Your oldest Nikkor - any photos to share?

I would like to see some recent scenes taken with the oldest Nikkor you possess. If you can give a rough date of the

lens's manufacturing date that would be good too. These older lenses are still working perfectly, and I think that they

are first class.

 

Okay, mine first - 1966 Nikkor 50mm f2: http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/6914773-md.jpg

 

Ian

my 30-odd-year-old 55mm f3.5 micro. Oldest lens. No metering. No auto-focus. still great.<div></div>

28-50mm AIS Zoom Nikkor on a D300. A 1980's lens with a decent close-up mode. Great on film and even better with digital.<div></div>

I still use my 1975 vintage 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor purchased, along with my F2, to replace my Nikkormat, at Olden's in New York. I used it for years as my "normal" lens and also for macro. I use it regularly on my D200 as a macro lens. It is one of the sharpest lenses I own, including my MF Mamiya and Zeiss lenses and my LF Nikkors.

 

Eric

Not sure if it is my oldest Nikkor...I have a few of the old, heavy metal lenses, but here is a picture taken with with my 24 2.8 sc.

FE2 with 180mm AIS:<div></div>

Lovely - just what I like to see!

 

Ian

Nikkor 105/2.5 purchased in 1979.<div></div>

Forgot - 105/2.5 attached to a D200

The PC-Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 was the reason I bought into a Nikon system in 1971<div></div>

<img src = http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/2617130065_1299ac3b44_o.jpg>

I use them regularly since my D70s, but my veteran performer is a 28mm/f3.5

(http://www.photo.net/photo/8194008). I also have a 28mm/f28 CRC

(http://www.photo.net/photo/8186615), and have the 35mm/f14 on my D700 already two months or so.

Another of my favorites is the 50mm/f1.8 (thanks Björn!), it's the hell of a lens (attachment).<div></div>

1950's 10.5cm 2.5 LTM Nikkor on an Epson RD-1/s;<BR>my oldest Nikkor is a 8.5cm F2 LTM from the late 1940's<BR><BR><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/105mm%20F25%20Nikkor/_EPS4278PENSACOLA28SULLIVANsmall105.jpg?t=1226696772"><BR><BR><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/105mm%20F25%20Nikkor/_EPS4278PENSACOLA28SULLIVANmediu-1.jpg?t=1226696886"><BR><BR><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/105mm%20F25%20Nikkor/_EPS4278PENSACOLA28SULLIVANlarge.jpg?t=1226696939">

Nikkor 50mm f/2 H.C<div></div>

Here's two with my original 50mm f 1.4 that came on my Nikon FTn around 1969. Pre AI of course. I filed off some of the aperture ring so it will mount on current digital Nikons.<div></div>

Same lens on a D70<div></div>

Here's one with a 35 f2 "O"<div></div>

Nippon Kogaku 55 f1.2<div></div>

AI'd 55 f3.5 Micro<div></div>

I've lost track of that website that cross references Nikkor models by serial number. So I'm not sure whether my AI'd 55/3.5 Micro-Nikkor or pre-AI 180/2.8 Nikkor is older. I'm pretty sure both pre-date the 50/2 AI Nikkor that came with my battered old F3HP/MD-4.

 

I keep saying I'm gonna have my 180/2.8 AI'd so it'll play nice with my D2H, and I keep not doing it. But if I'm willing to settle for closeups only I can cobble it onto the D2H via the M2 extension tube, which safely clears the aperture indexing tab.<div></div>

One more with the 55 1.2<div></div>

5.8 cm f/1.4. It is a very nice lens and works well on my D300 and on my IR modified D100

ok let me try this again

And one more time and lets hope for no server error this time

Shall we try this again? Last try and then I am going to give up.

Shun if it does not work if you could rename the file I was able to upload as a .jpg it should work.

Thanks