Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/26
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On Thu, 26 Nov 1998 pchefurka@plaintree.com wrote:
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> > Sorry to bother you but I had a Nikkor question for you. I recently
> > inherited an old Nikon F and I am being sent a 105 2.5 lens for it.
> > I am a Leica user and wanted to know what other old Nikkor lenses
> > should I hunt for that you feel might be pretty close to the Leica
> > lenses. A few people have said that the 105 is fantastic. I'm
> > especially interested in a wide like a 20 or 24 as well as a low
> > light lens.
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> Take a look at http://www.fcinet.com/ruether/slemn.html - it's a
> subjective Nikkor evaluation list that I've found I agree with by and
> large. FWIW, the manual focus lenses I've really liked include the
> 28/2.8 AIS (not the AI, though), the 55/2.8 Micro AIS, the 85/2.0 AI,
> the 105/2.5 and the 180/2.8 AIS (the AF version is better, though).
>
> Paul Chefurka
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I'd add the 24/2.8 AIS. Also, if you need speed and want beauty in
your images, and can spend the dollars, I'd replace the 85/2.0 with the
85/1.4 AIS. Good luck. Tom P.
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