Relative Lens Size Graphic

M Irwin · Jun 13, 2004

Hi folks,

I'm a Canon digital guy but a lens nut who still loves his original F-body and Nikkor-P 105/2.5 for portraiture. Since I did this silly excersize for Canon lenses, I thought I'd have fun and do it for Nikon as well. Check out this graphic of most all popular Nikon lenses, mostly AF, in their relative sizes. If you download the "original" into Photoshop and bring up the ruler, you'll see that it's as close to 1:4 scale as possible. Let me know what you think or if there are any egregious errors...

http://www.pbase.com/image/30118732

Here are my previous Canon and 3rd-party efforts too...

http://www.pbase.com/image/29331032

http://www.pbase.com/image/29357644

Well that was several hours wasted!

M Irwin · Jun 14, 2004

So as I feared, a big waste of time for my own edification only?

M Irwin said:
Hi folks,

I'm a Canon digital guy but a lens nut who still loves his original
F-body and Nikkor-P 105/2.5 for portraiture. Since I did this silly
excersize for Canon lenses, I thought I'd have fun and do it for
Nikon as well. Check out this graphic of most all popular Nikon
lenses, mostly AF, in their relative sizes. If you download the
"original" into Photoshop and bring up the ruler, you'll see that
it's as close to 1:4 scale as possible. Let me know what you think
or if there are any egregious errors...

http://www.pbase.com/image/30118732

Here are my previous Canon and 3rd-party efforts too...

http://www.pbase.com/image/29331032

http://www.pbase.com/image/29357644

Well that was several hours wasted!

Mikhail Bogdanov · Jun 14, 2004

That's cool. Lens nuts are very useful people. How many out of those Canon lenses you already collected?
Cheers

Patrick H · Jun 14, 2004

M Irwin said:
So as I feared, a big waste of time for my own edification only?

Not at all - it's a fascinating series of charts. there must be plenty of us out there who aill appreciate this effort. Thank you.--
D70, 5700, 995
patrickh

M Irwin · Jun 14, 2004

Phew, sigh of relief. One hates to be the tree that fell in the woods with no one around

BTW, qualify that with "poor lens nut", so only 6 lenses: 2 Canons, 2 3rd-party, and then my trusty Nikkor 105/2.5P and 50/1.4.

Mikhail Bogdanov said:
That's cool. Lens nuts are very useful people. How many out of
those Canon lenses you already collected?
Cheers

lawnmower · Jun 14, 2004

I enjoyed the Nikon Chart very much. Great effort and much appreciated. Now I see where my 180mm lens sizes up in the whole scheme of things.

M Irwin said:
BTW, qualify that with "poor lens nut", so only 6 lenses: 2 Canons,
2 3rd-party, and then my trusty Nikkor 105/2.5P and 50/1.4.

Mikhail Bogdanov said:

That's cool. Lens nuts are very useful people. How many out of
those Canon lenses you already collected?
Cheers

Click to expand...

Mikhail Bogdanov · Jun 14, 2004

I have both pages (Canon and Nikon) bookmarked now, very useful charts - thanx again for your effort.

OlafS · Jun 14, 2004

thanks a lot for putting all these pieces of information together. Great Job.
Thanks.

Olaf

M Irwin said:
Hi folks,

I'm a Canon digital guy but a lens nut who still loves his original
F-body and Nikkor-P 105/2.5 for portraiture. Since I did this silly
excersize for Canon lenses, I thought I'd have fun and do it for
Nikon as well. Check out this graphic of most all popular Nikon
lenses, mostly AF, in their relative sizes. If you download the
"original" into Photoshop and bring up the ruler, you'll see that
it's as close to 1:4 scale as possible. Let me know what you think
or if there are any egregious errors...

http://www.pbase.com/image/30118732

Here are my previous Canon and 3rd-party efforts too...

http://www.pbase.com/image/29331032

http://www.pbase.com/image/29357644

Well that was several hours wasted!

JungleJim · Jun 14, 2004

OlafS said:
Olaf

M Irwin said:

Hi folks,

I'm a Canon digital guy but a lens nut who still loves his original
F-body and Nikkor-P 105/2.5 for portraiture. Since I did this silly
excersize for Canon lenses, I thought I'd have fun and do it for
Nikon as well. Check out this graphic of most all popular Nikon
lenses, mostly AF, in their relative sizes. If you download the
"original" into Photoshop and bring up the ruler, you'll see that
it's as close to 1:4 scale as possible. Let me know what you think
or if there are any egregious errors...

http://www.pbase.com/image/30118732

Here are my previous Canon and 3rd-party efforts too...

http://www.pbase.com/image/29331032

http://www.pbase.com/image/29357644

Well that was several hours wasted!

Click to expand...

--
http://www.pbase.com/JungleJim

P a u l · Jun 14, 2004

Very interesting - thanks!

M Irwin said:
Hi folks,

I'm a Canon digital guy but a lens nut who still loves his original
F-body and Nikkor-P 105/2.5 for portraiture. Since I did this silly
excersize for Canon lenses, I thought I'd have fun and do it for
Nikon as well. Check out this graphic of most all popular Nikon
lenses, mostly AF, in their relative sizes. If you download the
"original" into Photoshop and bring up the ruler, you'll see that
it's as close to 1:4 scale as possible. Let me know what you think
or if there are any egregious errors...

http://www.pbase.com/image/30118732

Here are my previous Canon and 3rd-party efforts too...

http://www.pbase.com/image/29331032

http://www.pbase.com/image/29357644

Well that was several hours wasted!

--

Cheers, Paul.

Matt F · Jun 14, 2004

-- Matt
Gallery - http://www.imageevent.com/pmattf

Mikhail Bogdanov · Jun 14, 2004

50L, 55-200L, 100-300L, 28-70L - simply inexcusable for a Canon guy (I'm not serious of course).
cheers

M Irwin · Jun 14, 2004

Love that image! All those MF'ing lenses - by which I mean "manual focus" of course ;-) - have such a nice uniform look to them. Just what IS that big white one??

Matt F said:
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/zoomsMF/12001700groupview.jpg

-- Matt
Gallery - http://www.imageevent.com/pmattf

fangel · Jun 14, 2004

M Irwin said:
Love that image! All those MF'ing lenses - by which I mean "manual
focus" of course ;-) - have such a nice uniform look to them. Just
what IS that big white one??

I think it is a 2000mm

best regards

Tom

Matt F · Jun 14, 2004

fangel said:
I think it is a 2000mm

Yup...

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/reflex/2000mm.htm

-- Matt
Gallery - http://www.imageevent.com/pmattf

jjolly · Jun 14, 2004

That's a great "chart".

jjolly

jjolly · Jun 14, 2004

It looks like the older version and it lacks the lens max app.

jjolly

M Irwin · Jun 16, 2004

I originally stuck to "common" AF lenses but couldn't resist putting the 1200-1700 for perspective. You'll note that the lens extends off the page a few inches to the right...

http://www.pbase.com/image/30230749

M Irwin · Jun 16, 2004

BTW, I kept checking and double-checking the size of the 200-400 VR...it seemed too big but it is indeed twice as long as a non-extended 80- 400 VRM. Anyone know how it handles?

Irwin said:
I originally stuck to "common" AF lenses but couldn't resist
putting the 1200-1700 for perspective. You'll note that the lens
extends off the page a few inches to the right...

http://www.pbase.com/image/30230749

Dan Clark · Jun 16, 2004

M Irwin said:
Irwin said:

I originally stuck to "common" AF lenses but couldn't resist
putting the 1200-1700 for perspective. You'll note that the lens
extends off the page a few inches to the right...

http://www.pbase.com/image/30230749

Click to expand...

--
http://www.pbase.com/danclark/d70_images

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