I know this is a rather old thread, but hoping someone can hear me and point me in the right direction. I'm new to Nikonos RS and this is the issue:
I have a Nikonos RS body with its 28/2.8 R-UW AF Nikkor lens I just bought. The lens connects, is in good physical shape, the elements move, the lit display works, but the focus seems to be off: The scale does not match the actual focal distance, and instead of focusing from infinity-0.26mt, the actual in-focus range it achieves is only approx between 5-10cm. Manual or auto, nothing is in focus, unless you approach the subject to that 5-10cm distance approx.
I just took it to my local Nikon service and they tested it for me. They double test my Nikons RS body with another lens and it works fine (although the test lens was a land lens, not a Nikonos). My new 28mm lens seems to be the problem. But they are unfamiliar with Nikonos cameras.
The strange thing is this is the second 28mm I buy with exactly the same problem. Both sellers claim the lenses are in good shape. Are you aware of any instructions, settings, user errors, typical failures or issues with this model that may affect performance that way? Does it need an adapter or additional parts to work?
Thanks in advance to anybody pointing me in the right direction here.