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15mm Nikkor-QD.C Auto f/5.6 ultra-wide angle lens on Nikon D850
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<blockquote data-quote="crycocyon" data-source="post: 741954" data-attributes="member: 13076"><p>Very happy to have received this lens yesterday in the mail. The <span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Nikkor QD.C </span></span></span>auto 15mm f5.6 (AI version). The three internal filters are so fun to try, especially the dark red (R60) which makes everything look like an emergency (dark with red lights on). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Specifications from mir.com:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Focal length:</strong> 15mm</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"> <strong>Maximum aperture: </strong>1:5.6</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"> <strong>Lens construction:</strong> 14 elements in 12 groups</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"> <strong>Picture angle</strong>: 110° at infinity</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"> <strong>Distance scale</strong>: Graduated both in meters and feet up to 0.3m and 1 ft</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"> <strong>Aperture scale</strong>: f/5.6 - f/22</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"> <strong>Aperture diaphragm</strong>: Fully automatic</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"> <strong>Attachment size</strong>: - <strong>Filter</strong>: Built-in - yellow (Y48), orange (O56), red (R60), plain glass (N)</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"> <strong>Hood: </strong>Built-in; <strong>Dimensions</strong>: 92mm dia. X 88.5mm length (3-5/8 in. X 3-15/32 in.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"> <strong>Weight</strong>: 700g (24.7 oz); <strong>Accessories</strong>: CL-26 lens case</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">The build quality is just amazing and it's in mint condition. Apparently only around 1000 of these were produced. It's such a crazy lens and looks like some giant cyclops eye. The way that light sources play around the elements is just mesmerizing. So why this lens? Well I researched many other options (even the Sigma 14mm f1.8 Art) and this one just had a quality to the sample images appealed to me and it's really incredible how little distortion there is (ie: none). It's so surprising to see such a wide angle and straight lines no matter how I tilt the lens. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">Well onto the photos <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">First with the very cool looking metal front cap on...</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH]344288[/ATTACH]</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">And a couple of photos just of the lens...</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span>[ATTACH]344289[/ATTACH]</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebucht MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p>[ATTACH]344290[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>And on the D850</p><p>[ATTACH]344291[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]344292[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]344293[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]344294[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crycocyon, post: 741954, member: 13076"] Very happy to have received this lens yesterday in the mail. The [FONT=Trebucht MS][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Trebucht MS][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000]Nikkor QD.C [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]auto 15mm f5.6 (AI version). The three internal filters are so fun to try, especially the dark red (R60) which makes everything look like an emergency (dark with red lights on). :D Specifications from mir.com: [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Trebucht MS][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Trebucht MS][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][B]Focal length:[/B] 15mm [B]Maximum aperture: [/B]1:5.6 [B]Lens construction:[/B] 14 elements in 12 groups [B]Picture angle[/B]: 110° at infinity [B]Distance scale[/B]: Graduated both in meters and feet up to 0.3m and 1 ft [B]Aperture scale[/B]: f/5.6 - f/22 [B]Aperture diaphragm[/B]: Fully automatic[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Trebucht MS][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000] [B]Attachment size[/B]: - [B]Filter[/B]: Built-in - yellow (Y48), orange (O56), red (R60), plain glass (N) [B]Hood: [/B]Built-in; [B]Dimensions[/B]: 92mm dia. X 88.5mm length (3-5/8 in. X 3-15/32 in.) [B]Weight[/B]: 700g (24.7 oz); [B]Accessories[/B]: CL-26 lens case The build quality is just amazing and it's in mint condition. Apparently only around 1000 of these were produced. It's such a crazy lens and looks like some giant cyclops eye. The way that light sources play around the elements is just mesmerizing. So why this lens? Well I researched many other options (even the Sigma 14mm f1.8 Art) and this one just had a quality to the sample images appealed to me and it's really incredible how little distortion there is (ie: none). It's so surprising to see such a wide angle and straight lines no matter how I tilt the lens. Well onto the photos :o First with the very cool looking metal front cap on... [ATTACH=CONFIG]344288._xfImport[/ATTACH] And a couple of photos just of the lens... [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][ATTACH=CONFIG]344289._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=CONFIG]344290._xfImport[/ATTACH] And on the D850 [ATTACH=CONFIG]344291._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]344292._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]344293._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]344294._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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