Andy Murphy Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I have the Nikon 180 f2.8 with Hammertone Finish and like it. In trying to find a list of other Nikon focal length lenses with the Crinkle or Hammertone Finish, so far I have only found a reference to the 85 f1.4. Do you know of other Nikon lenses with the Hammertone Finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_hutcherson Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 My 300mm f/4 AF has the same finish as my 1800 f/2.8 ED AF. Both of these lenses share some similar "operational" features, including the flip switches on both the lens and the camera to successfully MF and the early "twist" type minimum aperture lock(that was used on other first gen AF lenses). My 80-200 f/2.8D(push pull, no tripod collar) has what I'd call a "crinkle" finish also-it looks similar to the above lenses but is a bit smoother to the touch. This is a bit more "modern" of a lens in operation, as it has the sliding minimum aperture lock and turning a collar on the lens BOTH engages the MF ring and disables he coupling to the in-body AF motor(as most higher end screwdriver lenses still in production work now). The two DC lenses(105 f/2 DC and 135 f/2 DC) are finished this way. I admit to not being overly well versed in Nikon super-teles, but I suspect that you'll find this finish on most AF, AF-D, and AF-I super-teles as well as most other high end AF lenses designed in the 80s to the mid-90s. Nikon has moved to a somewhat similar, but much more subtle, finish on their current higher end bodies and lenses that I think I've heard described as "sputtered epoxy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Nikkor ED 600 5.6 has that finish, none of my other old lenses has it - a lot of the old super teles had that finish. I believe I have seen the 80-200 as Ben describes it - my 80-200 f4.5 which is quite old has a smooth finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichsande Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 20-35mm f/2.8D, 80-200mm f/2.8 AF lenses (both the push-pull and two ring). Some of the early AF-S lenses had it - 28-70 and 80-200, but the 17-35 of the same era did not. Eric Sande Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) 28/1.4 AF-D, 85/1.4 AF-D, 18/2.8 AF-D, 16/2.8 AF-D, 200/4 AF micro Edited November 14, 2018 by Dieter Schaefer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Murphy Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 Thanks for your informative replies. Looks like Hammertone was most used with the D lenses. I have the 16 f2.8D as well as the 180 f2.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichsande Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Not so much limited to the AF-D lenses, but the pro-level lenses with apertures of f2.8 or faster. You could say it was pretty much a 1990s thing. Eric Sande Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albins images Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Nikkor ED 600 5.6 has that finish, none of my other old lenses has it - a lot of the old super teles had that finish. I suppose the finish of my 400/3.5 AIS also falls in that group. And so does aforementioned 300/4.0 AF I have the 60/2.8 AF micro too..but that is the plasticky first version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Why Designers Are Obsessed With a Metal Finish Called Hammertone - Sight Unseen also fad /fad/ noun noun: fad; plural noun: fads an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived and without basis in the object's qualities; a craze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Here is the only rough Nikon finish I have seen (there may be others) this on the Nikkor ED 600 5.6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichsande Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Here are some pages from a 1995 lens brochure - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Nice! Thanks! Looks like pretty much the Big Guys. Glad I didn't have the last pic when I was younger - I'd own even more old lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albins images Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 O o o.. What a beautiful lineup of lenses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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