The case for old Nikkors...

[Nils J. Nesse]

Today was the first time I saw and used a set of Nikkor re housed lenses by Eastern Enterprises. (...)

http://www.easternenterprises.biz/nikon-lenses/

Wow, this is interesting! I'd like to know more

[Lee Saxon]

Hey Evin, can you expand on your preference for the 35 2 over the 35 1.4?

[BRANDON JAMESON]

I wonder how the incredible portrait lens: Nikon's 135 DC would look on an EPIC!

[Nick Morrison]

Old glass ROCKS! Especially on digital. From Nikkors, to Super Speeds, old Russian lenses...so much character...

Speaking of Nikkors...aren't those the lenses used on the original Star Wars special effects shots ("A New Hope", etc)?

[Evin Grant]

Hey Evin, can you expand on your preference for the 35 2 over the 35 1.4?

The original 35mm 1.4 had a lot of veiling flare till about f2.8, resolution was good but it was milky. The f2 wasn't sharper (or softer) but had much better contrast at f2. The new 35mm 1.4G is in a whole nother leauge though.

[Alan Peterson]

I recently eBayed up a 28/2.0 and have been pretty disappointed with it. It didn't have any apparent issues with the glass, even on close inspection, but it's horribly soft even stopped down, highlights blur and bleed, and the color looks pretty anemic compared to my 50/1.4 and 105/2.5. Is this a typical experience for the 28/2.0s or did I just get a bad copy?

[Jacek Zakowicz]

Is it clear when you look through it?
Does it rattle inside?
It seems that the lens is broken. Either some oil got on the glass surface or an element is loose and out of place...
Or both, or neither(the last is unlikely)

[Alan Peterson]

It's clear when I look through it. I won't be able to check for a rattle until I get home from the office, but a loose element is certainly a possibility. Is it worth sending something like that in for repairs, or should I write it off as a loss?

[Jacek Zakowicz]

Check for signs of someone taking it apart.
Now when I think about it it also could be a flipped element due to incorrect assembly after service/ cleaning.
Seen it and done it myself few times

[Alan Peterson]

Whelp, sound like there's a loose element in there. Is this something that can be fixed easily, or do I have a paperweight on my hands?