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usonian

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4. I enjoy your post. There's always something to learn.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 03:06 AM
Saturday

It's late, so I'll share some of my photographic journey later on.

It started in 1970 and had a rather quick intersection with my Coast Guard days.

Since I had a physics degree, optics came naturally to me, and I self learned optical engineering (well, everything) and worked at that for some time.

I especially like the simpler lenses made up to the 80's or so, and can copy you the design forms for all lenses of that era.

Contained in "Photographic Lenses" by Neblette.

The 55mm micro nikkor was my first slr lens. It is ultra sharp.

Quiz. Do you know what the suffix letters, as in Nikkor-P, Nikkor-H, and so on signify?,No lookup or asking Claude.

Details at 11.

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