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Terry Lee · April 6th, 2008, 12:10 PM

Ok, soon I plan on buying a Nikon 35mm camera for my trip to Portugal this summer. My intention is to buy the camera with hopes to use the 35mm SLR lense with a DoF adapter such as the Letus35 extreme. So my question is, what lens should I look for?

Chris Hurd · April 6th, 2008, 12:58 PM

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Terry Lee · April 6th, 2008, 01:47 PM

I was looking for the adapter section but I guess I over looked it.

Thanks Chris!

Ted Ramasola · April 6th, 2008, 07:12 PM

What kind of Nikon do you intend to buy?

If Digital pre d300 then they are not full frame. Lenses made for non-full frame digital cams are not ideal for adapter use.

The older manual focus lenses are more ideal. Those fast lenses with apertures at f1.2 up to 2.8.

Ted

Terry Lee · April 6th, 2008, 08:46 PM

I intend on buying the Nikon D60 with the 16-55mm and 55-200mm lens.

Ted Ramasola · April 6th, 2008, 10:27 PM

D60 is not a full frame camera. Make sure the lenses you get are for full frame. You can still use them in your d60. That way youre future proof since the new nikon cameras are now full frame.

Terry Lee · April 7th, 2008, 12:36 AM

Thanks alot Ted!

Do you have any suggestions?

I hear 55mm f/1.4 works great but how can I tell which one is full frame?

I found one on B&H for $500. Does that seam to be the normal price?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...ZF_Manual.html

Thanks again.
-Terry.

Ted Ramasola · April 7th, 2008, 01:18 AM

Thats a good lens.

You can find several good bargains here. www.keh.com

Terry Lee · April 7th, 2008, 07:19 AM

Thanks Ted!

I couldn't really find anything lower than f/2.8 in the Nikon digital section on the site you recomended :(

Ted Ramasola · April 7th, 2008, 10:24 AM

Terry,
I was actually hoping you would look at the old manual lenses on that site thats a bargain.

For adapter use bear some important things to consider.

Wide apertures.

Full frame.

And it would help if the lens has a manual aperture ring.

There are some newer nikon and nikon compatible lenses that are auto focus and and still has an aperture ring.

Terry Lee · April 7th, 2008, 02:39 PM

Ok I searched for the Nikon f1.4 and there is something I'm not familiar with (which is alot in terms of lenses :). What is AI or AIS (52)? would it have anything to do with the length of the lens? I noticed a trend between the smaller and larger lenses...

I found a 50 F1.4 AI (52) 35MM SLR MANUAL FOCUS STANDARD ANGLE LENS in EX condition for $199 which seems to be very reasonable.

thank you for the help!
-Terry.

Frank Genus · April 7th, 2008, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Terry Lee

Ok I searched for the Nikon f1.4 and there is something I'm not familiar with (which is alot in terms of lenses :). What is AI or AIS (52)? would it have anything to do with the length of the lens? I noticed a trend between the smaller and larger lenses...

I found a 50 F1.4 AI (52) 35MM SLR MANUAL FOCUS STANDARD ANGLE LENS in EX condition for $199 which seems to be very reasonable.

thank you for the help!
-Terry.

The terms "AI" and "AIS" describe the type of Nikon (Nikkor) lens. They are both manual lenses which mean that both the focus and aperature can be controlled by manually rotating separate rings on the lens itself (as opposed to the newer "AF" lenses which have tiny motors controlled by the camera). You can find more information here:
http://www.photoethnography.com/Clas...html~mainFrame

- Frank.

Terry Lee · April 7th, 2008, 08:23 PM

Hey Frank thanks alot, that certainly helped!

Julian Shapiro · April 12th, 2008, 03:37 AM

moving question to new thread..

April 6th, 2008, 12:10 PM	#1
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April 6th, 2008, 08:46 PM	#5
Terry Lee Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 691	I intend on buying the Nikon D60 with the 16-55mm and 55-200mm lens. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=38313004

April 7th, 2008, 12:36 AM	#7
Terry Lee Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 691	Thanks alot Ted! Do you have any suggestions? I hear 55mm f/1.4 works great but how can I tell which one is full frame? I found one on B&H for $500. Does that seam to be the normal price? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...ZF_Manual.html Thanks again. -Terry. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=38313004

April 6th, 2008, 07:12 PM	#4
Ted Ramasola Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Allen, Texas U.S.A Posts: 1,117	What kind of Nikon do you intend to buy? If Digital pre d300 then they are not full frame. Lenses made for non-full frame digital cams are not ideal for adapter use. The older manual focus lenses are more ideal. Those fast lenses with apertures at f1.2 up to 2.8. Ted

April 6th, 2008, 10:27 PM	#6
Ted Ramasola Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Allen, Texas U.S.A Posts: 1,117	D60 is not a full frame camera. Make sure the lenses you get are for full frame. You can still use them in your d60. That way youre future proof since the new nikon cameras are now full frame.

April 7th, 2008, 01:18 AM	#8
Ted Ramasola Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Allen, Texas U.S.A Posts: 1,117	Thats a good lens. You can find several good bargains here. www.keh.com

April 7th, 2008, 07:19 AM	#9
Terry Lee Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 691	Thanks Ted! I couldn't really find anything lower than f/2.8 in the Nikon digital section on the site you recomended :( __________________ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=38313004

April 7th, 2008, 10:24 AM	#10
Ted Ramasola Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Allen, Texas U.S.A Posts: 1,117	Terry, I was actually hoping you would look at the old manual lenses on that site thats a bargain. For adapter use bear some important things to consider. Wide apertures. Full frame. And it would help if the lens has a manual aperture ring. There are some newer nikon and nikon compatible lenses that are auto focus and and still has an aperture ring.

April 7th, 2008, 02:39 PM	#11
Terry Lee Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 691	Ok I searched for the Nikon f1.4 and there is something I'm not familiar with (which is alot in terms of lenses :). What is AI or AIS (52)? would it have anything to do with the length of the lens? I noticed a trend between the smaller and larger lenses... I found a 50 F1.4 AI (52) 35MM SLR MANUAL FOCUS STANDARD ANGLE LENS in EX condition for $199 which seems to be very reasonable. thank you for the help! -Terry. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=38313004

April 7th, 2008, 08:23 PM	#13
Terry Lee Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 691	Hey Frank thanks alot, that certainly helped! __________________ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=38313004

April 12th, 2008, 03:37 AM	#14
Julian Shapiro Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 35	moving question to new thread..