bms Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 <p>Nikon announced the <a href="http://www.nikon.com/about/news/2009/0303_f-mount50th_01.htm">50th anniversary of the F-mount</a> today - now I just need the announcement of a few new F-mount lenses to make my week a good one :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 <p>All Nikkor lenses for their SLR and DSLR cameras use the F mount.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bms Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 <p>Ellis, I know that - that is my point. But the only thing new I have seen recently were the 50/1.4 AFS, 60 Micro and the only truly novel one was the 35mm f/1.8 DX..... and we have seen a lot of DX zooms. I shied away from buying the 70-200VR for FX because of the reported softness at the corners... that would be nice surperise....</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_in_PA Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 <p>Happy Birthday, F-Mount!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 <p>I'm still bitter as all get out that they obsoleted all my old Nikon RF mount lenses when they introduced the F Mount!</p> <p>Jes' Jokin' (making fun of all those old, embittered Canon FD users)-</p> <p>Happy Anniversary.<br> I'm still using my wonderful old F-mount lenses like my 55mm f/1.2, my 105mm f/2.5, Reflex-Nikkor 500mm, and most of all, my PC-Nikkor 35mm f/2.8. They are wonderful lenses even in an autofocus world.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photo5 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 <p>This is one thing I really appreciate about Nikon, is the ability to use lenses that are nearly 40 years old on brand new Nikon digital SLRs, and have glorious results! Thanks Nikon for designing the best lens mount ever.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Lewis1664881697 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Best system, period. Happy Birthday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose_angel Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 <p>I still remember the predictions about the unfeasibility of the Nikon F mount when the AF appeared... some reputated experts said that it`d be the end, at least, for the F mount. It was more than twenty years ago.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_flanigan1 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 <p>10.5cm F4 Nikkor-T Preset telephoto; a triplet design.</p> <p><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/Images%20of%20cameras/Nikkor105mmF4.jpg?t=1236105137" alt="" width="509" height="469" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_Lai Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 <p>Well, the venerable Leica M mount is approaching 55 years.<br> The young upstart Pentax K mount is 34 years old.<br> I love my Nikon F mount lenses.<br> As JDM points out, once Canon obsoleted my beloved FL/FD mount, it was time to leave them.<br> The dedication of these companies (not Canon) to prevention of obsolesence is to be commended. The Nikkor "G" lenses though, in lacking aperture control rings, deviate from this philosophy. Since I can't use them, I don't own any of them.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_502260 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 <p>The Praktica M42 mount must be at least 10 years older than the Nikon F mount. I have adapters for using M42 lenses on Konica, Minolta, Canon, K, Fuji X and Mamiya NC1000/S, all with correct infinity focus. Unfortunately this is not possible with the Nikon F mount but by now I have many Nikkors and Nikon mount lenses. My oldest Nikkors are the 2.8cm/3.5, 13.5cm/3.5 and 20cm/4. My newest ones are the ix Nikkors for the Pronea S and 6i models. Nikon has certainly gone a long way with this basic mechanical connection since 1959.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 <blockquote> <p>This is one thing I really appreciate about Nikon, is the ability to use lenses that are nearly 40 years old on brand new Nikon digital SLRs, and have glorious results!</p> </blockquote> <p>I wasn't going to point it out, but all those Nikon lenses in the F-mount that I am using are nearly 40-year old non-AI lenses but I am actually using them on <strong>Canon EOS</strong> cameras -- and able to meter through the lens as well. ;) I do use them on my Nikon F and Nikkormat cameras too.<br> The F-mount is very nice, and no one can really deny that, but I think that the EOS mount is pretty good too.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgis_karl_johan Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 <p>The F-mount makes owning Nikon cameras thrilling- you never know what old goody might be around the corner... Just over the last two years, I have found and use practically mint samples of the 20mm f4, 28-50mm f3,5 and -just this week- the 15mm f5,6 lenses, all splendid optics in this digital age, particularly the first two. Now I have set my sights on the early 300 mm 4,5 ED lens, another rare bird of repute.<br> Keep digging...!<br> Karl Johan</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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