Using Nikkor EL lenses on Med. Format Cameras for UV photography

[Rolland Elliott <rolland_elliott@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Nikkor EL lenses range from 40mm f/4 to a 360mm f/5.6 lens, quite a
> wide variety. I tried hand holding a 50mm f/2.8 lens infront of the
> lens mount last night and discovered that I could get sharp focus on
> objects about 2.75 meters away, but no infinity focus. I just bought a
> 75mm f/4 and a 135mm f/5.6 lens on ebay for a pretty good price, but
> have yet to use them.

Mmm....what format are those Nikkors made for anyway? Larger than
24x36mm negatives? It just occurred to me that with a little luck you
could do medium-format tele work with the longest focal lenghts...Are
they by any chance also well-corrected for IR?....:-))

My Response:
The EL Nikkor 40mm and 50mm Enlarging Lenses are for 35mm film.
The 75mm EL Nikkor lens is for 6x6cm work.
The 300mm EL Nikkor lens is for 8x10 inch (or maybe 11x14 inch
negatives?)
The focal lengths inbetween are for 6x7, 6x9, 4x5inch, and 5x7 inch
negatives.
So yes, in theory they could be used on a Medium Format camera for UV
work.  I do not know if they are well corrected for IR work.

Peace Rolland Elliott




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