Klaus Schmitt, Germany

Klaus Schmitt Germany

Gallery and Collection, Super Nikon Fans Social Club

German Gently Landsape in Weinheim
Photo: Copyright (c) 2003, Dr. Klaus Schmitt, All Rights Reserved.

Gently Science Heart
Dr. Schmitt-san's Fine Work with Supreme Macro Nikkor
from Beautiful Weinheim

From Weinheim

I would like to introduce Dr. Klaus D. Schmitt to you. He is a great collector with the world highend macro lenses. Also, he is exploring the deep sea of super high resolution Nikkor lenses. However, he is not only a collector but also a photographer. There is a message from him as follows.

Dear Akiyama-san,

Your site is such a pleasure for me!
It really feels the spirit of asian tradition like the art of making the Tachi/Wakizashis for the Samurai worriors.

Since my grandfather was a blacksmith, I really enjoyed the art of working with hot steel and bringing that into the wished form.@ Am I right that your adoration for this special craftsmanship of the Nikon Kogaku engineers is like that?

I am an electrical engineer and also did my PhD in a similar field, controls of electrical high power/high voltage networks and later worked as a manager building international airport systems all over the world.@ Since I am very close to buddhism, I really appreciate the spirit of asia very much.@ This is what I feel behind your beautiful texts and pictures!

I am sending you some images of my home-town (I live very close to it, about 100 Meters or 300 feet).@ Should you want to see my small collection of these lenses in a similar way just let me know - I will be glad to provide you with some images.

Thank you Akiyama-san for your wonderful work and appreciation of these wonderful pieces of lens-art,

Best Regards,
Health, Luck & Happiness for your live

Dr Klaus D. Schmitt

Weinheim, Germany

(close to Heidelberg)

Picnic with Macro Nikkor Lenses
Photo: Copyright (c) 2003, Dr. Klaus Schmitt, All Rights Reserved.

My Way to the Macro Nikkors

Some months ago I got in contact with a lens collector who actually focused on macro lenses. I learned from him, that in the 70es Nikon produced a very fine photomacro system - the "Multiphot". I also heard about some special macro lenses I never had heard of before - the Macro Nikkors.

I looked around, talked to a lot of people and finally found some very fine pieces, also with the help of a very friendly Nikon engineer, who found one for me sitting around in some dark corner. Now I am the very proud owner of a complete set of Macro Nikkors and the results are spectacular!

Dr Klaus D. Schmitt

All Star of Supreme Macro Nikkor Lenses
Photo: Copyright (c) 2003, Dr. Klaus Schmitt, All Rights Reserved.

My Macro Nikkor "Work Horses"

My Macro Nikkors serve me as my "work horses" when I take images of some old macro lenses I collect as a hobby, to put them up on my internet site http://www.macrolenses.de/.

I also do lens cleaning from time to time, where some high magnification of lens surfaces are needed. Before, while and after that process, I monitor the results of that procedure taking high-resolution images of the lens surfaces with strong fiber optic side lighting.

Dr Klaus D. Schmitt

Macro Nikkor Meets the Sound of Flower
Photo: Copyright (c) Dr. Klaus Schmitt

500 Euro Hologram
Photo: Copyright (c) Dr. Klaus Schmitt

Macro Nikkor 35mm F4.5 Fine Work
Photo: Copyright (c) Dr. Klaus Schmitt

German Blue Sky
Photo: Copyright (c) Dr. Klaus Schmitt

Special thanks to Dr. Klaus D. Schmitt.

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Photo Images and Text : Dr. Klaus D. Schmitt, Weinheim/Germany

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