We love our manual focus Nikkor lenses!

[cichlid]

Just saw an Ebay listing for the 200mm f1.2 AIS lens, about SDG$2k....I'm fantasying

 

[diediealsomustdive]

Just saw an Ebay listing for the 200mm f1.2 AIS lens, about SDG$2k....I'm fantasying

You meant f2?

 

[cichlid]

You meant f2?

haha, sorry, why on earth did I type f1.2 instead of f2!

 

[neoro]

Noct
FF


Thaipusam 2013 - (16) by tang_yiming, on Flickr

 

[homan]

Noct
FF


Thaipusam 2013 - (16) by tang_yiming, on Flickr

Too much details on this photo,It made me felt chicken skin. :sweat:

 

[homan]

50mm f/1.2 AI

 

[pairdes]

Nikon 85mm F2 AIS
Small, light and compact.

 

[mw1986]

_DSC0205 by mellow&white

Nikon 50mm F1.2 AIS, @1.2.

 

[Zichar]

FE2, Tri-X, 35/2 AI

shrimp run (Roll 4668 024) by Zichar, on Flickr
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[Ben Ang]

35/1.4 AIS

 

[x0tiq]

180mm f2.8 ED AiS

 

[songws]

Hi all gurus,

Firstly, my apologies for asking silly questions. Does these manual lens works on my D600 without any add-ons or modification to the body or sensor, such as split prism or focussing screen? Btw, I got no clue what is split prism and focussing screen and how they work.
Appreciate your advise.


SAM

 

[Ben Ang]

yes and no. only AI and AIs lenses will wok. pre-AI lenses must first be converted to AI before they will work.

the focusing screen is the piece of glass(pastic) that the image is projected on in the viewfinder. you dont need to change it to use the manual lenses, but if you do it will make focusing with faster lenses alot easier. a split prism focus screen is the kind used in the old cameras where you had 2 semicircles in the middle of the screen to aid in focusing.

Hi all gurus,

Firstly, my apologies for asking silly questions. Does these manual lens works on my D600 without any add-ons or modification to the body or sensor, such as split prism or focussing screen? Btw, I got no clue what is split prism and focussing screen and how they work.
Appreciate your advise.


SAM

 

[songws]

yes and no. only AI and AIs lenses will wok. pre-AI lenses must first be converted to AI before they will work.

the focusing screen is the piece of glass(pastic) that the image is projected on in the viewfinder. you dont need to change it to use the manual lenses, but if you do it will make focusing with faster lenses alot easier. a split prism focus screen is the kind used in the old cameras where you had 2 semicircles in the middle of the screen to aid in focusing.

Thanks Ben for the explanation. I googled focussing screen, but unable to find out how it is mounted. Can I trouble you to explain further on focussing screen? How is it mounted on a DSLR? Will it impact usage when using the AFS lenses? And if not needed anymore, can it be easily removed?

 

[pairdes]

Take a look at your d600 interior, check the area on top of thw mirror. Notice there is a piece of glass where your focus point grid line show?
Thats where u replace with split prism screen.

 

[Ben Ang]

Thanks Ben for the explanation. I googled focussing screen, but unable to find out how it is mounted. Can I trouble you to explain further on focussing screen? How is it mounted on a DSLR? Will it impact usage when using the AFS lenses? And if not needed anymore, can it be easily removed?

NIKON D800 D600 Focusing Screen Installation Instruction

^ tells you how to install, uninstall.

it doesnt affect AF at all, it allows you to check that the lens has focused on the correct object though. it may make the view a little bit darker, and sometimes it may affect exposure (eg, split prisms with an f/5.6 lens will affect spot metering) but as a whole it's an improvement over the screen that comes with the camera.

 

[brandonkbk]

Hi all. After looking thru some of the nice photos in this post, tempted to get some nice manual lens to play. Can ask, where can I get to install the split prism mirror on my d600 and how much will it cost for all? Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[Anthony Lee]

Hi all. After looking thru some of the nice photos in this post, tempted to get some nice manual lens to play. Can ask, where can I get to install the split prism mirror on my d600 and how much will it cost for all? Thanks a lot in advance.

Here: Focusing Screen

 

[cichlid]

Hi all. After looking thru some of the nice photos in this post, tempted to get some nice manual lens to play. Can ask, where can I get to install the split prism mirror on my d600 and how much will it cost for all? Thanks a lot in advance.

Why don't you buy the lens first cos you may not need the focusing screen after all.

Sharing a pic here

 

[Ben Ang]

Nikkor S 35/2.8

i've learnt recently that some of the slower lenses are actually very good.