Uli-san's Cool Collection from Beautiful Germany Vol. 3

This Micro-Nikkor was used with 70mm films for mircofilming of large-sized originals, such as blueprints and weather charts, which have entries of small letters.
It was developed for high resolution over a large picture area. It meets also the requirements in the fields of photoengraving and electrical industry.

Photo: Copyright (c) 2004, Uli Koch, Germany, All Rights Reserved.

Construction: 6 elements in 4 groups Picture angle: 41° Standard magnification: 1/30 X - 1/5 X Working distance: 1,815mm Image area: 64mm X 95.5mm Corr. wavelength range: 400-650nm Vignetting: 0 % at f/8 Resolution: 150 lines/mm Distortion: 0.1 % Aperture scale: 5.6 - 22 Mount: d = 72mm / p = 1mm Dimensions diameter: 80mm Dimensions length: 86mm Weight: 600 g

The Micro-NIKKOR Family

In a brochure from the mid 1960's Nippon Kogaku offered four high quality Micro-NIKKOR lenses.
All four are pictured upon this brochure:

Micro-NIKKOR 5cm f / 3.5 with Nikon rangefinder mount
Micro-NIKKOR 50mm f / 3.5 with Nikon F reflex mount (with the M-tube)
Micro-NIKKOR 7cm f / 5
Micro-NIKKOR 150mm f / 5.6

COM-NIKKOR 88mm f / 2

Computer Output Microfilm (COM) photography is defined by certain distinct conditions, such as the color, intensity, and contrast of the traced images.
These constitute the distinct performance limits of COM-Nikkor lenses.
The range of aberration correction is from 400 to 650 nanometers. The contrast between the traces and the screen background is maximized.
High resolution is attained by using a large, high-speed aperture, which also takes care of adequate exposure of the fairly high framing speed of moving traces on the CRT.
The COM-Nikkor 88mm F2 covers a field diameter of 36mm with standard magnification of 1/5X.

Photo: Copyright (c) 2004, Uli Koch, Germany, All Rights Reserved.

Construction: 8 elements in 6 groups Picture angle: 19° Standard magnification: 1/5 X Working distance: 576.4mm Image area: 36mm dia. Corr. wavelength range: 400-650nm Vignetting: 0 % at f/2.8 Distortion: -0.13 % Aperture scale: 2 - 8 Mount: d = 62mm / p = 1mm Dimensions diameter: 75.5mm Dimensions length: 113.5mm Weight: 600 g

NIKKOR-Q 260mm f / 10 (Fax-NIKKOR)

This lens is the first model of Process Nikkor series.
I was not able to find this lens by the Industrial Nikkor brochure dated about 1967.
However, I found this lens being published with other lenses at the Industrial Nikkor brochure dated on April 1969.
There was the following kinds of Fax Nikkor lenses according to that brochure.

- Fax-NIKKOR 160mm F5.6 (Image area 420mm circle at F5.6)
- Fax-NIKKOR 210mm F5.6 (Image area 530mm circle at F5.6)
- Fax-NIKKOR 210mm F7 (Image area 450mm circle)
- Fax-NIKKOR 300mm F7 (Image area 630mm circle)
- Fax-NIKKOR 260mm F10 (Image area 724mm circle)

This lens was called not Process Nikkor but Fax Nikkor.
This lens was called Process Nikkor at early 1970's, and the following kind of lenses were sold for the wide angle photo engraving system.

- Process-NIKKOR 180mm F10 (Image area 540mm circle)
- Process-NIKKOR 210mm F10 (Image area 630mm circle)
- Process-NIKKOR 240mm F10 (Image area 720mm circle)
- Process-NIKKOR 260mm F10 (Image area 800mm circle at F22, 724mm at F10)

Look at a beautiful purple shined lens of the end of 1960's!

Roof Prism for Apo-NIKKOR 300mm

This was to produce the erect but laterally reversed image in addition with a right-angle prism when using together with an Apo-Nikkor lens.
This roof prism came with a wooden box.

Apo-NIKKOR 360mm f / 9

This Apo-NIKKOR is of the symmetrical type with "Nikon" "Japan" engraving and the focal length in "mm".
The serial number is engraved on the side of the lens.
This lens came in the wooden case with the waterhouse plates, the base plates and the control certificate.

Construction: 4 elements in 4 groups
Picture angle: 46°
Standard magnification: 1 X
Working distance: 1,440mm
Image area: 600mm
Corr. wavelength range: 380-750nm
Vignetting: 0 % at f/16
Distortion: -0.2 %
Aperture scale: 9 - 128
Mount: d = 72mm / p = 1mm
Dimensions diameter: 86mm
Dimensions length: 62.6mm
Weight: 390 g

Special Thanks to Mr. Uli Koch

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Photo images and text : Uli Koch, Germany
Michio Akiyama explained the COM-NIKKOR 88mm f / 2 and NIKKOR-Q 260mm f / 10 (Fax-NIKKOR).