Who is rallying the flag for Nikon RF these days?

[JeffS7444]

If it was me, even if it looks ok, the very first thing I would clean is the 45 degree surface of the split prism. I've cleaned that before on an SP finder and the focus patch went from unusable to really good. Just by cleaning that surface alone.

Yes I'll do that first. In normal room light I thought that prism looked clean, but with a good strong light - yuck! Looks like it's covered in a light haze of grease.

 

[retinax]

Good ideas! I've sent off an inquiry to the seller to see if any camera techs have already examined the camera - no point in my duplicating his efforts.

At the moment, this is what it looks like when viewed from the rangefinder window:

So the dirty or degrading surface is in focus when you look into the rf window - Would the beamsplitter be in focus? Everything else should be simpler than that?

 

[JeffS7444]

So the dirty or degrading surface is in focus when you look into the rf window - Would the beamsplitter be in focus? Everything else should be simpler than that?

Beam splitter should be the out-of-focus bright rectangle in the background, so I'm guessing that this is something else.

 

[maryland_fotos]

Jeff - hope you are able to get that SP repaired.

 

[maryland_fotos]

The main finder in my SP is a little hazy but does the job in most situations.

000405230022 by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

This was with the Nikkor 8.5cm f2 PC with Ilford FP4+.

 

[menos]

8.5cm f1.5 Nikkor LTM probably on a Leica M6 or M7 or MP, I forgot.

I wish I had this lens in Nikon S mount - it is the most beautiful of all of the short telephotos ever made in rangefinder mount.

... by Dirk Steffen, on Flickr

 

[maryland_fotos]

Wow, excellent rendition! Haven't come across the 1.5 version, or even seen a pic from it before!

 

[maryland_fotos]

000212190012 by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

3.5cm f3.5 Nikkor, Leica IIIc and Tri-X

 

[maryland_fotos]

000212210025 by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

Same combination of the 3.5cm f3.5 Nikkor and Leica IIIc, but with Agfa APX 100 film.

 

[maryland_fotos]

10.5cm f2.5 PC thread mount Nikkor, on Leica II, Delta 100.

000212200030 by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

 

[maryland_fotos]

One more to rally. Nippon Kogaku 10.5cm f2.5 PC on Leica II, with Adox CMS 20 film.

000232200025 by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

 

[maryland_fotos]

Re-starting this thread - Nikkor 13.5cm f3.5 Exakta mount, on an Exakta Varex with Delta 100.

000401790020 by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

 

[maryland_fotos]

Nikon 10.5cm 2.5 RF, LTM version, going digital on the Nikon Z6.

DSC_0050 by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

 

[Jan Van Laethem]

Nikon 10.5cm 2.5 RF, LTM version, going digital on the Nikon Z6.

Thanks for sharing this picture. I'm interestered in getting a digital body for the rangefinder Nikkors, please see the thread on the Nikon RF forum, title Nikon RF lenses on a digital body. Do you have any experience with other Nikkors, either LTM or S-mount, on the Z6 ?