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FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.

  
 
Jorge Torralba
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p.1 #1 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


 Item updated in the last 24 hours    Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new!



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Price: $750.00
Payment method: PayPal
Item condition: 10 Preowned equipment, but appears as new
Shipping instructions: USPS Priority Mail


This is a rare find. A truly NEW UNUSED in the box late production 105mm F2.5 AIS.

All original, with warranty cards and instructions.

This is that lens used to capture the iconic National Geographic cover photo of the Afghan girl by Steve McCurry.











It's not every day you find a new one!



















































Quick update. I couldn't resist. I mounted the lens on my M11 with an adapter. So now you know it took a few pics with it.







Any spots you see on the image is dust floating arround when I took the pictures of the lens.


Edited on Mar 04, 2026 at 04:18 PM · View previous versions



Feb 06, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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p.1 #2 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


$HEEEEE$H!


Feb 06, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Jorge Torralba
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p.1 #3 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


I know. Pricey.

But try 1k on ebay. So im guessing 750 is better than that.

I am so tempted to use it.

I never even remember buying it. I was cleaning out some stuff the other day from storage and I came across it. Needless to say, I was surprised and excited with my find.

Found a bunch of leica ir cut filters as well. So, Im Guessing I have had this stuff since my original M8.




Feb 06, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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p.1 #4 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


Even has the Nikon-branded silicagel! Really cool: GLWTS


Feb 07, 2026 at 04:04 AM
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p.1 #5 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


that serial # wow


Feb 07, 2026 at 09:37 PM
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p.1 #6 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


Yowzah


Feb 09, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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p.1 #7 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


Makes me want to start tearing through all my old drawers/boxes!


Feb 10, 2026 at 07:05 AM
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p.1 #8 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


Jorge, you mean that wonderful National Geo picture taken without autofocus, computerized in-camera processing, stratospheric shutter speeds, and CMOS sensor

Terrific lens from a frankly less confusing photographic era. GLWS!



Feb 10, 2026 at 07:24 AM
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p.1 #9 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


Interesting that it came in the box with the modern-style pinch-cap: I thought those came out in the mid-2000's? By the serial number, it's a fair bit below the SIC transition (1043xxx to 1053938) which I assumed would have been the last year of manufacture (2005).


Feb 10, 2026 at 07:42 AM
 


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Jorge Torralba
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p.1 #10 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


I think i will give it a few more days on B&S then give it a try. It's been difficult holding back


Feb 11, 2026 at 02:58 PM
Jorge Torralba
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p.1 #11 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.



Quick update. I couldn't resist. I mounted the lens on my M11 with an adapter. So now you know it took a few pics with it.



Mar 04, 2026 at 04:19 PM
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p.1 #12 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


grantgoodes wrote:
Interesting that it came in the box with the modern-style pinch-cap: I thought those came out in the mid-2000's? By the serial number, it's a fair bit below the SIC transition (1043xxx to 1053938) which I assumed would have been the last year of manufacture (2005).


Yes, wrong lens cap.



Mar 07, 2026 at 02:16 PM
Jorge Torralba
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p.1 #13 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


i looked around for all my lens caps. the only lens cap i found that matches the one you describe is 58mm. So its not for the 105. What you see in the pics is what was in the box and still is.


Mar 08, 2026 at 08:43 PM
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p.1 #14 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


grantgoodes wrote:
Interesting that it came in the box with the modern-style pinch-cap: I thought those came out in the mid-2000's? By the serial number, it's a fair bit below the SIC transition (1043xxx to 1053938) which I assumed would have been the last year of manufacture (2005).


Mine has a pinch cap too.



Mar 20, 2026 at 03:08 PM
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p.1 #15 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


Interested in any trades?


Apr 26, 2026 at 09:54 AM
Jorge Torralba
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p.1 #16 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


Always interested in trading Well, almost always .


May 26, 2026 at 08:58 PM
Jorge Torralba
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p.1 #17 · FS: Nikon 105mm F2.5 AIS NEW. Really new.


Forgot about this.
Still available.



May 30, 2026 at 03:46 AM







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