Fraser
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Could someone tell me what this is for I've noticed it on a few Nikkors.
Cheers.
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Cheers.
16fbpicNikonpart_01 by f4saregreat!, on Flickr
Whats this on Nikkor
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Close-up focusing range release on Zoom-Nikkors.
Fraser
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is it meant to push in?
Fraser
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well it wasn't moving so had a wee look inside and its not connected to anything just a little raised stud, I wonder if its just to to locate the top of the lens before its turned to attach.
ronnies
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My 50/1.8 Series E has a stud like that which is exactly vertical when the lens is aligned for inserting into the mount. Seems a plausible explanation for mounting lenses in the dark or without having to look?
Ronnie
rybolt
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yes. It's a reference for your thumb. Pentax had a raised white dot as I recall.
Dwig
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+1 - Ronnie is the first with the correct answer and wins the prize.
The chrome ring around the waist of classic Nikkor F-mount lenses is always a non-rotating portion of the barrel and it's always the recommended portion to grip when mounting and unmounting a lens. Any "button" on such is an orientation mark.
Highway 61
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You're of course right guys. This is a long time since my 3.5/35-70 Ai-S and 3.5-5.6/35-105 Ai-S Zoom Nikkors have been sold out. But both had something which needed to be pushed for close-up.
Fraser
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ravilamir
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Yes, it is a feature of all Series E Mark II lenses and the 1986 Nikkor 50mm /1.8 AIS which was based on the Series E Mark II 50mm /1.8.
