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15 mm f5.6 Nikkor

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Posted by Dave Groen: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 09:57

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I have a chance to buy one of these old rectilinear things. It is a non-AI version. Does anyone have experience with this lens and whether it will clear all the internal workings of a modern DSLR?

Ken Rockwell's take where it says it won't even mount on a modern camera. I carefully mounted it on a D700 and it clicked into place without any snags. I was afraid to take any photos lest the mirror flip up into a space occupied by lens structure.

AI vs non-AI

BTW, I already have a 17-35 f2.8 AFS.

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Posted by Gilbert Sandberg: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 10:21

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Dave,

I have seen non-Ai lenses clear the Ai tab on a modern body, but sometimes it will not (it is a matter of fractions).
The mirror should be Ok.

You may want to search for an Ai ring for this lens.

Regards, Gilbert

Posted by Robert: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 10:25

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Hi Dave, has it been converted?

It's megga dodgy mounting a non AI lens on a modern camera. They go on easy enough but can sometimes be impossible to get off.

If it mounted and removed OK that suggests to me it has been converted.

Can you take a pic of the lens mount? The cutout on the mount should relate to the max aperture of the lens. For an f5.6 lns the cutout should be just beyond the f22 mark.

Take a look here:

http://www.chr-breitkopf.de/photo/aiconv.en.html#ai_pos

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Posted by jk: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 11:20

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I believe only the 6mm and 8mm fisheye lenses will snag the mirror.
Definitive list here.
https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/19026/~/d-slr-camera-and-lens-compatibility

The biggest worry is the Ai tab on the body but if you managed to get it on and off the camera then you should be OK.

Why not go for the 14mm f2.8 if you want to go wider.

I just got a 17-35 f2.8 AFS which completes my Nikon lens collection.

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Posted by Robert: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 11:26

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jk wrote:
I believe only the 6mm and 8mm fisheye lenses will snag the mirror.

http://www.naturfotograf.com/lens_wide.html

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Posted by jk: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 11:30

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Robert wrote:
jk wrote:
I believe only the 6mm and 8mm fisheye lenses will snag the mirror.

http://www.naturfotograf.com/lens_wide.html
Add that to my list.

Mind you who would want one of those when the lovely 20mm f2.8 AF exists.

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Posted by Robert: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 11:53

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Collectors.

Or am inheritor?

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Posted by Gilbert Sandberg: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 13:57

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JK

re: believe only the 6mm and 8mm fisheye

WARNING you are WRONG.

Sorry about the shouting, but what you write is not correct, apart from that, there are variants of the 6 and 8 mm lenses.

The list is here
http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html#Fisheye

regards, Gilbert

Posted by jk: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 14:29

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Indeed some versions of 6, 7.5, 8, 21mm lenses need to have mirror up to use.

I dont think I will be buying any more lenses for my Nikons as i have my full set of lenses. I might look for a 105 f2.0 but I dont really need one.

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