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Cons: - 7 aperture blades only - Gets bulky with an adapter - Difficult to find a clean one

Pros: - Reliable mechanics - Sharp optics - Great rendering and bokeh

Summary: If you like legacy lenses, this one is a must have. Very sharp and contrasty with nice colors and smooth bokeh. It\'s build like a tank and gives excellent portraits. Main downside for me is the difficulty to find a clean sample. I sold my first one and regretted it, took me months and about 6/7 trial to get another one free of haze and/or fungus. There are many on the used marked but be careful.

Cons: Soft with low contrast wide open to ≈ f/5.6. Focusing can be difficult on cameras without a split-image focusing screen. With backlighting, more flare than with moderns lenses.

Pros: I had mine chipped, so I have auto exposure with it on my D5000. From f/5.6 through f/11, sharp across the field with very good contrast. On a DX Nikon, very little darkening in the corners. The built-in lens hood is convenient and adequate. Takes 52mm filters. Performs well with infrared.

Summary: Still a good choice for portraits and for shooting infrared. Must be closed down at least two stops for sharp images. Some spherical aberration. Don\'t spend more than $100 for a used lens in excellent condition. One probably is better off with a new 85mm f/1.8 manual focus lens such as Samyang\'s.

Cons: None if you like manual lenses

Pros: Light, sharp, excellent bokeh, contained size. Excellent and sturdy construction Sharp on digital bodies, even used on non-own brands with adapter( Fuji X)

Summary: An excellent classic lens. One of the best AI lenses, at least the one I love more

Cons: None

Pros: Small, well build, sharp, easy handhold, nice bokeh !

Summary: If you want to get the best ever build mechanics go for the Pre-AI version known as Nikkor P 2,5/105 it has the same optical formula (Gauss design) and look for a AI converted one - you will love it !

Cons: None!

Pros: Light, small, accurate. short built-in lens shade.

Summary: I shot hundreds of Highschool Senior portraits with this lens on Nikon F3, F4s and F5 bodies. To me, there is no better than this 105mm for portraits outdoors.

Cons: none

Pros: amazing optics.

Summary: hihly recommended

Cons: ?

Pros: Sharp all over from f/2,5, as sharp as a lens can be from f/4, wonderful colours, contrast and bokeh, light and compact (compared to the f/1,8 brother) yet superb all metal build quality, built in hood (although small), uses 52mm filters.

Summary: If you don´t want to spend $xxxx on neckbraking f/2,8 AF-S zoom lenses, can do your focusing manually, and don´t mind changing lens in field, get one of these. Put it in the pocket, a 28mm f/2 AI-S on camera and leave the huge camera backpack at home when you go on your next hike. You will be rewarded!

Cons: Nil

Pros: Excellent Sharpness, fantastic build and nice feel when focusing, built in mini hood for the lens

Summary: A very versatile lens with excellent sharpness and really nice bokeh (at least to me).