C. 1960, RARE Nikon F Nippon Kogaku NKK Nikkor - T 10. 5cm 105mm F4 Preset VTG
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:680388 | Non-Domestic Product: No |
| Maximum Aperture: f/4 | Modified Item: No |
| Type: Telephoto | Custom Bundle: No |
| Lens Barrel Material: Aluminum | Focal Length: Fixed/Prime |
| Brand: NIKKOR |
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Please take a look at our other items Item description:c. 1960 Vintage, Nikon NIKKOR-T 10.5cm f4 Non-AI EARLY F Mount Preset Telephoto / Portrait / Theatre / Fashion Lens -NIKKOR-T 1:4 f=10.5cm Nippon Kogaku Japan No. 407224 This particular example of the curious, rare, short lived "Mountain Lens", direct inheritance from the RF Era, belongs in the very first batch, featuring the attractive colorful distance scale / readings both i...n feet and meter. Lens is a correct match era for your 64XXXXX Nikon F but, as far as I'm aware of, you can use it with ANY Manual focus Nikon 35mm SLR camera body ever (1959-2000's) and with most Pro-Level DSLR alike. Cosmetics: What a BEAUTIFUL 60 "years new" lens! It was very used, if at all, mainly handled, and is rated to be in RARE 9.8/10 mint condition because, although if it looks basically new, you would be able to find a few tiny / superficial marks to its barrel. Lens comes AS A COMPLETE PACKAGE, with its original US. PAT. J. PAT. PEND. hood and both original Nippon Kogaku KK caps. Mechanics/Optics: Lens features crystal clean, clear glass and works very fine all the way. The aperture blades are perfect and, even if they show a thin layer of oil to them, lens performance is as it should in every way being the fact that the diaphragm in not automatic (no springs are involved in its open-close operation). Here's a very good review from an online forum:
"Before announcing the Nikon F in 1959, Nikon made rangefinder cameras and lenses. Because there was already a good RF version of the 105 when Nikon launched the Nikon F, Nikon offered the BR-1 and N-F adapters for the Nikon F body to use some RF Nikon lenses. Between 1959 and 1960, Nikon released the first batch of F-mount lenses: Nikkor-Q 2.1cm f/4 (a Carl Zeiss Biogon type lens, but requiring mirror lock-up and an external viewfinder), Nikkor-H 2.8cm f/3.5, Nikkor-S 3.5cm f/2.8, Nikkor-H 5cm f/2, Nikkor-S 5.8cm f/1.4, Nikkor-P 10.5cm f/2.5, Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4, Nikkor-Q 13.5cm f/3.5, and Nikkor Telephoto-Zoom 8.5-25cm f/4-4.5. The Nikkor-P 10.5cm f/2.5 is the most well-known one.Of these lenses, the most puzzling one is the Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4, which was produced in March 1960. The well-known Nikkor-P 10.5cm f/2.5 is able to perform the AUTO function even in its first version. The AUTO function, in Nikon's terminology, means that the aperture is always open for focusing and metering and automatically closes down to the shooting aperture when the shutter release button is pressed down to take a photo. If Nikkor-P 10.5cm f/2.5 is such a capable lens, why did Nikon make a smaller aperture 10.5cm without the AUTO function? The full story may never be known. Maybe Nikon just wanted to make a cheaper but high quality lens that performs similarly on RF and SLR cameras. Or, maybe Nikon had learned something from Leica Elmar 105mm f/6.3 (usually referred to as the Mountain Leica). At least, some Leica fans believe this is perhaps the story. However, since the Mountain Leica is a pre-war short-lived product (1932-1937) and Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4 is a post-war lens, comparing Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4 against Mountain Leica seems to be a bit far-fetched. Maybe we should compare Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4 with Leica's Elmar 90mm f/4, a well established lens for several decades. As a matter of fact, due to the success of the Nikkor-P 10.5cm f/2.5, Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4 survived on the market for only three years, even shorter than that of the Mountain Leica. This explains why Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4 is not easily found."
Here's your hard to come by chance to grab a mint example of this classic, scarce lens! Kind eBayers from over 50 COUNTRIES/FIVE CONTINENTS have bought our Nikon items!International Buyers – Please Note:We NO LONGER ship to IRELAND and NO LONGER SHIP 1st. CLASS because of some unethical buyer’s practices.We do NOT lower the items value for Customs purposes.Import Duties, Taxes and Charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.Please check with your country's Customs Office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.Import Duties, Taxes and Charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up – do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.Delivery Delays/Shipping Time StarsWe do ship as soon as possible, most times within 1-3 business days following that of the payment. Please note that delivery to some European, Mid-East and Asia countries might take several weeks, regardless of what USPS estimates. On the other hand, some countries Customs/Postal Offices retain the packages for taxing purposes. Please ask locally because your package might be sitting there.ShippingIn the majority of cases, we do combine the shipping costs. Ask for a combined S&H quote before paying or wait for us to send the invoice.Please note that we travel frequently, and on occasion are only able to ship twice monthly. Thus NOTE that shipping arrangements may range from as soon as SAME DAY to a delay of TWO WEEKS. If this is of special concern, please email us for shipping arrangements before bidding and/or opting =BuyItNow. We will promptly communicate with you and answer any questions or concerns you may have. Thank you!PaymentPayPal payment expected within 48 hours. SOME OTHER POPULAR PAYMENT METHODS WOULD BE ACCEPTED AS WELL.Item ConditionVisit our page for Item Condition rating.Return PolicyWe're not a Retail Store, but a Vintage-Nikons Collectors. All the items included in this auction were pictured and/or honestly described. Please read the entire listing and ask questions and/or for additional pictures before bidding. Items to be sold "as-is", which means no returns/refunds unless not as described. Refunds, for amount of bid price only, will be issued for misrepresented items.<
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Please take a look at our other items Item description:c. 1960 Vintage, Nikon NIKKOR-T 10.5cm f4 Non-AI EARLY F Mount Preset Telephoto / Portrait / Theatre / Fashion Lens -NIKKOR-T 1:4 f=10.5cm Nippon Kogaku Japan No. 407224 This particular example of the curious, rare, short lived "Mountain Lens", direct inheritance from the RF Era, belongs in the very first batch, featuring the attractive colorful distance scale / readings both i...n feet and meter. Lens is a correct match era for your 64XXXXX Nikon F but, as far as I'm aware of, you can use it with ANY Manual focus Nikon 35mm SLR camera body ever (1959-2000's) and with most Pro-Level DSLR alike. Cosmetics: What a BEAUTIFUL 60 "years new" lens! It was very used, if at all, mainly handled, and is rated to be in RARE 9.8/10 mint condition because, although if it looks basically new, you would be able to find a few tiny / superficial marks to its barrel. Lens comes AS A COMPLETE PACKAGE, with its original US. PAT. J. PAT. PEND. hood and both original Nippon Kogaku KK caps. Mechanics/Optics: Lens features crystal clean, clear glass and works very fine all the way. The aperture blades are perfect and, even if they show a thin layer of oil to them, lens performance is as it should in every way being the fact that the diaphragm in not automatic (no springs are involved in its open-close operation). Here's a very good review from an online forum:
"Before announcing the Nikon F in 1959, Nikon made rangefinder cameras and lenses. Because there was already a good RF version of the 105 when Nikon launched the Nikon F, Nikon offered the BR-1 and N-F adapters for the Nikon F body to use some RF Nikon lenses. Between 1959 and 1960, Nikon released the first batch of F-mount lenses: Nikkor-Q 2.1cm f/4 (a Carl Zeiss Biogon type lens, but requiring mirror lock-up and an external viewfinder), Nikkor-H 2.8cm f/3.5, Nikkor-S 3.5cm f/2.8, Nikkor-H 5cm f/2, Nikkor-S 5.8cm f/1.4, Nikkor-P 10.5cm f/2.5, Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4, Nikkor-Q 13.5cm f/3.5, and Nikkor Telephoto-Zoom 8.5-25cm f/4-4.5. The Nikkor-P 10.5cm f/2.5 is the most well-known one.Of these lenses, the most puzzling one is the Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4, which was produced in March 1960. The well-known Nikkor-P 10.5cm f/2.5 is able to perform the AUTO function even in its first version. The AUTO function, in Nikon's terminology, means that the aperture is always open for focusing and metering and automatically closes down to the shooting aperture when the shutter release button is pressed down to take a photo. If Nikkor-P 10.5cm f/2.5 is such a capable lens, why did Nikon make a smaller aperture 10.5cm without the AUTO function? The full story may never be known. Maybe Nikon just wanted to make a cheaper but high quality lens that performs similarly on RF and SLR cameras. Or, maybe Nikon had learned something from Leica Elmar 105mm f/6.3 (usually referred to as the Mountain Leica). At least, some Leica fans believe this is perhaps the story. However, since the Mountain Leica is a pre-war short-lived product (1932-1937) and Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4 is a post-war lens, comparing Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4 against Mountain Leica seems to be a bit far-fetched. Maybe we should compare Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4 with Leica's Elmar 90mm f/4, a well established lens for several decades. As a matter of fact, due to the success of the Nikkor-P 10.5cm f/2.5, Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4 survived on the market for only three years, even shorter than that of the Mountain Leica. This explains why Nikkor-T 10.5cm f/4 is not easily found."
Here's your hard to come by chance to grab a mint example of this classic, scarce lens! Kind eBayers from over 50 COUNTRIES/FIVE CONTINENTS have bought our Nikon items!International Buyers – Please Note:We NO LONGER ship to IRELAND and NO LONGER SHIP 1st. CLASS because of some unethical buyer’s practices.We do NOT lower the items value for Customs purposes.Import Duties, Taxes and Charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.Please check with your country's Customs Office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.Import Duties, Taxes and Charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up – do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.Delivery Delays/Shipping Time StarsWe do ship as soon as possible, most times within 1-3 business days following that of the payment. Please note that delivery to some European, Mid-East and Asia countries might take several weeks, regardless of what USPS estimates. On the other hand, some countries Customs/Postal Offices retain the packages for taxing purposes. Please ask locally because your package might be sitting there.ShippingIn the majority of cases, we do combine the shipping costs. Ask for a combined S&H quote before paying or wait for us to send the invoice.Please note that we travel frequently, and on occasion are only able to ship twice monthly. Thus NOTE that shipping arrangements may range from as soon as SAME DAY to a delay of TWO WEEKS. If this is of special concern, please email us for shipping arrangements before bidding and/or opting =BuyItNow. We will promptly communicate with you and answer any questions or concerns you may have. Thank you!PaymentPayPal payment expected within 48 hours. SOME OTHER POPULAR PAYMENT METHODS WOULD BE ACCEPTED AS WELL.Item ConditionVisit our page for Item Condition rating.Return PolicyWe're not a Retail Store, but a Vintage-Nikons Collectors. All the items included in this auction were pictured and/or honestly described. Please read the entire listing and ask questions and/or for additional pictures before bidding. Items to be sold "as-is", which means no returns/refunds unless not as described. Refunds, for amount of bid price only, will be issued for misrepresented items.<
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