Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 7/20/07 10:38 PM, "Tom Schofield" <tomschofield@comcast.net> typed: > I heard that lens was called the Micro-Nikkor of the wide angles. > Nice lens for Nikkor glass ;-) > > Tom > > > On Jul 19, 2007, at 9:56 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> >> Might get the current 28mm f/2.8 AI-s with 8 elements in 8 groups >> instead of >> the typical 5 says Rockwell not George Lincoln. >> http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/28f28ais.htm >> >> Mark Rabiner >> Rockwell seems to think nikon was taking no prisoners with this lens. In terms of Canon competition. The Leica APO ASPH Summicron I'd expect to leave it in the dust. Nikon does make an interesting non AF f2 28 for twice the weight size and cost with a classic build. And I have and use the monster 1.4 which has a better finish than the LHSA Hammertone body. Nikon can not afford to make it any more. I can sell it now for way more than I bought it for. But it looks and weights like it belongs on a medium format camera and not balance all that great on a D40x which is now my most used camera.. It gets left at home unless I'm shooting black cats in the coal mine at midnight during a new moon. A digital Noctilux as at 1.5 crop circle it becomes a normal lens and pixels grab more light out of darkness than silver by way more than one stop. Mark William Rabiner Harlem, NY rabinergroup.com