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the solitaire wrote:
I owned a few of these over the years. First an Ai version, but then I exchanged that for a Nikkor-Q.C version, and even one without the multiple coatings, the Nikkor-Q version.
It is quite easy to convert this lens to Ai from being non-Ai. With the lenses being so affordable, and quite readily available it wouldn't be too hard to find a less-then-pristine copy and do an Ai hack on it. Would be perfectly usable on the D700 after that.
The 135mm f2,8 Nikkor-Q.C is the lens I held on to in the end, because OoF backgrounds are slightly softer then with the 135mm lens. Transitions are not as smooth, and the lens is much wider in girth, and heavier then the f3,5 lens.
I figured that the 80-200 f4 Ai-S Zoom Nikkor is very close to the 135mm f3,5 in rendering and open aperture, and I really did not need 4 lenses covering the same focal length.
The 80-200 f4 Ai-S is now back in my lens collection. My girlfriend owns the Sigma Art 135mm f1,8, and I own a 135mm f2,8 Nikkor-Q.C for those days when the 80-200, which is bigger and heavier again, stays at home.
Still, I kind of miss that little 135mm f3,5. I'll quickly dig out a somewhat older photo I made with that lens.
Taken with the 135mm f3,5 Nikkor-Q.C on a D3, at f3,5. (EXIF reads 105mm f2,5, which is incorrect. I had the 105mm on the D3 the day before though)
https://live.staticflickr.com/1503/25655962926_5d4d450477_b.jpg
And here it compares to the 80-200 f4 Ai-S, at 80mm and f4, on my D3
https://live.staticflickr.com/7196/26907801224_c2f4dd484e_b.jpg
And one with the 80-200 f4 Ai-S at 200mm and f4 on the D3
https://live.staticflickr.com/2700/32903146901_fd3da45a24_b.jpg
So basically, re-owning a copy of the 80-200 f4 was the only reason for me to sell the 135mm f3,5 Nikkor-Q.C as well as the 200mm f4 Nikkor-Q.C. The 80-200 f4 Ai-S was one of the very first lenses I ever owned, back then, on my Nikon FM and FM2. It was one of the first lenses I used on a DSLR, the D70s, and there it performed horribly. (I later found out the tube of the lens was broken, which made the lens inconsistent, and that caused me to sell it)...Show more →
The 80-200 f4 is my favourite MF lens from quite a few. When I bought it, for very little, it had quite a bit of fungus and I took it to a camera and lens repair expert who took the elements apart and rebuilt the lens. It is tack sharp (when I remember to focus properly) and is really fun to use with tubes too. They seem to be readily available also.
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