Originally Posted by
Drew Wiley
All different lenses. The Fuji A 300 is a close-range correct "super plasmat" excellent at infinity too, with a relatively large image circle. The Fuji 300 C stands for "compact", which it really is, but a completely different optical formula - a 4/4 airspaced dialyte, infinity optimized. The Nikkor 300 M is a very modern tessar formula with excellent contrast, but a more limited image circle barely usable on 8X10 format.
All three are in no. 1 shutter, so relatively light for their focal length, though the C and M are even lighter and more compact than the A. The Nikkor M takes 52mm filters; but when it's in the same kit as somewhat larger lenses, I standardize on 67mm filters, and just bring along a 52-67 step ring, as well as a 58-67 step ring, cumulatively about as much extra weight as a few pennies!
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