![]() Perhaps in some English-speaking countries, but not in Japan. Of course, I never actually 'talk' to anyone about this stuff, I just type it. And please let me know if you see some UV-Nikkor that is more in my price range. Here again is my visual comparison, Kyoei at the left doesn't transmit UV well, the two in the middle do, and the Petri breach-lock mount does also, but isn't exactly the same mechanical build, and not my favorite to adapt, especially to a Nikon, but might be easier to find. and don't get mixed up with the two versions of the Kyoei 35/3.5 lenses. I would really like to see someone compare those two lenses for transmission using usual UV pass filters. However, I have not seen any of this demonstrated. The UV-Nikkor would also help with lower transmitting UV filters, such as 300nm- to 350nm range, basically a UVB+UVA mixed range, I know the UV-Nikkor would transmit lower, and would have a flatter UV transmission in the UVA range of my usual UV pass filters, which I might expect could decrease exposure time slightly. It is hard for me to say what actual day to day difference I would find between the Kuri and the UV-Nikkor, aside form focal length. The Kuri/Kyoei 35mm seem harder to find these days, so you might want to grab a Kuri/Kyoei that Alex is willing to part with. Given the focal length difference between 35mm and 105mm, that might be one reason to own both, if you can afford both, especially if you are lucky to find a Kuri/Kyoei. I don't have a UV-Nikkor, prices on those seem to have sky rocketed, I see 3 on eBay at the moment, all are 5 grand or more, one is 7 grand. I have not found any affordable lens that works better for me in UV. The Kyoei is the same lens, works the same. I am very happy with my Kuribayashi 35mm. I already have what I need of good accidental UV-lenses. IMHO new additions to the list of UV-capable lenses are needed. It is nowadays very rare to see a real Kuribayashi 35/3,5 on eBay. Over time, proven UV-capable lenses tend to be more and more rare. Such finds might help other members with more new alternatives if I have success in my quest. I hope to find some new lenses suitable for UV with good optical performance in other aspects too. I am however not impressed with the optical performance of my four different "Kuri-Clones" branded Soligor and Prinz Galaxy, even if they all transmit very deeply into UV, just as the Kuri. The Noflexar 35mm was accepted as an OK lens for UV here, until the race for even shorter wavelengths cut-off started among people searching for the extreme UV-limit for our sensors. The ones I have bought were not very expensive.įrom my experience with my Schnellshuß T-noflexar 400/5,6, some of the lenses from Novoflex are performing very well indeed, at least in VIS. I have only bought some of the ones on my list above.Ĭuriosity, just curiosity and a bit of the lens collection bug was the reason to look for new lenses. So far most of them look promising regarding the UV-range and surprisingly similar transmission compared to the Noflexar 35mm I have not measured anything except transmission so far, for some of the lenses in my list above. I fully agree with your two arguments and will be very surprised if I find a similar performance for all parameters in these very different lenses.Īll lens designs are unique and will without doubt have different optical behaviours. Is there any special reason why you look for new ones? There are many proven UV-capable lenses in the 35mm-135mm range already identified. So, taking into consideration (1) different manufacturer, and (2) different optical design, I would not expect them all to perform similarly. Noflexar 35 mm was made by Staeble, other lenses sold by Novoflex were made by other manufacturers, including Schneider-Kreuznach. It would be interesting to findout if any of these lenses are good performers and might be usable for UV-photography.ĭo anyone here have experience with any of these lenses? The Schnellschuss lenses existed in several different versions over the time designated with capital letters A - D. I think there were a 5.6/400mm and a 8/600mm T-Noflexar lens head for the focussing grip. Novoflex Noflexar 1:4.5 / 135 Automatic - M39īeside these macro bellows lenses Novoflex had their Schnellschuss tele lenses Novoflex Schneider Xenar 1:4.5 / 105mm - M39 Novoflex Schneider Xenar 1:3.5 / 105mm - M39 Novoflex Noflexar 1:4 / 105 Automatic - M39 Novoflex-Memmingen Noflexar 1:3,5 / 105mm - M39 The lenses I found some information about on the net are: I made some brief research to find out more. The Novoflex Noflexar 35mm lens is considered to be a good lens for UV-photography, except for its leakage-quirks when it is extended.Ī while ago I realised that Novoflex have had several bellows-lens heads intended for macro.
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