EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Chapter 3
EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5    Chapter 3

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed
ASA 200   F5.6   1/250 sec.   +1.7

Sharp Images from Infinity to Close-up

The EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 lens captures the finest details at any distance, including details practically impossible to detect with the human eye. It's a great choice for enticing food photography or detailed product shots. And with its from infinity to close-up, the EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 ensures sharpness and clarity in every composition.

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 100   F8   1/125 sec.   -0 +0

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/640 sec.   -0 +0

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/500 sec.   +0.3

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/400 sec.   +0.3

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/400 sec.   +0.3

Harvest

The rice was green in the young summer, but now it was time to harvest it in the autumn sun. The EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5's precise texture rendering captures the beautiful appearance of the golden ears of rice well.

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/2500 sec.   +0.3

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/1000 sec.   +0.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/1250 sec.   +0.3

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/1000 sec.   +0.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/1250 sec.   +0.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5

Autumn Air and Colors

The EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 is a light, small lens that can be carried around like a haiku poem without thinking. I turned my EL Nikkor lens on a walkway that should have existed yesterday, today, and tomorrow. This lens has the property of absorbing nutrients other than visible light. The EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 lens transformed the ordinary colors into a realistic and exquisite movie scene.

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 200   F8   1/500 sec.   +0.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/1250 sec.   -0.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/1000 sec.   -0.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 1600   F8   1/500 sec.   -1.0

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/400 sec.   +1.0

Sunlight rays are coming strongly and directly through the leaves. It is a perfect backlight. And yet the picture is not broken. As you can see, there is no flare or ghosting at all.

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/320 sec.   +1.0

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 400   F8   1/400 sec.   +1.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 800   F8   1/1000 sec.   -0.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5,   ASA 800   F8   1/1250 sec.   -1.0

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5

How to Reverse the Lens

Shows how to mount the EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 lens on Nikon Z camera in reverse.

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed

Attach the 40.5mm - L39 Reverse Ring, an accessory for the EL Nikkor, to the filter thread on the lens. Mount the reversed lens on the Leica L39 screw mount of the Nikon Z camera.

Securing 52mm Filter Diameter

Nikon bayonet mount adapter attached at the top of the lens. A Nikon BR-3 ring was then attached to get a 52mm filter diameter.

Nikon Bayonet Mount Adapter and BR-3 Ring

Nikon 52mm diameter filters and 52mm diameter lens hoods can be attached with this setting.

Lens Reversed Running Under the Sakura

If you want to take close-up photos with the EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5, mount the lens reversed for better results.

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed
ASA 200   F5.6   1/800 sec.   +1.3

Under the Sakura Tree

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed
ASA 200   F5.6   1/500 sec.   +1.3

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed
ASA 200   F5.6   1/320 sec.   +1.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed
ASA 200   F5.6   1/100 sec.   +1.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed
ASA 200   F5.6   1/250 sec.   +1.7

It is a very pure description. Above all, it captures emotion. The poetic sentiment of Sakura is accurately expressed.

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed
ASA 200   F5.6   1/250 sec.   +1.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed
ASA 200   F5.6   1/250 sec.   +1.7

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed
ASA 200   F5.6   1/125 sec.   +1.7

How to Use a Nikon BR-3 Ring

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 Lens Reversed
ASA 200   F5.6   1/1000 sec.   -0 +0

Lens reverse is only for close-up shots because image quality in the four corners deteriorates except for close-up shots.

End of Story

Is the EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5 really a good lens? In writing a new article on the same lens again, I decided not to look at the article I wrote more than 20 years ago. I tried to take a picture of it with my Nikon Z 6. I could not simply take a few shots and say OK, I have been shooting for 3 years to check the image quality.

All the results I shot were excellent. The definition of a good lens is different for each person. On that basis, I would say that this lens is a good lens.

EL Nikkor 63mm F3.5

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