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Nikon 105mm f2.5 ais lens is not dead

MrWilson
April 4, 2023
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    MrWilson
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    April 4, 2023, 2:31 a.m. April 4, 2023, 2:31 a.m.
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    The Nikon 105mm f2.5 ais lens is still an excellent lens especially for portraits. Here's one taken with this lens of my Grandson, hopefully the image will be displayed.

    Kaden.jpg

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    MrWilson
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    April 4, 2023, 2:32 a.m. April 4, 2023, 2:32 a.m.
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    @MrWilson has written:

    The Nikon 105mm f2.5 ais lens is still an excellent lens especially for portraits. Here's one taken with this lens of my Grandson, hopefully the image will be displayed.

    Kaden.jpg

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    MrWilson
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    April 6, 2023, 7:06 p.m. April 6, 2023, 7:06 p.m.
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    @MrWilson has written:
    @MrWilson has written:

    The Nikon 105mm f2.5 ais lens is still an excellent lens especially for portraits. Here's one taken with this lens of my Grandson, hopefully the image will be displayed.
    Slow learning curve, sorry!!

    Kaden.jpg

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    raythentic
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    April 6, 2023, 7:13 p.m. April 6, 2023, 7:13 p.m.
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    Had that lens, all manual but excellent indeed, sold it though as my particular copy did have no smooth focus ring which made it all a bit fidlly to use.

    Picture source: Mir.com.my

    www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/105mmnikkor/105mmf25ais.jpg

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    MrWilson
    Members 26 posts
    April 6, 2023, 7:30 p.m. April 6, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
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    @MrWilson has written:
    @MrWilson has written:
    @MrWilson has written:

    The Nikon 105mm f2.5 ais lens is still an excellent lens especially for portraits. Here's one taken with this lens of my Grandson, hopefully the image will be displayed.
    Slow learning curve, sorry!!
    Well try to upload my Grandson's image again.

    Kaden.jpg

    Kaden.jpg

    Kaden.jpg

    JPG, 2.6 MB, uploaded by MrWilson on April 6, 2023.

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    MrWilson
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    April 6, 2023, 7:39 p.m. April 6, 2023, 7:39 p.m.
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    @MainlyMe has written:

    Had that lens, all manual but excellent indeed, sold it though as my particular copy did have no smooth focus ring which made it all a bit fidlly to use.

    Picture source: Mir.com.my

    www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/105mmnikkor/105mmf25ais.jpg

    I finally figured out how to enter an image with the Nikon 105.

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    raythentic
    Members 252 posts
    April 7, 2023, 7:17 p.m. April 7, 2023, 7:17 p.m.
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    Came across a few 2014 pictures I took with the a3000 + Nikon 105mm f2.5 ais combo. Truly an excellent lens, with very few abberations and easily as good as many modern lenses.

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    JPG, 83.7 KB, uploaded by MainlyMe on April 7, 2023.

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    JPG, 234.6 KB, uploaded by MainlyMe on April 7, 2023.

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    StanDisbrow
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    April 12, 2023, 11:36 a.m. April 12, 2023, 11:36 a.m.
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    Hi,

    I have two. Both were Pre AI. One is a Type A the other a Type K. Both had their aperture
    rings converted to AI. One is a Gaussian and the other a Sonnar. And I can't recall which
    is which. Both still work excellent, at least on a Df which is as high a resolution I go in
    Small Format. They do render a tad differently from each other.

    Stan

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