Millennium Nikkor 50mm 1.4 - sample photos

[CLAdictic]

The millennium 50 f1.4 is sold only bundled with the S3 2000.

 

[jonmanjiro]

The millennium 50 f1.4 is sold only bundled with the S3 2000.

When new, yes. Twenty one years later and quite a few sets have been split up with lens and body sold separately in the used market.

 

[jmanivelle]

Manguinhos, Búzios, Brazil by JM__, on Flickr

Millenium 50 Nikkor 1.4 on M10

 

[jmanivelle]

Manguinhos, Búzios, Brasil by JM__, on Flickr

Millenium 50 Nikkor 1.4 on M10

 

[jmanivelle]

Alex by JM__, on Flickr

Millenium 50 Nikkor 1.4 on M10

 

[Pedro_fiz]

Nikon S3 millenium + Nikkor 50 1.4
Bergger pancro 400
Xtol stock 10' 20º
Epson V800

 

[keytarjunkie]

Portra 160. Distortion is low but not absent.

 

[Roel]

Manguinhos, Búzios, Brasil by JM__, on Flickr

Millenium 50 Nikkor 1.4 on M10

Beautiful! How do you like the lens on your M10? Which adapter do you use?

 

[Roel]

Reviving this thread in hopes more people will show some of their Millennium Nikkor shots.
I came to two (!) samples of this lens like the virgin Mary to the child as some book says.
I bought one offered to me to be used on Leica M bodies and just a short while later I had a chance to pick up a S3 Millennium kit, including another one.

I like this lens so much that I keep both - one permanently on a Nikon SP and another one welded to an Amedeo adapter to be used on Leica M bodies.

I like it best on the SP to say the least ;-)

Here is a shot that shows why I love this lens so much - although it has a bit of a double gauss craziness, with an open aperture it does work still nicely for backgrounds but is ALWAYS pin sharp - amazing considering how old this Nikkor design is - eat this Leitz ;-)

vintage Nikon SP + 50/1.4 Millennium + TriX 400 in D76 1:1
… by Dirk Steffen, on Flickr

Great shot and nice rendering. Do you still use this lens? Also on your Digital LEICA M?

 

[Roel]

Finally some first shots with my new Nikkor 50mm f1.4 @ F2. + amedeo + Leica M11

 

[JMF]

50 Millenium 1.4 S with Amedeo adapter on MP with TMax 400

 

[JMF]

50 Millenium 1.4 S with Amedeo adapter on M3 w/ TMax 400

 

[wjlapier]

I enjoyed going through this thread again now that I have another copy of this lens. But has me wondering. When shooting wide open do you use a ND filter?

 

[Roel]

Question for digital Leica M users. Do you code this lens in camera? and which code do you use?