar 50/1.8 + CZJ Sonnar 135/3.5 + CZJ Tessar 50/2.8 Chrome + Pentacon 135/2.8 + Pentacon 50/1.8 + SMC Takumar 50/1.4 + SMC Takumar 55/2 + SMC Takumar 135/3.5 + Fujinon 55/1.8 + Jupiter-9 85/2 + Jupiter-37A 135/3.5 + Helios 44-6 58/2
Nikor: Nikkor 50/1.4 + Nikkor 28/3.5 + Nikkor 35-105 Zoom + 36-72 Series E Zoom
Canon: Canon FD + 28/2.8 + 50/1.8 + Canon 35-105 Macro Zoom
Other: Rollei Planar HFT 50/1.8
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austinb82
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Location: Oregon, USA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: Bokeh |
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austinb82 wrote:
| scsambrook wrote: |
| I like the pic of the dog - just look a the expression on his/her face! As to the OoFA/Bokeh question, don't you think it really comes down to what you like personally? Maybe that's a great reason ( = excuse) to own a variety of lenses because individual ones perform differently at various apertures, distances and 'target material'. Well, that's what I tell my wife when she asks why I 'need' so many 50/90/135 /200/etc etc lenses that all produce crisp IN FOCUS images ...! |
I agree. I can't wait to get my m42 adapter to try out my mamiya 55mm 1.8. |
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ChrisLilley
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| Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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ChrisLilley wrote:
| dof wrote: |
| djmike wrote: |
| Look great. Can anyone advise the difference between "Series E" and "AI" versions? |
Series E lenses were a lower cost line that used less metal and more plastic
in their construction. They are MF lenses with AIS type mount. |
They also don't have multicoating on all elements, so they tend to flare more and have lower contrast.
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There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don’t. Key: Ai-P, Ai, Ai'ed, AiS
Camera: Nikon D90, D40, DK-21M eyepiece, ML-3 remote MF lenses: Nikkor 20mm f/4 K, AI'ed | N.K. Nikkor-N 24mm f/2.8 | Nikkor-N.C 24mm f/2.8 | Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AiS late model | Арсенал (Arsenal) Мир-24Н (Mir-24N) 35mm f/2 | Cosina Voigtländer Ultron SL II 40mm f/2.0 | Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 AiS | Zoom-Nikkor 80-200 f/4.5 Ai | ЛЗОС (LZOS) Юпитер-9 (Jupiter-9) 85mm f/2 | Cosina Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SL | Nikkor-P 105mm f/2.5 pre-Ai, Ai'ed | Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/4 | Schneider Kreuznach Componon 105mm f/5.6 | Nikkor 135mm f/2.8, Ai'ed 1976 model | Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED AiS | Арсенал (Arsenal) ТЕЛЕАР-Н (Telear-n) 200mm f/3.5 | Nikkor 300 mm f/4.5 Ai (full equipment list) |
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djmike
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:37 am Post subject: |
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djmike wrote:
| ChrisLilley wrote: |
| dof wrote: |
| djmike wrote: |
| Look great. Can anyone advise the difference between "Series E" and "AI" versions? |
Series E lenses were a lower cost line that used less metal and more plastic
in their construction. They are MF lenses with AIS type mount. |
They also don't have multicoating on all elements, so they tend to flare more and have lower contrast. |
Got it. Thanks.
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DSLR: Canon 400D
SLR: Nikon FM2 + Canon A-1 + Canon AE1-P + Praktica MTL-5B + Pentax Spotmatic F + Fujica ST801 + Voigtlander Bassematic + Voigtlander Vito + Rollei 35S + Rolleiflex SL35 ME + Canon QL17 GIII + Olympus Pen EE-3
Lenses
M42: CZJ Flektogon 35/2.4 + CZJ Flektogon Zebra 35/2.8 + CZJ Pancolar 50/1.8 + CZJ Sonnar 135/3.5 + CZJ Tessar 50/2.8 Chrome + Pentacon 135/2.8 + Pentacon 50/1.8 + SMC Takumar 50/1.4 + SMC Takumar 55/2 + SMC Takumar 135/3.5 + Fujinon 55/1.8 + Jupiter-9 85/2 + Jupiter-37A 135/3.5 + Helios 44-6 58/2
Nikor: Nikkor 50/1.4 + Nikkor 28/3.5 + Nikkor 35-105 Zoom + 36-72 Series E Zoom
Canon: Canon FD + 28/2.8 + 50/1.8 + Canon 35-105 Macro Zoom
Other: Rollei Planar HFT 50/1.8
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