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 Posted: Sun Feb 14th, 2021 22:58
novicius



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Actually,....for several decades have I used my PC 28 f3.5 and PC 35 f2.8 ,....all those yrs. had I longed for the Tilt/Swing ability,which the PC-E lenses have , then about 5-6 yrs.ago did I aquire my PC-E 24 f3.5 and PC-E 85 f2.8 .. and about a yr. or so ago did I aquire my PC-E 19 f4.0...,..Yet, I have Rarely used the TILT / SWING capabilities ..?!..

A little  \" perspective  language \" .... RISE = Shift Up....FALL = Shift Down ...SHIFT Left / Right ....TILT Up / Down...SWING Left / Right..
My usage of movements , put in percentage, I would say :..RISE 70 %...FALL 25 %....SWING / TILT 5 %....

Not that it should be used as a guide,...just a little perspective.

Prior to having those FANTASTIC PC Nikkors I was using a HORSEMAN Fieldcamera ( which I Still have ) , which is comparable to a LINHOF Technika ,if you know that one, however, using \" movements \" on those camera`s require a Tripod, whereas with the Nikon`s , I work Mostly HandHeld,...I remember when Nikon came out with their first PC Nikkor which was the PC 35 f3.5 in 1962-63 , it was the \" talk of the town \" ,..What, Perspective Control on a 35 mm camera..??..surely that small bit of film could not possibly be used for that High Quality such lenses are capable of..Well, I have the 2nd. Gen. the PC 35 f2.8 ,.. and those who claim that Nikon can n`t make a decent 35mm lens have not tried these 35mm lenses...

Nothing is Sharper / Better than a PC Nikkor.

That Bulbous front Lens of the PC-E 19 does make me a tad Nervous 

I have considered that LAOWA 15 with its capability of mounting filters, and it is Not that big nor heavy ,but the Only filters I would mount are UV and Polarizer, and with such an X-treme short focal lenght that would be asking for trouble , looks Interesting tho`...

Last edited on Sun Feb 14th, 2021 23:22 by novicius



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