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CGrindahl wrote:
Welcome Joshua. You've definitely come to the right place for advice about lenses, though one thing you may might want to do is thumb through the last hundred pages and see how folks are using different lenses. That said, the two lenses you mention are outstanding lenses. I count both of them among my "desert island" lenses. They certainly aren't the most expensive MF lenses but they definitely cost more than the vast majority of what is available at the moment. You'll likely pay north of six hundred dollars for either and it could be a bit more depending on your expectation about condition. Slower lenses at both focal lengths can be bought at about a third the cost of the faster lenses. Both the 85 f/2 AI or AI-s and the 135 f/2.8 AI or AI-s are excellent lenses though they lack the brilliance of the fast lenses.
For the other range, perhaps the best performer is the 28 f/2 AI or AI-s. The f/2.8 version of that focal length is a fine lens but consensus is the fast lens does a bit better at infinity. The speed helps of course. The two 24mm lenses at f/2 and f/2.8 are fine lenses as well.
You might want to do a bit of reading. A good place to start is with Bjorn Rorslett who evaluates quite a few older lenses. Another resource is Ken Rockwell who is a self-promoter who loves to stir controversy, but who also has decades of experience with these lenses.
Happy reading and then happy shopping. We love to cheer when folks add new MF lenses to their kits. Some might say we tempt folks until they make a purchase... that may be true but it is all with the best of intentions... 
Oh ive been looking and the price was to be expected. I prefer the nostalgia and really the IQ qualities of the old variants over the "cream machine" 85mm and 135DC and the older ones again are a fraction of the price of those.
This is my second go-round with Nikon after a brief switch to the "darkside" when I sold my D700 last year and bought a 5D classic and some "L"s. The deal breaker from Canon that brought me back to Nikon was that I went and purchased a brand new 5D MKII a few weeks ago to replace my gently work canon 5Dc. The NEW 5D MKII out of the box was underexposing by two full stops vs the 5Dc all things being equal. It was unreal so the QC issues they are experiencing lately has me right back in another D700 and im staying put for good this time 
I really dread reading through KenRockwell sometimes as I really feel he is off base with some of what he says but he has been a working professional for longer than I have been alive, so who am I really to cast judgement, I hope that doesn't offend anyone here.
I certainly appreciate the warm welcome.
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bijan2008 wrote:
Nikon D7000
Nikon 135mm 2.0 AI
f/2.8, 1/1600
Aperture Priority
ISO 100
I do not mean this to be the least bit cross, but is bokeh fringing typically that noticeable from this lens?
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philipj wrote:
As I read the thread in chronological order and answer as I go, likely you've had a few good responses to this already, but I'll chime in.
If you are going for mostly portraiture, you should get the 105mm f/2.5 AI-s IMO. It is a wonderful performer for a very modest price (you can get excellent copies for $250 without too much trouble!), and is really an excellent gateway drug into the rest of the manual focus lenses.
As for the 20-30mm range, the 28mm f/2, and f/2.8 are well respected lenses, the 24mm variants a little less so.
I looked at that lens and pretty much decided to grab a nice one I found yesterday but the more I thought about it I really feel 50, 85, 135 to be a better combo for me for portrait work and 85 and 105 are just toooo close bc then I would have nothing in the 50-105 range. and the 135 is pretty close to the 105 on the other end too.
Lets suppose I was going to go with a 105 Is the premium of the 105mm 1.8 really worth it over the 2.5? Samples I see seem tack sharp from both and I do occasionally dabble in low light but I cant ever see I situation where the 1.8 AI would benefit me over the 2.5ai (with the D700's low light abilities) unless ofcourse it is that much more of a brilliant lens.
Thanks again to you all! I certainly appreciate the warm welcome and look forward to a long stay here and bringing something different to this thread too. Portraiture is where im headed, but I also do a good bit of paid automotive work, feel free to check our my FlickR guys while my website is going under the knife.
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