What does pin registered mean

HI Nikon Fans, Occasionally, I noticed that some F2 and F3 cameras are pin registered, and the price is about doubled of normal F2s and F3s. Does anyone know what pin registered means ? Happy shooting, Sover *** This world would be a happier place if everybody could have a Nikon - Sover Wong

Re : 25-50 vs.28-50

Hi Mike, I own a Nikkor 28-45/f4.5 and I am quite happy with it. It has a non rotating front, little distortion, quite sharp, but it's rather slow and the zoom range is limited. I have tried the Nikkor 25-50/f4 and decided not to buy it. It is much heavier than the 28-45/f4.5, has a rotating

Re : Polarizer for 300/4,0

Guten Tag Christian, I use a Hoya 95mm linear polariser with my Nikkor 50-300/f4.5 ED, and I had no problems at all. The polariser is almost permanently attached to the lens. I wish someone makes a multi-coated polariser at this size. I think Hoya makes a multi-coated 82mm polariser, but it's

AW: What does pin registered mean

Hi Henry and Todd, Thanks for explaining what pin registered means. I noticed the spacing between the exposed images is slightly variable on all my Nikons. I guess pin registering the camera ensures that the spacing between the exposed images is fixed. Is the modification made by Nikon or a

Re:What does pin registered mean

Hi Paul, snipThe special back has pins which stick up and each frame is advanced an exact amount by making sure that the edge perforations on the film engage with the pins on each exposure. snip Is the special back made by Nikon or third party ? I have only seen pin registered cameras

Re : used prices of F2A (finder DP-11) ???

Hi Walter, I have been looking/buying/exchanging/using F2's for the last few years. The prices I saw were generally as below. F2A unused USD 1600+ boxed all packaging mintUSD 1300100% like new mint- USD 100098% like new, almost like new

18/f3.5 AIS

- Sover Wong 1999 ***

Re : Circular Polarizing Filter for F3?

Hi Thomas, A circular polariser is a linear polarisering film with a special glass behind it to rotate the polarised light. I am using a linear polariser with my F3 and I had no exposure problems. I think the mirror in the F3 is different to the mirror in the AF cameras. The F3 mirror has many

Re : FA meter modes

Hi Mike, The FA DOES NOT matrix meter with AI lenses. It would only matrix meter with AIS lenses. The FA can only centre weight meter AI and non AI lenses. These limitations are stated in the FA user manual. I don't know why Nikon did this, and no one so far can explain it to me. There is a

Re : converting lenses to AI

Hi Gideon, Great name. I have converted a third party (Soligor 135/f2.0) non AI lens to AI. Here is what I did : 1) Lay everything under a soft cloth, so that small pieces won't bounce off when you take the lens apart 2) Remove the aperature ring. 3) Mark how much metal has to be removed from

AFS converters

was detained by the police for improper exposure - Sover Wong 1998 ***

AW: Re : converting lenses to AI

Gideon wrote : Thanks for the info. However do you have the specs for the amount of material to be removed and to be added in the strip? Hi Gideon, You need to remove about 1.5mm to 2mm of metal from the rim of the aperature ring. The finished rim should not touch the camera's coupling catch

Nikkor zooms with non rotating front

rotating front as the front rotates with the focal length, but not focus. The Tokina 28-135/4-4.6 MF has a truely non rotating front. It's one of my favourite lenses, even though it's not a Nikkor.) Can you complete my list. Thanks, Sover *** If I can't sleep then I'll count (my) Nikons - Sover

At last, a metal body Nikon AF

plastic and metal. I only know what I like. Happy shooting, Sover *** Happyness is a man with lots of Nikons and Nikkors - Sover Wong 1998 ***

AW: Nikkor zooms with non rotating front [v04.n251/16]

Hi Roland, Thanks for the info. It's a pity that there aren't more Nikkor zooms with non rotating fronts. Strange though, the 35-105 AF has non rotating front, but the more expensive 24-120 AF and 28-105 AF don't. The new 28-70/2.8 sounds like a dream, but the price is far from reality. I have

Re : Nikon FE-2 vs Nikon FA

Hi Marc, The FA was discontinued shortly after the F801 was introducted. If it had a longer sales period, then I believe it would be more popular than the FE2. It handles much better than the FE2 (and F3), but the top is polycarbonate and not metal like the FE2. Also, Some people prefer the

Re : Tokina 24-40 f2.8 ATX comments

Hi Chris, I have the Tokina 24-40/2.8 and used the Nikkor 20-35/2.8. The distortion on the Tokina is less than the Nikkor, and it is sharper at edges when wide open than the Nikkor. Also, it uses smaller filters (72mm vs 77mm) than the Nikkor. The Tokina is entirely metal (rather heavy) and

AW: EMC cameras [v04.n289/9]

Hello Nicolas, I have not seen any teddy bears with the CE label yet, but we have CE labels on all our telecoms equipment now. According to official information, to get CE certification the following standards must be met. Safety : EN 61 010-1, EN 60 950 EMC : EN 50081-1, EN 50082-1 The

RE:lens fogging question [v04.n288/5] [v04.n289/8]

Hi Nikon Fans, When I was in Hong Kong last April, the humidity was a sweating 98%. My camera and lenses got wet every time I leave a car or store with AC. I was only there for one week, but a zoom lens has got fungus inside now. (Zoom lenses are more prone to fungus, as the elements are not

Re : Lenses for F2 [v04.n292/18]

Hello Don, There is the summary : F2 Photomic, F2S, F2SB : All non AI, AI and AIS lenses - fully meter coupled Series E and AF lenses - stop down metering only, as they have no prong T mount - stop down metering only F2A,

Manual 18mm f3.5 AIS

. What should I do ? Has anyone used the 18 f3.5 ? I've used the 20-35 f2.8 once and I quite liked it, except that it's a bit soft wide open, and it's not entirely metal. Happy shooting, Sover *** A Nikon is for life, not just for Christmas - Sover Wong 1998 ***

AW: Manual 18mm f3.5 AIS

Hi Sam, You are right that it is hard to focus a super wide angle lens. I also found it hard to focus my 20/3.5 using an E screen, particularly in dim light conditions, and that's why I changed it to an H2 screen in my F2 F3 cameras. You are also right that 18mm is not wide enough. I would

WG: Maximum aperature post

Hello Ashok, I don't think so. The FE don't have TTL flash and doesn't use the maximum aperature post. You can use the SB-E on the FE, and it still works. The SBE only has two contacts : flash trigger, and ready light contact. The latter is just a simple turn on signal for the EM/FG/FG20

AW: nikon-digest V4 #159

Hi Christopher, I have the manual focus version of the Tokina 100-300mm f4, and it is one of the best zoom lens I have. I think the AF version has the same optics. I have tested it against the Nikkor 50-300 f4.5 ED and prime Nikkor lenses. My results were : Best = prime lens, in terms of