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Redbook Nikkor Site
Dec 29, 2019 20:23:02   #
richardsaccount
 
I am wondering if any UHH members have ever seen this site.
Its name is Redbook Nikkor it is from Japan It has been around since 2001. It is run by Michio Akiyama.
It features many Nikkor lenses that were made for special applications and some can be used on Nikon camera bodies. It is sort of a love letter to Nikon optics. You can find it on Google. There is an English
version available. It is very interesting. https://redbook-jp.com/redbook-e/index.html

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Dec 29, 2019 20:30:24   #
whlsdn Loc: Colorado
 
I'm not a Nikon user, but you're right, this is an interesting website.

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Dec 30, 2019 06:07:38   #
kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy
 
I know the site very well, and have a few of the lenses he talks about.

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Dec 30, 2019 09:06:31   #
richardsaccount
 
kymarto wrote:
I know the site very well, and have a few of the lenses he talks about.


I would say that you are a lucky fellow!

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Dec 30, 2019 09:20:58   #
kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy
 
richardsaccount wrote:
I would say that you are a lucky fellow!


Here are three images. The first with the Repro Nikkor 85mm f1.0, the second with the CRT Nikkor 55mm f1.2 and the third with the Ultra Micro Nikkor 165mm f4. The latter is the only one of these three really suitable for general photography, and it continually blows my mind because of its total lack of distortion and its amazing sharpness.

There are a few that even he doesn't have, such as the 300mm f1.4 Ultra Micro Nikkor...


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Dec 30, 2019 10:29:38   #
richardsaccount
 
Very impressive. Thanks for posting them.

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Dec 30, 2019 10:48:47   #
TreborLow
 
Thanks for a very interesting link. In the '60s, I remember using microfiche cards in our university library. Each 4x6inch transparency held at least 24 (maybe 36?) full page images. We had special readers to rear project on a ground glass. It worked exceptionally well, though only in B&W. There was also a copy machine if you needed a personal copy of the card. I never knew who made the product.
Bob

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Dec 30, 2019 17:38:12   #
bbradford Loc: Wake Forest NC
 
I went there and it is amazing but I can't find the U.S. version.

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Dec 31, 2019 08:06:09   #
richardsaccount
 
bbradford wrote:
I went there and it is amazing but I can't find the U.S. version.


Do you mean the English language edition?. The link I posted was for the English version.
There should be marked on the home page English to click on to.

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