Rafael,
Great lineup. The third from the left (Nikkor-P) was the press studio portrait lens my entire career. It lived on a metal stool for all the photogs to use, and it fell to the tiled floor countless times. The filter ring was all deformed, and multiple flakes of glass had popped out of the perimeter of the front object, but it's focusing helicoid was smooth as butter, and the image quality remained beautiful. I almost didn't recognize it, because yours are so pristine. No 105mm f1.8 ais?
Jim
rafaelcasd wrote: grantgoodes wrote: bjhurley wrote:
Actually my workhorse lens for concerts for the past year or more is the original Nikkor PC 105/2.5 LTM, the Sonnar design, made in the mid 1950s. I managed to get one in great condition some years back and it is probably my most-used and most reliable lens for these events.
NOOOOO! Please don't send me down the rabbit-hole of considering the purchase yet another legendary Nikkor 105mm lens!
The Nikkor-P Sonnar lens has its admirers, and I've thought about looking for one. But I already have an AiS copy (Xenotar /Gauss design), a 105/1.8, a Micro-Nikkor 105/2.8, _and_ an AF-DC 105/2, so really I have a serious problem with 105mm lenses and should not be looking.
Lovely photos BTW. I love my 85/1.4, but find the 105mm focal-length is just that extra-bit of distance for casual concert photos, not to mention the 105/2.5 doesn't intimidate the same way that the 85/1.4 "light cannon" does.
Grant the 10.5 cm LTM is a really good lens, easy to find and inexpensive. Also the best looking 10.5 cm on earth.
