![]() EL Nikkor 50mm F4 OLD SCHOOL LENS I bought this lens on December 26, 1973. The warranty card has the date of purchase handwritten on it. Showa 48 means the year 1973.
I enjoyed printing my photos with this lens.
I was using a FUJI N690MF enlarger.
Specifications EL Nikkor 50mm F4
Focal length : 51.6 mm
Release date : September 1967
![]() EL Nikkor 50mm F4 Lens Construction Position of EL Nikkor 50mm F4 The EL Nikkor 50mm F4 was a popular lens for beginners in photo enlargement. The price of this lens was affordable for entry-level users.
Source is from the Nikon Industrial Lenses Price List (December 21st, 1977).
Weight of EL Nikkor 50mm F4 I compared the weight with the small lens I own. The EL Nikkor 50mm F4 on the left weighs 57.5 g. The MACRO Nikkor 19mm F2.8 on the right weighs 68 g. The EL Nikkor 50mm F4 is lighter than the MACRO Nikkor 19mm F2.8 lens.
![]() Weight of EL Nikkor 50mm F4 Collector's Note
![]() EL Nikkor 50mm F4 The EL Nikkor 50mm F4 lens was manufactured in large numbers as a popular product. Therefore, you can easily and cheaply get one in the current used camera market. But optical performance is not cheap. Rather, the performance of this lens is extremely good. I mounted the EL Nikkor 50mm F4 lens on my Nikon Z 6 camera and took very nice fine pictures.
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