Show Off Your Nikon RF

markwatts said:
Park Sang In you are making me more and more curious about this lens.
And I thought I had long ago stopped spending on Nikon rf!

I wish you a great 2016.
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Thank you Mark, I didn't realize that you are still in Korea! happy new year and lets sip coffee somewhere in Seoul!
 
Nikon SP (last batch from 1962) and W-Nikkor-C 28mm f/3.5, black, sporting a $10 generic vented ultra-wide 43mm screw-in hood (Chinese CNC-machined Leitz 12504 knock-off).
 
That's a really nifty idea! I have seen those hoods on eBay.

How did it feel threading on? Good fit?

Looks great!
 
Erik van Straten said:
Looks great, Nicolas! I've been looking for more than 20 years for the original Nikon 28mm shade. Finally found one yesterday.

Erik.
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Yes Erik, I just spotted the original W-Nikkor-C 28/3.5 lens hood listed in the Classifieds, so you're the buyer it seems. Congrats ! ;)

I have one of the vintage original Nikon 50mm heavy aluminum hoods with 43mm threads and which are designed to accept Series VII filters and so, I have one of the two parts which make the original Nikon 28mm hood.

I had thought about getting something "flat" from Tiffen or Ednalite having a Series VII threads to make a close copy of that original Nikon hood. But those Chinese-fantastic vented ultra-wide Leitz 12054-lookalike hoods came out and so the philosophical dilemna was solved... :)

Fitting a lens hood on the W-Nikkor-C 28/3.5 matches one main expectation (because I doubt it would do anything for flare, the front element being quite recessed into the barrel already) : preventing from the operator's fingers to be on the photos while grabbing the lens ! Happened to me several times already... :eek:
 
Highway 61 said:
I have one of the vintage original Nikon 50mm heavy aluminum hoods with 43mm threads and which are designed to accept Series VII filters and so, I have one of the two parts which make the original Nikon 28mm hood.
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Yes, I have quite a lot of these, even one in black paint, that matches my black paint S2 very well. Much better than the clip on Nikon hoods that fall off all the time.

I have this shade in aluminium also for the 85mm lens. I combine the back of that one with the front of my black paint one to make a perfect hood for the 35mm f/1.8 Nikkor. When it's about Nikon rf-shades, one has to be creative.

Erik.

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Erik van Straten said:
When it's about Nikon rf-shades, one has to be creative.

Erik.
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I agree.

For my W-Nikkor-C 35/1.8 I was lucky enough to find a vintage aftermarket 48mm hood which, once mounted, drives the aperture ring, and leaves the 43mm filters threads free, so that you can mount both this hood and a filter without any vignetting risk.

On that lens, a 43mm filter on the lens plus a 43mm hood on the filter will vignette, unless you are using the same type of hood as for the 28mm lens - which doesn't make sense regarding what a hood has to be useful for, that is, putting the front element in its shade...
 
Highway 61 said:
On that lens, a 43mm filter on the lens plus a 43mm hood on the filter will vignette
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Yes, I know, that's why I used the 48mm ring from the shade of my 85mm. This screws into the f/stop ring of the 35mm f/1.8. The top part of the shade for the 50mm lens fits into the ring from the shade of the 85mm. No vignetting whatsoever when used on the 35mm f/1.8.

The old Nikon literature makes clear that the screw-in shade for the 50mm f/1.4 lens works also on the 35mm f/2.5 and f/3.5 lenses. That brought me on the idea.

Erik.
 
Erik van Straten said:
Yes, I know, that's why I used the 48mm ring from the shade of my 85mm. This screws into the f/stop ring of the 35mm f/1.8. The top part of the shade for the 50mm lens fits into the ring from the shade of the 85mm.
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Yes, almost all those old hoods accepting "Series" filters were quite useful to bring out arrangements like that eventually.

Here's what my no-name 48mm Japanese hood looks like.
 
Erik van Straten said:
What is the meaning of that "T" on your rewind knob ?
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It remains kinda mystery. It might be a clue according which this S3 has been first sold in an export military store (this would be the late encoding of what the previous <E.P> marking had meant for a while).

But this is not certain 100%. Robert Rotoloni himself in his books doesn't bring out any definite explanation about those Nikon S3 bodies having that T on the rewind knob...
 
Erik van Straten said:
Is the "T" only on S3's? I have the <E.P> on two of my S2's, one on my black S2. I've never seen it on another black S2.

Nikon Kiu has a SP with a "T" (post 139). I do not have Bob's new book-wonder if he added more insight on the "T" in his new book. I believe I read somewhere that it may stand for airport sales but I may be mistaken.
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There are some suggestions that <T> engraving indicated "tax free"
Kind of like the civilian duty free as opposed to the military <EP> exchange post

This isn't really certain from what I googled
 
"The wind-on lever is also the second hollowed-out variety. "T" mark on rewind handle. On early bodies of the 64xxxxx number block a "T" was engraved on the rewind knob as a marking. The significance of this marking is unknown."

Refers to an early F 640*** in this case.

This from Grays of Westminster the Nikon only shop in London, they too have a wealth of experience to draw on with no conclusion unfortunately"
 
In the 1981 book there is a section on special engraveings ,
It shows a s3 with T on rewind knob ,
Bob states (1981) purpose of engraveing not known ( also seen on nikon f )
In the 2007 book
In the nikons3 section s3 with 5cm 1.1 internal mount shown with T on rewind .
Not explained in text .
Hope this helps .
 
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