johnastovall
Light Hunter - RIP 2010
I was looking through my DDD portfolios and noticed he used for his "War Without Heros' in addition to his the 50/1.4 'Lux he used a Nikkor 28/2.8 on his pair of M3D's.
Any one using this lens and how does it draw? I'm thinking about it for use on an M8.
Where would (besides the classificed here) look for one?
Any one using this lens and how does it draw? I'm thinking about it for use on an M8.
Where would (besides the classificed here) look for one?
VinceC
Veteran
Nikon never made a 28/2.8 in RF mount. Perhaps he had an SLR lens custom modified? In RF mount, the 28/3.5 is pretty common in both Nikon-S and LTM.
BillBingham2
Registered User
My guess is a typo.
B2 (;->
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venchka
Veteran
My old tired brain seems to recall mention of a Canon 25 being used by DDD during Korea. I saw one of those recently. Either here or eBay.
In modern terms, for a lens you can buy 24/7, the ZM 25 would be great.
Good luck.
In modern terms, for a lens you can buy 24/7, the ZM 25 would be great.
Good luck.
VinceC
Veteran
Doubt it was a typo. In Vietnam he followed the then-common practice of using Nikon SLRs alongside Leica Ms. Maybe he used the 28 on a Nikon F. He also had a very close relationship with Nikon ... He played a major role in getting the company internationally recognized. Nikon would have gladly modified lenses for him if he asked for a Nikkor 28/2.8 to fit on a Leica.
venchka
Veteran
On second thought...seems like a 21mm would be the crop factor conversion focal length on your M8 to achieve similar results.
When I got to Basic Combat Training at Ft. Polk, Luziana in 1968 there was a copy of Duncan's "I Protest" in my bag. I never saw the book again. Is there any mention of hardware used in that book?
When I got to Basic Combat Training at Ft. Polk, Luziana in 1968 there was a copy of Duncan's "I Protest" in my bag. I never saw the book again. Is there any mention of hardware used in that book?
johnastovall
Light Hunter - RIP 2010
VinceC said:
He used a Nikon F with a 200mm. Several pictures of him show him with the two M3D's and the F.
johnastovall
Light Hunter - RIP 2010
venchka said:
The pictures in that book later went into "War Without Heros."
I was lucky. I hung on to my copy of "I Protest." I was able to get him to inscribe it to at the LBJ library which we both thought fitting as LBJ attempted to have the distrubition of it supprested.
johnastovall
Light Hunter - RIP 2010
Well the plot gets more twisted, in " Self Portrait U.S.A." DDD wites he went cover the '68 conventions with his two trusty M3D's and their 50 and 21 mm lenses which had come directly with him from Khe Shan.
I'll try to see if someone at UT's Ranson Center can resolve this. They have his film archive and camera's from that period.
If it was a Nikkor 21 then DDD had one of the 700 made.
In "This Is War" (the Korean war book) he has lavish praise for the Nikkor lenses he used, 50/1.5, 50/1.4, 85/2.0 and 135/3.5.
I'll try to see if someone at UT's Ranson Center can resolve this. They have his film archive and camera's from that period.
If it was a Nikkor 21 then DDD had one of the 700 made.
In "This Is War" (the Korean war book) he has lavish praise for the Nikkor lenses he used, 50/1.5, 50/1.4, 85/2.0 and 135/3.5.
venchka
Veteran
There's a new Leitz 28mm lens for sale in your backyard. See Texas Photo Forum For Sale Forum.
johnastovall
Light Hunter - RIP 2010
Well the more I research this the more twisted the tale becomes.
The photo data section in "I Protest" says it's Nikkor 25mm f/4.0. That would make sense and this picture of DDD with the lens mounted on one of the M3D's shows what would appear to be the 25/4.0 with the large focusing tab.
The photo data section in "I Protest" says it's Nikkor 25mm f/4.0. That would make sense and this picture of DDD with the lens mounted on one of the M3D's shows what would appear to be the 25/4.0 with the large focusing tab.
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Looks a lot like the Leica's wearing the aforementioned Canon 25, and it's respective finder...
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venchka
Veteran
Yep. The other thing ain't no Leica either.
VinceC
Veteran
The Nikkor 25/4 was quite tiny. You had to reach inside the front ring to change f/stops. It's more likely that the picture shows a Canon lens. The Nikon 25mm finder was round. The 25/3.5 in Peter Dechert's Canon book looks a lot like the chrome lens on the M.
Duncan preferred the 1950 Nikkor lenses to 1950 Leitz lenses. But lenses kept evolving, and he seems to have been someone who kept changing gear, looking for good new lenses -- that's how he found the Nikkors in 1950.
Duncan preferred the 1950 Nikkor lenses to 1950 Leitz lenses. But lenses kept evolving, and he seems to have been someone who kept changing gear, looking for good new lenses -- that's how he found the Nikkors in 1950.
venchka
Veteran
What GOOGLE knows
What GOOGLE knows
From WIKIPEDIA:
OK, we know that the Nikkor lenses were in LTM mount so WIKIPEDIA doesn't know everything.
From the great mir site:
So, unless Nippon Kogaku made a few LTM or M mount 25mm lenses, Mr. Duncan wasn't using on on his M3.
I don't even want to think about what a Nikkor 25/4.0 in special mount for D.D.D. to use would be worth.
What GOOGLE knows
From WIKIPEDIA:
OK, we know that the Nikkor lenses were in LTM mount so WIKIPEDIA doesn't know everything.
From the great mir site:
So, unless Nippon Kogaku made a few LTM or M mount 25mm lenses, Mr. Duncan wasn't using on on his M3.
I don't even want to think about what a Nikkor 25/4.0 in special mount for D.D.D. to use would be worth.
venchka
Veteran
The Nikkor 25/4.0
NIKON KIU
Did you say Nippon Kogaku
Nippon Kogaku MADE the 2.5cm f4's in LTM as evidenced by the latest Auction:
Kiu
VinceC
Veteran
Nikon made all of its RF lenses in LTM (except the very late 21/4). Nippon Kogaku was primarily a lens company and also sold lenses in Exacta mount.
Regardless, the picture referenced above is not a Nikkor 25/4.
Regardless, the picture referenced above is not a Nikkor 25/4.