I am interested in a newer lens to use on my 2x3 Graphics and the local shop has an interesting little Nikkor 105mm in good condition in a Copal 0 shutter.
Anyone know or had any experience relationg to this lens. It is fast at f-3.5 and for my puroposes stops down to f-45.
The asking price is about $275.00
Anyway, any info would be helpful.
Regards,
Stephen

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On 2004-08-28 15:14, troublemaker wrote: Anyone know or had any experience relationg to this lens. It is fast at f-3.5 and for my puroposes stops down to f-45.

The current one is F/5.6 so I don't know. I've thought about the current model. It's relatively cheap. Will supposedly just cover 4x5. Will they let you test it? Almost $300 sounds kind of expensive to me. Brand new it's only $450.

The new 5.6 model at B&H looks similar but is definately a bit slower. THe Copal shutter is quite similar in its design.
However, the USA model sells for 529.95! The store has a thirty day warranty so I assume I can test it quite thouroughly. The shutter worked excellent and only the glass looked to need a careful cleaning with no scrathing or haze. I would look more closely if I go back with more interest. From what I can gather this is a medium format lens intended for 6x9 field cameras. That is what i want it for.
regards,
stephen

I did a quick search and could not find a listing for a Nikon or Nikor 105mm f3.5. This may be a remount with an incorrect aperture scale. FWIW.

The only listings in the book for Nikkor lenses in 105 are:

Nikkor-W 105mm f/5.6 for 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 153mm@f22 image circle with a 52mm filter thread.

Nikkor M 105mm f/9 for 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 110mm@f22 image circle with a 40.5 filter thread.

Nothing else listed...

Thank you very much for the info. I am of the impression listed above, that it is a remount.
Any chance someone has had some experience with the Nikkor 105 f5.6?
Stephen

If you ask on the largeformat website I'm sure some have used it. Badger sells the F/5.6 for $450. I always figure a used shutter needs at least a CLA.

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On 2004-08-28 15:14, troublemaker wrote: I am interested in a newer lens to use on my 2x3 Graphics and the local shop has an interesting little Nikkor 105mm in good condition in a Copal 0 shutter. Anyone know or had any experience relationg to this lens. It is fast at f-3.5 and for my puroposes stops down to f-45. The asking price is about $275.00 Anyway, any info would be helpful. Regards, Stephen

This is a discontinued lens for 2x3. Nikkor-M designation, IIRC. Tessar type.

Supposed to be very good, but if you're going to work at f/45, remember that at f/45 all lenses are pretty much equal.

The f/5.6 lens people have told you about is a wide angle for 4x5.

Cheers,

Dan

Nikon claims the F/5.6 is for 2x3. Coverage is only 155mm not exactly a great amount of coverage for 4x5.

Thanks Dan for indentifying the lens. I would not bother with it for 4x5. I would use it on one of my Century Graphics, hand held and supported. Thus the attraction to the wide range of speeds offered by such a lens. THus I am also looking at the Xenotars. A friend has a connection at the shop and will be checking on the pricing.
The unit had both of its Nikkor squeeze lens caps and the shutter worked very well. I need to clean the glass and look at it again more seriously later this week.
regards,
Stephen

I think if you look up the Marshall Press, a rangefinder/rollfilm camera roughly similar in concept to the Mamiya Press, you will see an f3.5 105 mm Nikkor furnished as the manufacturer's original equipment. I believe this camera was available in the late sixties, early seventies -- I never saw a new one. This was a Tessar-type formula, single-coated, in a sync shutter, with a good reputation. The body was a 56x72 design, I believe, and if you wanted the lens to cover a 56x90 film, you might think twice. You would want to stop a tessar of this focal length down to 16 or so to get the corners.