Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I shot with a 105 2.5 Nikkor last night on my D700 full frame digital body. I did do some shots before it got dark. This is the lens which I cut my teeth on in photography it was my second lens after my 45GN. Optically its famous but I'm sure would not compare well to anything Leica or Leitz made going back decades. It was like an old friend. This lens was designed in 1954 for the Nikon Rangefinder and if its not still in production it has not been long out of production. Nikon called it a 10.5CM lens. Certain elements have been tweaked but its the same basic lens the whole run. It says in my Braczko book the the first Nikon lens to used the 52mm filter thread. And was later adapted to the slr F system. The results seem not hurting. I'll post them soon as I have been. I like grabbing the F stop ring and changing the f stops. I hate the retractable hood I use a short B+W screw in hood. Its gorgeous. Says "made in Germany" on it conspicuously. And is the best combination of compactness and functionality. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/