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Thread: Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

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    Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

    I currently have a Fujinon 180mm f/5.6 that I'm happy with, but I have the opportunity to pick up a Nikkor version for cheap, which may allow me to sell the Fujinon 180 and another lens to get a 300mm.

    Question - anyone have experience with the Nikkor 180mm f/5.6 - any issues? I'm guessing it'll be just fine, but I haven't seen much in the way of posts about them.

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    Re: Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

    The Nikkor lenses are just superb. Go for it.
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    Re: Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

    What's lacking with the Fuji? If nothing, why not just buy a 300mm?
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    Re: Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

    Quote Originally Posted by Lachlan 717 View Post
    What's lacking with the Fuji? If nothing, why not just buy a 300mm?
    I can sell the Fuji for considerably more than I can buy the Nikkor for.

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    Re: Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

    If that is so, then why not sell and make the profit? I have two 180 Fujinon lenses. A 180A f/9 and a single coated 180 W f/5.6. Both are very nice. My buddy has a Nikon 180. It too is very nice.

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    Re: Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

    Which Fujinon 180?? If you have the 80 degree version you are talking about the difference between 305mm and 253mm image circle (8x10 vs 5x7).

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    Re: Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

    David - that's the idea. Just making sure the Nikon doesn't have any known issues (for example, the 135mm is said to be soft).

    IC-Racer - it's an NWS (62mm thread, outside lettering), so a 280mm image circle.

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    Re: Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

    John,

    Are you sure that your 180 takes a 62mm screw-in filter?. (See www.willwilson.com/fujinon.html). The chart shown on Kerry T.'s website is from a 1981 Fuji catalog.

    With the lettering on the outside of the barrel, and a 280mm IC, your lens is probably a newer EBC coated 180 NW and takes 67mm screw-in filters.

    The approximate age of the lens can be estimated by the shutter speed ring on the Copal 1 shutter. Is it silver color or black?

    If silver, is it thin, or thick?

    ("The Nikon 135 is said to be soft"? Mine was blazing sharp.)
    Last edited by Gem Singer; 31-Dec-2011 at 08:24.

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    Re: Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

    Definitely has 62mm filter threads, is EBC coated and lives in a Copal C.

    Thalmann's lens tests showed both of the samples he tested having lower end resolutions figures. My own copy wasn't soft per se, but wasn't as sharp as the Fujinon that replaced it.

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    Re: Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 vs Fujinon W 180mm f/5.6

    Quote Originally Posted by John Rodriguez View Post
    ...the Nikon...135mm is said to be soft...
    Quote Originally Posted by Gem Singer View Post
    ...Mine was blazing sharp...
    The 135mm Nikkor W performs quite respectably in the center and middle of a 4x5 frame. At the edges it's not up to the competition's standards. I have one, purchased new many years ago, and it matches the results from two other samples documented here:

    http://www.hevanet.com/cperez/testing.html

    My solution was to dedicate it to 6x7, where it shines, then obtain other 135mm lenses for 4x5.

    None of this has any bearing on how a 180mm Nikkor W would compare to your particular 180mm Fujinon. I've not used either of them nor can I find any relevant test results. Besides, within a given lens design series, one focal length is usually optimum while others perform less well. Even if the 135mm Nikkor W was superb throughout its image circle, that would tell nothing about how a 180mm Nikkor performed.

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