Re: What is this ancient nikkor 28mm f/2?

Paul Furman wrote:
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"Paul Furman" <paul-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:xRqMf.54666$dW3.11455@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

What is this ancient nikkor 28mm f/2?
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A Nikkor-N, F type just like the lens says... Or are you asking something else?


Thanks, I didn't know to notice the 'N'.
That's probably a non-AI I'd guess.
<http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/6070nikkor/wides/28mm.htm>

Seems like a nice lens though metering possibilities are limited, but why does it say 'Auto' if that's the case? Seems like an unusual item. Any idea what the camera is and what the set would be worth? It looks like it's been through Viet Nam <g>.

It seems to be an F2 Photomic, from the 'features' tab on this page:
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=buyUsed&kw=used&Q=255112&O=productList>
"Nikon released their original F camera in 1959. Reliable and rugged with a large assortment of high quality lenses, it became a photojournalist's standard piece of equipment. The F was the world's first truely successful professional 35mm SLR and continued in production through 1974.

Ever aggressive at the time, Nikon paid keen attention to user and repairshop feedback regarding their F camera and the result was the F2. The F2 is a rock. More solid than an F, a little bigger, a swing-open back for easier loading and a more reliable optional motordrive capable of 5 frames per second AND power rewind. The F2 quickly took hold in professional markets.

There were several F2 models over the years, mostly differing in the specifications of the removeable metered viewfinder. The F2 Photomic is the standard metered version of the F2 and is designed to work with Nikon lenses that have the coupling prong on the aperture ring."

So with that coupling prong, can that be mounted on a new Nikon body? Apparently it is an auto metering setup but I thought 'non-AI' was without metering?
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