Duclos PL Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8

[Milan Spasic]

Just noticed the addition of this lens to their lineup and it sounds very tempting...

http://www.ducloslenses.com/Duclos_Lenses/New.html

Anybody knows the availability of this lens?
I have a feeling they will sell a lot of these babies.
I tried contacting Matt via their website a while ago but I haven't heard back.

Any info from the Duclos team would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Milan

 

[Vigna Raajan]

Wow...! Will it cover 5K since it covers 35mm full frame?

 

[Juhan Malmstein]

It will cover ff35 aka 6k no problem.

 

[XiaoSu Han]

Would it be possible to get that lens in BNCR mount?

 

[Milan Spasic]

Just spoke to Matt via email, he can't post any info about his lenses directly here but I'm sure he would give you all the answers off of this forum.

 

[JD Holloway]

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[Milan Spasic]

I just ordered one of these last week. Very excited to be able to do documentary work with a R1 and a (relatively) light PL zoom lens in this focal range.
Will post some samples when it ships.
Duclos was a pleasure to deal with so far. :cheers2:

 

[Ryan S]

Milan, I'm looking forward to photos/video when you get your lens. Always interested in new stuff!

 

[Andrew Walker]

The 80-200mm Nikon is a sweet lens. One of my favorite in my kit. Mine isn't cine-moded by Matt but I wish it was. Still even without the mod its a great lens. I only wish the focal throw was a little longer.

 

[Nils J. Nesse]

I believe the Duclos Nikon 80-200 is simply a mount conversion, i.e. don't expect it to be like their 11-16mm.

 

[Ganzo]

I own one made by Arrimedia in London. Duclos said he didn't construct it. It is a gorgeous total rehoused rebuild. Looks like a Cooke w/ yellow markings, etc. Pin sharp, great for handheld action, true T2.8. I've had it for 3 years now and use it often. I hope that the Duclos version is as good and maybe less expensive.
Ganzo limited

 

[Mark Phelan]

I have the standard 80-200 AF-S ED-IF lens and while it's a great lens that I use on my R1, I can't imagine it with gears. It breathes a lot. Wonder if Matt has done some tinkering to address this? Love the idea I must say.

 

[Tom Lowe]

Are these 80-200 available now?

 

[Pawel Achtel]

Wich still lens is this conversion of? I can see there are many 80-200 Nikon lenses.

It covers very useful focal range. Metal or plastic housing? Focus scale angle range? etc...

 

[Milan Spasic]

I believe the Duclos Nikon 80-200 is simply a mount conversion, i.e. don't expect it to be like their 11-16mm.

Well, it's de-clicked and FIZ geared same as the 11-16. But yeah, it's not re-housed.

BTW, we shot a commercial this weekend with a 11-16 mounted on the Ultimate Arm.... pretty unreal performance for such a cheap lens.
It flared not so pretty but it was quite stellar otherwise.

(uncorrected JPEGs @ 16mm)

 

[Milan Spasic]

Are these 80-200 available now?

Yes, about 2 week turnaround. But don't quote me on that.

I should receive mine this week.

 

[Tom Lowe]

Nice pics, Milan! Thanks for the info. Would you mind posting about your 80-200 when you receive it?

 

[Tom Lowe]

Got mine. Seems perfect!

Will be posting my thoughts over the coming weeks, good or bad.

 

[Andrew Walker]

Got mine. Seems perfect!

Will be posting my thoughts over the coming weeks, good or bad.

That looks badass. Only wish I had a PL mount for my 5D2 because I use my 80-200mm Nikon quite a bit for timelapse at night.

 

[Dustin Cross]

Tom,

Focus is still backwards from all other PL lenses right? How hard is it to focus?

Dusty