Erik-Christensen Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 D lenses transfer Distance to camera. I know that G lenses have no aperture ring, but is the G an abbreviation for something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 G for great ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chulster Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) Ken Rockwell claims G stands for "Gelded", like a horse that's been relieved of his chestnuts. Nikon themselves don't say what it stands for. Edited December 26, 2019 by chulster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik-Christensen Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Ok that is the reason I could not find an explanation - thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 G for gnot backwardly compatible? Or G for "Grrrrrr! I can't use this on my old Nikons." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 "G'" was the next available letter after "D". "E" might be mistaken for the Nikon "E" series of inexpensive lenses and "F" was already taken. My guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Garrard Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Well, that was a waste of time. I think I've concluded that the AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G was the first G lens, and I was trying to find a press release that might say something - but it's from 2000, and the Nikon web site stops offering press announcements at 2003. (I've not tried archive.org.) There isn't a 1001 nights entry either. Could just be alphabetical, as Sanford says, but Nikon has been perfectly happy to use ED, E lens and E aperture, or S-mount, AI-S, AF-S, S-line, so they're not averse to alphabet reuse. One of Nikon's pages describes G as "electronic aperture", which goes to show how much attention they're paying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik-Christensen Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 I have just been informed, that the "truth" is here Grays of Westminster Glossary: What's the difference between AF-D & AF-G type Nikkor lenses? | Definitions of terms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Oceans Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Perhaps its not the first letter of an English word. Nikon’s lettering scheme has occasional utility such as D for distance, if that was actually the intent, and is certainly not linear and with no clear understanding of the logic for lettering. Perhaps Nikon can answer this. Welcome back Andrew. I have not seen a post from you in a while and your comments are always polite, well thought out and worth the read. Excuse me now while I traipse off into the woods to go work on my iPhone fine art portfolio. I’m abandoning Nikon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Garrard Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Thanks, 2Oceans - I'll try not to lower the standard! I'm ashamed to admit that I took more photos yesterday in the sunlight (including of a robin) with my phone than I have this Christmas with my Nikon. I'll try to get something into Nikon Wednesday before the year is through! Enjoy your iPhone (now I've left Samsung I can say that with a clear conscience!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Garrard Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I have just been informed, that the "truth" is here Grays of Westminster Glossary: What's the difference between AF-D & AF-G type Nikkor lenses? | Definitions of terms Oh. Genesis? I wouldn't have guessed that, but I suppose it was 2000, and branding buzzwords were everything. I was worried it would be "generic"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 T for terminator would have been more appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_farmer Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Oh. Genesis? I wouldn't have guessed that, but I suppose it was 2000, and branding buzzwords were everything. I was worried it would be "generic"... Genesis . . . Did anybody else watch Preacher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Garrard Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Genesis . . . Did anybody else watch Preacher? I wondered if it was because someone was a fan of Phil Collins (or Mike and the Mechanics). At least if it's nothing to do with that Terminator film that can't spell. (Preacher is on my to watch list. I've enjoyed the Exorcist series, Lucifer, and - more or less - Dominion, so there's a good chance I'll enjoy it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 I thought Genesis was more Star Trek? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 "G'" was the next available letter after "D". "E" might be mistaken for the Nikon "E" series of inexpensive lenses and "F" was already taken. My guess. But Nikon now do have the E type lenses. Not the series E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Oh. Genesis? I wouldn't have guessed that, but I suppose it was 2000, and branding buzzwords were everything. I was worried it would be "generic"... And I thought you have switched to Sony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 OK, so H is already taken. Is there going to be an I next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Their mirrorless lenses started with "Z". Where do they go from there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Garrard Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 And I thought you have switched to Sony. I go quiet for a couple of months (sorry/your welcome, delete as appropriate) and you doubt my loyalty? :) Not yet, at least. The A7RIV, like the Z7, can't do 9fps 14-bit raw with AF and metering at full resolution. The D850 can. Plus switching would be very expensive. I've even expanded my system - my 35mm and 50mm Sigmas got swapped for the 40mm, and I have a new 25mm Laowa for Christmas. Saving for actual Nikon glass I'd like (19mm T/S, 500mm f/5.6, 400 f/2.8, 800 f/5.6 of anyone wins the lottery) may take longer. I may buy a Sony sooner rather than later, but that's because I think my RX100 may no longer be charging and need a replacement that isn't my Coolpix A. Sanford: Alpha, obviously. (Maybe Nikon DO want people to switch to Sony.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 my 35mm and 50mm Sigmas got swapped for the 40mm Did it work for you? I've had not regrets since doing the same. If I 'need' 50mm I just crop, if I really need 35mm, I do a 2 frame portrait pano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 If I 'need' 50mm I just crop, if I really need 35mm, I do a 2 frame portrait pano. Get a zoom lens folks. Problem solved. :D G=Good (I prefer this one - since I don't think they meant "Glare" or "Ghostly" or "Gimmicky" or Glitch or Gloom... or, worse, "Garbage") :p 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Get a zoom lens folks. Problem solved. Not at f1.4 it isn't......:D ...and non of them available is remotely sharp enough....:cool: Not remotely...;) Borrow or hire the 40mm 1.4 and try it. You'll love it. It is a bit big and heavy to lug around though...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) ...and non of them available is remotely sharp enough....:cool: A quality zoom is surely sharp enough. Borrow or hire the 40mm 1.4 and try it. You'll love it. It is a bit big and heavy to lug around though...:) I surely believe it's heavy. I have the Sigma 20mm f/1.4. If it's not for the 1.4, I'd rather not lug it around. A zoom works better but for the 1.4. :( Edited December 28, 2019 by Mary Doo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 A quality zoom is surely sharp enough. Nope. The 40mm ART is about the sharpest edge to edge short/medium prime lens out there. I use it @ 2.8 for all sorts of documentation, esp. UV and IR where imaging light is at a premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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