Dr. Nakamura's Medical Nikkor 120mm F4

Dr. Nakamura's Medical Nikkor 120mm F4

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Medical Nikkor 120mm F4 and Studio of Dentist
Photo: Copyright (c) 2003, Dr. Takashi Nakamura, All Rights Reserved.

Nikon F4 NAKAMURA SPECIAL and Medical Nikkor 120mm F4
Photo: Copyright (c) 2003, Dr. Takashi Nakamura, All Rights Reserved.

Dr. Nakamura and His Nikkor

I would like to introduce you Doctor Takashi Nakamura.
Dr. Nakamura is a dentist, he is a specialist for dental science of infant to adolescent.
However, he is not only a good dentist but also a medical sience photographer.
He is one of a dental photographer who represents Japan. He is employing four Medical Nikkor 120mm F4 lenses.
A lot of cameras and lenses were employed by his medical experience over 30 years.
Yes, good selection for him is Medical Nikkor 120mm F4 and Nikon F4.

Convoy of the Medical Nikkor 120mm F4 lenses
Photo: Copyright Dr. Takashi Nakamura

Long and Exciting Road for a Dentist

Please visit Dr. Nakamura's web site in Japanese.
His web site; Nakamura Pedodontal Clinic
You can see a lot of photographs for oral medicine.
His patient was a girl of three years old. He took her photograph.
And, long years have passed. A little girl grew up, and became mother.
She visited Dr. Nakamura's clinic holding her baby. She visited him for the health of baby's teeth. He took her baby's photograph.
It is the long and exciting road for a dentist.
Of course, he is using many digital cameras. However, he is using the film cameras like a Nikon F4 very well.
He has four Medical Nikkor 120mm F4 lenses, and uses four Nikon SLR cameras.
He is a photographer who uses 100 films or more in a month.

Medical Nikkor 120mm F4 (IF)

Medical Nikkor 120mm F4 is a lens of F mount with the focal length 120mm.
This special Nikkor lens was basically made for the medicine.
Round, ring strobe light is built into the front of the lens.
Medical Nikkor 120mm F4 was put on the market in December, 1981, and kept being produced at long time.
However, this lens is not being produced now.

Medical Nikkor 120mm F4 (IF)

Specifications

Focal length : 120 mm
Max. aperture : f/4
Min. aperture : f/32
Lens construction : 9 elements in 6 groups
Magnification : 1/11X to 2X
Focal range : 0.35 m to 1.6 m
Filter size : 49 mm
Film set : 25 - 800 ISO
Weight : 920 g
Purposes : Medicine, Dentistry, Criminal identification, Enginerring
Price : 155,000 Japanese YEN (1982)
Price : 170,000 Japanese YEN (1997)
Price : 184,000 Japanese YEN (1998)

Dentist and Medical Photograph

The following message is from Dr. Nakamura.
Please read the message while brushing your teeth.

There is a word named EBM (Evidence Based Medicine).
It is a medical treatment of based on a firm fact.
As a dentist the oral photograph is the best way to explain the fact to the patient. And, it is simple and easy for the patient to understand it.

I take patient's oral photograph when the patient visits my clinic for the first time. And, I take patient's oral photograph when treatment ends.
Long time passes away, when the same patient visits my clinic again I take patient's oral photograph of course.
Basically, I am taking the oral photograph in all patients.

The accumulation of the medical record of the fact collected for myself becomes very important for a dentist for children like me.
The magnification fixed lens is important for such a medical recording.
I choose Medical Nikkor 120mm F4 lens.
I don't have the any way of the selection excluding this special lens.

The oral health is very important for people.
Record by oral photograph is more important to keep the oral health.
It is happy for not only dentist but also the patient.
I keep taking the oral photograph for patient's happiness.
I have been succeeding Hippocrates' spirit.

Thank you.

Doctor Takashi Nakamura

These two lenses have the RMS microscope thread mount.
Macro Nikkor 35mm F4.5 and Luminar 25mm F3.5 are mounted to the Nikon F. The camera is miniature of Nikon F.
These are Dr. Nakamura's collection items.

Macro Nikkor 35mm F4.5 and Zeiss Luminar 25mm F3.5
Photo: Copyright Dr. Takashi Nakamura

A left little lens is Macro Nikkor 35mm F4.5.
A center lens is Nikon M Plan 1X. This Plan 1X lens is a precise macro lens as you know.
A right lens is CRT Nikkor 55mm F1.2 recording lens.
These are Dr. Nakamura's collection items, too.

Nikon M Plan 1X Lens and Power Macro Lenses
Photo: Copyright Dr. Takashi Nakamura

Nikon Phase-Contrast Microscope

Finally, I would like to introduce you another workig lens of Dr. Nakamura.
This is Nikon phase-contrast microscope.
He shows the dental plaque of patient with the microscope.
A CCD video camera is mounted to the Nikon phase-contrast microscope.
The patient can watch the image of the microscope with TV. The patient comes to want to brush teeth if the patient watches own dental plaque.
Macro Nikkor 35mm mounted Nikon F is working together on the stage of Nikon phase-contrast microscope.
Dr. Nakamura loves his patient and his medical research.
And also, he loves his great hobby life.

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Special Thanks to Doctor Takashi Nakamura!!

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