Nikkor Cine Kogaku 17-70

[porsche917k]

I have some of my dad's old movie and film camera stuff, including a Kogaku Cine 17-70mm lens with a screw mount. Anyone know about that particular lens? What camera is it suited for?

Thanks!

Paul

[Dominic Jones]

Sounds like it might be a C-mount lens for 16mm, but it's hard to say without a picture (or actual knowledge of the precise lens, which I don't have). Chuck or one of the other lens gurus around here might be able to tell you off the top of their heads...

[peter roehsler]

I found this Dutch page -

http://www.nikon-club-nederland.nl/clubblad_cinenikkor.php

on the photo it looks like a 16mm lens with a reflex viewfinder.It could be used on nonreflex cameras.

[porsche917k]

oh my, that's the one...any one can translate?

[Dominic Jones]

Sure:

Unusual Cine Nikkor

(© Rob baker, winter 2006)

In the course of years Nikon a considerable number of objectives for film camera has brought out, the so-called Cine Nikkors. And with film camera’s I mean then real film camera’s like for 8 and 16 mm films. It concerns this way’n 15-20 objectives with focal distances which to vary of 13 mm up to 100 mm (fire point) or 6-120 mm (hem). This still apart from the Len zen which standard on the Nikon film camera’s was provided. For an overview (probably not even completely) you get help among other things in the books of Braczko.

Some time ago I ran up against a particular zoomlens, as it happens, Cine-Zoom-Nikkor 1:2.2 f=17~70 mm with to that assembled zoekersysteem. This zoomlens, which does not stand moreover in my book of Braczko, has name to the front at the filter ring: CINE HEM NIKKOR 1:2.2 f=17~70 mm Nippon Kogaku Japan No.181055. have been further seen of for to behind: the scherpstelring which know minimum instelafstand of 1.4 m. oftewel 4.5 feet; the turn hem ring of as said 17 up to 70 mm and vervolgens the diaphragm ring which goes of 2.2 to 22. At the back strong chromia ring with to the binnenkant propeller wire sit. The lens on a film camera is able be appropriate, to truth it that this is prevented by screwed down zoekersysteem.

This zoekersysteem are a l-vormige metal construction with some built in mirrors or prism’s and a number of verstelmogelijkheden. The short piece is ong. 12 cm the long and long piece 19 cm. By means of an opening in the part which has been attached to the lens can you by the lens look at, but that is possible also by means of the other end of the zoekersysteem. There therefore a type (halfdoorlaatbare) must sit mirror and/or prism in the metal part of the zoekersysteem flat behind the lens. A bit lower in the short part of l sits a turn bud with which the long leg 180 degrees forward and achteren can be twisted. Below the angle of l sits in which said as also spiegeltje if prism must sit. Direction eyepiece finds we further still a turn ring, provides with vastzetknopje with which the rectangular zoekerbeeld are by means of the eyepiece that to see, 90 degrees can be rolled over. Finally in this eyepiece still a ring which sees a ellipsvormig diaphragm in the zoeker at verdraaiing late, has built in.

Worth mentioning is still that on the angle point of l name CINE HEM NIKKOR has been mentioned. Obviously it concerns an accessory which has been used by Nikon for on a professional film camera. There remain of course still what questions concerning the use and the construction. Such as: to what serve those internal schroefvatting to the back of objective, which is by the assembly of the zoekersysteem inaccessible becomes and: how confirm you whole to the film camera? Because there seen it has been intended according to me for double the doorkijkmogelijkheid (directly behind the lens and by means of the zoekersysteem). Or whole perhaps nevertheless is the industrious bit huisvlijt of filmtechnieker?

In any event, anyway an interesting object!

:biggrin:

Ok, ok, so I babelfished it! I'm remarkably surprised - babelfish does a fairly reasonable Dutch to English translation, at least compared to it's attempts at most other translations!....

EDIT: Actually, having read it properly, it's still pretty useless!! There are planty of Dutch people on this site though, and all Dutch people speak embarrassingly good English, so if you get lucky you might just get a proper translation...

[porsche917k]

Thanks Dominic, at the very least it is moderately informative and certainly somewhat entertaining to see what an auto translater does!

Paul

[Dominic Jones]

Lol, yeah - more entertaining than informative, I think! At least you can just about get the gist of it though!...