![]() Position any straight lines away from the edges so the curving won’t be as obvious. It’s not bad as the profile isn’t complex, fixing it is not a problem in post. Just ignore the fact that all of my photos have an amber hue if that bothers you.ĭistortion is quite pronounced, I would not use this for shooting architecture if I could help it. This isn’t a problem when it’s mounted to a digital camera, you can set the white-balance to auto and everything will be adjusted by the camera. I took these photos with the white-balanced set to daylight to simulate how it looks like when we’re shooting this with film. If you do not use this lens for its ability to shoot at such a wide aperture you’re better-off using a slower one instead. I shot these photos from f/1.4, f/2, f/2.8 and f/4 from left-to-right, you’ll see the most changes in its character within these apertures and I’d imagine that these are the most common values that people will use this with. This knowledge will help in determining which lens to bring next time to a shoot, this also gives you a connection with your gear because you’ll know more about it. ![]() Learning how your lens performs is key to maximizing it, you’ll learn how to use its strengths and avoid its weaknesses. If you’re curious as to which ones actually have it please refer to Roland Vink’s amazing site to help guide you. There must be a reason, it’s probably related to budget or difficulty producing it reliably. Going back to the iris, you won’t find them on later ones, even the New-Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 and the Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 Ai does not have it either but the Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 Ai-S has it, I do not know why this was reimplemented or why the others didn’t have it. It has a thorium-infused element which turns amber with age, this is what sets this apart from other Nikkors because it appears to have a higher concentration of radioactive thorium used in its recipe. Only the earlier ones that fall within a certain serial number will have the coveted 9-bladed iris. Later versions only have 7-bladed ones so you should be diligent if looking for one. The real reason for buying this is the 9-bladed iris. This is a nice touch and that’s why I love Nikon. This small attention to details is what makes this a masterpiece, Nikon could have just sold this with a bigger filter size but they went extra just to give us the standard size. What is amazing is Nikon’s engineers worked overtime just so that we could use 52mm attachments with it. It’s rather large for its time and quite heavy as well. It’s considered to be the pinnacle of its time when this was released 1970. It has a complex 9-elements-in-7-groups design which gives it the amazing light-gathering abilities required for such a lens. Some people like it longer while some don’t, it all depends on what you’re used to. It has a longer focus-throw as opposed to a Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 Ai-S which has a pathetic range. It handles well and I love the all-metal focusing ring. ![]() This has a factory-installed Ai-ring which will allow me to use it with a newer Nikon. The barrel looks gorgeous with its all-black look. NASA even sent some of these to space and they were modified to survive extreme conditions. All of these sound like tall-tales but it really was a game-changer back in its day. It allowed people to shoot stars, nightclubs and do scientific research like they never did. This was the best in its day when it debuted in 1970 and photographers, scientists and whoever had the money wanted one. It’s also the first Nikkor to incorporate the best of what Nikon could give it at that time, those are: CRC, Nikon’s latest multicoating formula, a 9-bladed iris and of course, the radioactive glass. This goes by the name of “ Atomic-Nikkor” or “ Atom-lens” within Nikkor collectors since it has thorium-infused glass. The Nikkor-N 35mm f/1.4 Auto is a legendary lens in its own right. Please enjoy a nice, cold beer with me while reading more about this. It’s something that a lot of people in the Nikon collectors’ circle crave for because of its special characteristics. I have something that I would like to show you today, something with a great amber hue to it, it’s difficult to resist, too. I enjoy a pint if that suits me, the yummy amber liquid is hard to resist specially if it’s ice-cold. That’s when I represented my country in a cultural/sporting event. In China way-back 17 years ago I downed 2 boxes of Tsing-Tao by myself. It’s rare that I’d crave for beer but I used to drink this by-the-gallon. I like beer a lot but I am more of a din guy. It’s smooth on the throat and it doesn’t have a bad after-taste. Hello, everybody! I just had a few beers tonight, I love Asahi beer since it tasted a bit like San Miguel, but more refined.
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