Nikkor-S 35mm f/2.8

I continue to provide accommodation for an old Nikkor-S 35mm f/2.8 dating from 1971. Occasionally I ask it to pay its rent by pointing it in some random direction. Photographed with a Nikon D700. F/8; 1/400th.

I bought this lens from a company specialising in secondhand photographic equipment of all brands. Shortly afterwards I saw and purchased an f/2 Nikkor-O.C 35mm from another company, and so I used the first lens only infrequently. Later still I entrusted it, along with a batch of other kit, to the company I had bought it from originally to sell on my behalf at their usual rate of commission. To my surprise, they said the lens was faulty; they could not offer it for sale; however to save return carriage costs they would add it to their 'recycling' box for disposal. As you can see, I paid for its return. It works very nicely despite dating from 1971.

On a Canon EOS 30D.

Canon EOS 30D + Nikkor-S 35mm f/2.8 + TelePlus MC7 2X Tele-Macro converter.

The model was one of the late John Hedgecoe's and features on the dust jacket of his 'New Manual of Photography'. The glass dish once contained a Gü pudding. Canon EOS 40D + Nikkor-S 35mm f/2.8 lens.

There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know. Nikon D700 + Nikkor-S 35mm f/2.8 lens from c.1971.

Photograph taken with a Nikon D2Xs and a Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) lens. The lens in the picture is a 1971 Nikkor-S 35mm f/2.8. If you want to see how dirty your lenses are, simply take a photograph of them.

Canon EOS 30D + Nikkor-S 35mm f/2.8 lens.

Canon EOS 40D + Nikkor-S 35mm f/2.8 lens.