W-Nikkor C 3.5cm f/1.8 Photos!

[f16sunshine]

Here's a splash of colour for an otherwise predominantly B&W thread. Shot on Fuji Superia 400 XTRA with a Leica IIIf and LTM W-Nikkor 3.5cm F1.8 "classic".

These are all so good.
That ship scene!.... Totally delicious. What a sight!

 

[jonmanjiro]

Thanks Andy!

All recent lens repair related comments made in this thread have been moved to the thread below.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156967

 

[richardHaw]

not much artistic value. just ran a roll to see what's up. 😱😱😱
very nice lens but it has some edging on the bokeh balls wide-open. i see plenty of potential in this lens when shot wide-open and with the subject near the minimum focus distance but framing can be a pain.:bang:

i am really liking this lens a lot.🙄 I will shoot with this more from now.

 

[Peter Jennings]

Well done, Richard. What film/camera combo are you using?

 

[richardHaw]

Well done, Richard. What film/camera combo are you using?

Hello, Peter!
Just the S3 and Superia 100 🙄

I wished it had parallax correction but maybe I am asking too much😱😱😱

 

[richardHaw]

tried it this time on my cheapo NEX-3N, the camera that I use for testing lenses that's not for the F-mount 😱 😱 😱

wish it can focus closer. swirly bokeh typical of some older fast lenses...

useful for lowlight..

on crop sensors, it's not wide enough...

close to the minimum focusing distance. really like the rendering of this

nowhere close to the nano crystal lenses in this regard but i like how it rendered this scene

this scene outside my studio is my lens damage test location. the bokeh balls should tell what's wrong with my lens. in this case, (not this pic) I got some artifacts where my lens has suffered coating damage due to fungus. looks like specs on the surface of the lens.

 

[jonmanjiro]

LTM 35/1.8 wide open

 

[Erik van Straten]

Yours looks very good, Jon. Mine (No. 352559) always has weak corners at the bigger apertures.

Nikon S2, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, Tmax400.

Erik.

 

[jonmanjiro]

Finally got around to developing and scanning the Neopan 400 I shot in Kyoto last December.
This is Sannen-zaka (Sannen slope) near Kiyomizu-dera Temple, a famous street lined with arts and crafts shops.

三年坂 by Jon, on Flickr

 

[Peter Jennings]

Tmax 400

[/url]DSC01302 by Peter Jennings, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[jonmanjiro]

A few more Neopan 400 shots from Kyoto last December.

 

[gavinlg]

I genuinely miss neopan 400 so much. That mid tone crunch makes it unique in the bw world.

 

[infrequent]

I genuinely miss neopan 400 so much. That mid tone crunch makes it unique in the bw world.

I have one roll left. Gonna save it along with a roll of Reala.

 

[infrequent]

I was reading Dante Stella's piece on the Konica UC-Hex 35/2 and how it likely is a copy of the W-Nikkor C 35/1.8. Anyone use both and/or prefer one over the other?

 

[jonmanjiro]

I was reading Dante Stella's piece on the Konica UC-Hex 35/2 and how it likely is a copy of the W-Nikkor C 35/1.8. Anyone use both and/or prefer one over the other?

The optical formula of the UC-Hexanon is similar but its not a copy of the W-Nikkor. More details here:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2692689

I prefer the W-Nikkor 😉

 

[jonmanjiro]

A couple more on Neopan 400

 

[rodt16s]

I have one roll left. Gonna save it along with a roll of Reala.

Same here...
Also saved two rolls of 120 Reala...
Plus some Konica IR film

 

[infrequent]

I prefer the W-Nikkor 😉

I can see why! You are getting lovely results with your choice of film + developer along with the lens.

P.S. Perhaps copy was a bit harsh, I meant "similar".

 

[menos]

Yours looks very good, Jon. Mine (No. 352559) always has weak corners at the bigger apertures.

Nikon S2, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, Tmax400.

Erik.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8752/16979462132_577a173038_c.jpg

Impeccable composition as always Erik ;-)

Finally got around to developing and scanning the Neopan 400 I shot in Kyoto last December.
This is Sannen-zaka (Sannen slope) near Kiyomizu-dera Temple, a famous street lined with arts and crafts shops.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4208/35363104985_ff32265642_b.jpg
三年坂 by Jon, on Flickr

What a beautiful view Jon! I also like the shot down the wooden staircase above!

I couldn't take any photographs outdoors for some time but here are a few I just uploaded all done with a LTM W-Nikkor on either a Mono or a M246:


3.5cm f1.8 W-Nikkor by Dirk Steffen, on Flickr


3.5cm f1.8 W-Nikkor by Dirk Steffen, on Flickr


3.5cm f1.8 W-Nikkor by Dirk Steffen, on Flickr

 

[jonmanjiro]

I can see why! You are getting lovely results with your choice of film + developer along with the lens.

Thanks! I developed the Neopan 400 (I have about 300 rolls left 😉) in Super Prodol. A good match, as you'd expect really.

What a beautiful view Jon! I also like the shot down the wooden staircase above!

Thanks Dirk. Kyoto certainly is a photogenic place 🙂 Here's a few more shots.