Panhdlce
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Seller accepted my $350 offer
Original brown leather cases for all
New to me S2 kit
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Seller accepted my $350 offer
Original brown leather cases for all
Nice. Love the radar dish flash.
As soon as the auction is deleted from eBay, this eBay photo will disappear though.
As soon as the auction is deleted from eBay, this eBay photo will disappear though.
farlymac
PF McFarland
Now you need a 35mm, and either the 85mm or 105mm to go with it. Congrats!
PF
PF
Panhdlce
Newbie
With body #6188895, should the lens be chrome or black & chrome?
The lens is a 1.4, chrome #367839 is this the correct time period lens for this body? Or is it a earlier chrome lens on a later body? It was purchased at a estate sale of a man who supposedly bought all the gear at the same time.
The lens is a 1.4, chrome #367839 is this the correct time period lens for this body? Or is it a earlier chrome lens on a later body? It was purchased at a estate sale of a man who supposedly bought all the gear at the same time.
farlymac
PF McFarland
Well, the chrome 50/1.4 is kind of a mismatch cosmetically, though it will work just fine. You'd have to go through all the serial numbers to see when the individual items were made. That would not preclude the previous buyer from purchasing all the items at the same time, as he may have got them second hand.
Black and chrome lenses are more of a match for your black dial model, which Nikon switched to after a while. All black lenses are meant more for the all black cameras. But there is nothing that says you can't mix-and-match. They all work the same.
See, my 8.5cm/2 looks just as good on a black dial S2 as it would on an all chrome model.
Nikon S2 with 2/8.5cm and Varifocal Finder by P F McFarland, on Flickr
The one thing you have to look out for is a lens with 'C' on the side of the barrel. These are meant for the Zeiss Contax II/IIa/III/IIIa, and will not focus correctly on a Nikon body. Same goes for Zeiss lenses on Nikon, except that when it comes to the shorter focal lengths (50, 35, or 28mm and so on), the discrepancy is negligible. However, don't try putting one of those pre-war Zeiss 35/s on your S2 (what the Soviet made Jupiter-12 was copied from), as it just won't fit.
PF
Black and chrome lenses are more of a match for your black dial model, which Nikon switched to after a while. All black lenses are meant more for the all black cameras. But there is nothing that says you can't mix-and-match. They all work the same.
See, my 8.5cm/2 looks just as good on a black dial S2 as it would on an all chrome model.
Nikon S2 with 2/8.5cm and Varifocal Finder by P F McFarland, on Flickr
The one thing you have to look out for is a lens with 'C' on the side of the barrel. These are meant for the Zeiss Contax II/IIa/III/IIIa, and will not focus correctly on a Nikon body. Same goes for Zeiss lenses on Nikon, except that when it comes to the shorter focal lengths (50, 35, or 28mm and so on), the discrepancy is negligible. However, don't try putting one of those pre-war Zeiss 35/s on your S2 (what the Soviet made Jupiter-12 was copied from), as it just won't fit.
PF
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Panhdlce
Newbie
Without buying a book are there any web sites I can lookup serial numbers?
What year would body #6188895 be?
What year is 1.4 lens #367839?
Or if a book is needed can you recommend one?
What year would body #6188895 be?
What year is 1.4 lens #367839?
Or if a book is needed can you recommend one?
farlymac
PF McFarland
Model I S2's had the chrome dial faces, and Model II S2's had the black dials. Model II (15,000 produced) serial numbers range from 6135001 to 6198380, with production ending in March 1958. That's about as specific as I can get on the body, so yours is towards the later production.
I don't have a lens serial listing, but some things to look for are the markings on the name ring. Does it say "Tokyo", or "MIOJ" (Made In Occupied Japan), or "Japan"? The first two are from the earlier production runs, prior to 1953. If it says "Nippon Kogaku Japan", then it was made starting in '53, and was on the sales list until '62.
Info from The Complete Nikon System by Peter Braczko
PF
ps: Hey, I just found out where I stashed my Nikon Rangefinder by Robert Rotoloni. He shows that production began on the post-occupation 50/1.4 at 322000, and ended with 417862, so yours is kind of middle of the pack. He states that the screw mount lenses were included in this production run, and could account for about one third of the total (90,000 to 100,000 in all) but were likely in the early production as they were being supplied to Nicca and others using the Leica screw mount. One thing though, at number 374000, they switched to an aluminum barrel painted black (with chrome filter ring). So the black barrel lenses are lighter. Again, he didn't give a year this change was made.
You can also do some reading up about your S2 on the Head bartenders excellent site at https://www.cameraquest.com/nfs2al50.htm
I don't have a lens serial listing, but some things to look for are the markings on the name ring. Does it say "Tokyo", or "MIOJ" (Made In Occupied Japan), or "Japan"? The first two are from the earlier production runs, prior to 1953. If it says "Nippon Kogaku Japan", then it was made starting in '53, and was on the sales list until '62.
Info from The Complete Nikon System by Peter Braczko
PF
ps: Hey, I just found out where I stashed my Nikon Rangefinder by Robert Rotoloni. He shows that production began on the post-occupation 50/1.4 at 322000, and ended with 417862, so yours is kind of middle of the pack. He states that the screw mount lenses were included in this production run, and could account for about one third of the total (90,000 to 100,000 in all) but were likely in the early production as they were being supplied to Nicca and others using the Leica screw mount. One thing though, at number 374000, they switched to an aluminum barrel painted black (with chrome filter ring). So the black barrel lenses are lighter. Again, he didn't give a year this change was made.
You can also do some reading up about your S2 on the Head bartenders excellent site at https://www.cameraquest.com/nfs2al50.htm
Panhdlce
Newbie
Thank You for the info! It seems like the body maybe 1957 and lens 1956?
Panhdlce
Newbie
Who makes a vented hood for this lens?
A yellow filter for B&W would nice also.
A yellow filter for B&W would nice also.
farlymac
PF McFarland
Plenty of aftermarket suppliers make hoods that will fit. The original hoods may be cost prohibitive on your part, I don't know, but they are sometimes hard to find, and expensive.
Any brand yellow filter will do, but you don't want to go too cheap, unless it's a bargain like a $5.00 B+W.
PF
Any brand yellow filter will do, but you don't want to go too cheap, unless it's a bargain like a $5.00 B+W.
PF
