Nikkor 24/2.8

[mw_uio]

Here are some of my photos taken with a 24/2.8 Nikkor. What a beautiful lens!

[1] F3HP/24.2.8 Tri-X 400 @ 800

[2] F3HP/24.2.8 Tri-X 400 @ 800

[3] F3HP/24.2.8 Tri-X 400 @ 800

[4] F3HP/24.2.8 Tri-X 400 @ 800

[5] F3HP/24.2.8 Kodak Gold 100

[6] F3HP/24.2.8 Kodak Gold 100

[7] F3HP/24.2.8 Kodak Gold 100

[8] F3HP/24.2.8 Kodak Gold 100


I took these photos two weeks ago on a Sunday when no one was around late at night.

This is my first real attempt at night exposures. I am happy with the Johnnie Walker photo. That is my favorite.



Mark
UIO

 

[monochromejrnl]

is this the AF(-D) or AIS version? i have the AF-D and love it... manual focus is nowhere near as smooth and nicely weighted as my AIS lenses but I can't justify duplicating it in AIS ... lovely images.. i think the 24/2.8 is a low cost, high quality nikkor lens...

 

[awilder]

Nikon's primes in MF mounts are generally their best constructed and can be had for a song with the switch to AF especially super zooms for digital. I picked up a LN 24/2.8 AIS version for about $120 which included an L37c filter and the correct Nikon metal hood. Having once tried the f/2 version, the f/2.8 is still their best performing 24 and is only slightly surpassed by the 17-35/2.8 AFS.

 

[David Murphy]

Yes it's a fine lens. Here's a mosaic I put together with the 24/2.8 mounted on my Nikon F. It's not perfectly stitched, but what the heck -- it's a lot cheaper than an Xpan 🙂 (ASA 800 Fuji C41 film)

 

[David Murphy]

Mark: Nice shots of the Bar. I think this also proves how good Kodak Gold 100 is despite all the nay sayers here.

 

[titrisol]

Shots 3,4, and 8 are brilliant!
hope you had a nice "canelazo"afterwards

 

[Spider67]

Very good shots. Nr. 3 is my favourite

 

[hans voralberg]

Love the Johnny Walker 😉

 

[Fuchs]

Very nice images, 2-5-6-7 my favorites.
I have the AIS version since the early 1990's, and it has been one of the lenses that lasted longer in my scuderia.

 

[Todd.Hanz]

great shots, the 24/2.8 AIS is my fav, I use it on my FA and D200 with outstanding results...

Todd

 

[willie_901]

Lovely photographs everyone.

I use the 24/2.8 AIS a lot too. It's a great lens for the money. What I especially like about this lens is the relatively low level of chromatic aberration.

Here's a link to numerous photos I've taken with the 24/2.8 AIS from a F3, D200 and D300.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/willie_901/tags/24mmf28ais/show/

willie

 

[Steveh]

Lovely photographs everyone.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/willie_901/tags/24mmf28ais/show/

willie

Nice shots Willie - a very Stephen Shore feel to a lot of them, and I love the absence of people on the streets (Texas in summer?). Sitting here in the UK I love looking at classic Americana like this. And I'm amazed that most of them seem to have been taken from a moving train - nice work!

 

[meven]

Yes it's a fine lens. Here's a mosaic I put together with the 24/2.8 mounted on my Nikon F. It's not perfectly stitched, but what the heck -- it's a lot cheaper than an Xpan 🙂 (ASA 800 Fuji C41 film)

Nice shot of Victoria Harbour, where is it taken from?

 

[willie_901]

Steve,

I appreciate for the kind words.

I pressed the lens tight up against the train window and used the highest suitable shutter speed. The glass is a layered safety glass. I was surprised at the image quality too. Most were taken on the lower level of an Amtrak, two-story, cross-country Pullman car. I did have to clean a lot of grime off the train windows. The conductor thought I was a bit loony (maybe I am). There is a bit of a color cast due to the window tint, but that's easy to fix while post-processing the RAW files.

What I like about that work is that I had very little control over subject selection and composition. I just fired the shutter when something looked right. I have only posted about 1/3 of that series so far. The rest will trickle out on Flickr in the future.

Thanks for looking.

willie

Nice shots Willie - a very Stephen Shore feel to a lot of them, and I love the absence of people on the streets (Texas in summer?). Sitting here in the UK I love looking at classic Americana like this. And I'm amazed that most of them seem to have been taken from a moving train - nice work!

 

[ktmrider]

Even 40 Years Ago

Even 40 Years Ago

Back in the early 1970's I used the first version of the lens to pay my way thru college. It was considered one of the sharpest Nikon wide angles by all the working photo journalists of the period. I still have one on my Nikon F. Great photos!

 

[Livesteamer]

Great photos and a Great lens. I love my 24mm f2.8 Nikon. Compose carefully and it doesn't look really wide but still covers a wide field. Tilt it a little and it can look really wide. I have always loved the 24mm on my Nikon F. Now the 28mm f2.0 I just never liked for some reason. Joe

 

[Vics]

I loved that lens, too! Mine is an NAI version. I used it a lot doing seascapes along the Sonoma County shore with Velvia. Very seductive look! I liked the Johnnie pic the best too!
Vic

 

[David Murphy]

Thanks. It was taken from the roof of the Hotel Newton North Point two years ago.

Nice shot of Victoria Harbour, where is it taken from?