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Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Postby biggerry on Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:23 am

Not really a review, more of a plug, everytime I put this lens on I am astounded at the images I get out of it, I paid less than 200 bucks for it a few years back and almost on sold it, very glad I never did. If you happen to chance upon one of these at a good price, even if you have the range covered or don't like manual focus lens, I strongly recommend considering it.

I popped it out to get a bit more length on a shot then looked later on and saw the people on the rocks - the sharpness over that range is awesome, the crop does not do it justice, on the raw file the people are nicely pixelated with not an ounce of blur!

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Re: Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Postby aim54x on Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:37 am

WOW....reminiscent of that Ai Nikkor 135mm f/2.8 that I picked up courtesy of a forum member, good old Nikkor glass. PS I am still keeping a look out for decent stuff coming through work 2nd hand as well.
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Re: Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Postby surenj on Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:39 pm

Impressive resolving capacity! I assume this is a single cropped shot at 10MP?
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Re: Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Postby Matt. K on Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:53 pm

Yep! A classic Nikkor. The 85mm, 105mm and 180mm manual focus Nikkors are pure gold! Gerry...that image is a cracker. There's something compellingly beautiful about it.
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Re: Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Postby biggerry on Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:05 pm

aim54x wrote:PS I am still keeping a look out for decent stuff coming through work 2nd hand as well.


keep me informed Cam, I am a sucker for the old stuff... :up:

surenj wrote:Impressive resolving capacity! I assume this is a single cropped shot at 10MP?


its initially cropped pano style to remove the boring bits then a following tight crop on the people on the rocks..

Matt. K wrote:Yep! A classic Nikkor. The 85mm, 105mm and 180mm manual focus Nikkors are pure gold!


I thin the 85mm would be a good length, I find the 105mm a bit to long most times, on full frame it would probably be perfect!

Matt. K wrote:Gerry...that image is a cracker. There's something compellingly beautiful about it.


it was taken with the 105 f2.5...thats why :wink: :wink:

surprisingly this lens has delivered me some very nice lanscape shots, I just sometimes...only sometimes, just put it on and see what comes out, each time I have not been disappointed.
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Re: Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Postby Matt. K on Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:02 pm

So I've just picked up one of these on Ebay for $246. I hope none of you were bidding against me. Looking forward to putting it through its paces. Gerry.....it's all your fault!
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Re: Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Postby biggerry on Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:41 pm

Matt. K wrote:Gerry.....it's all your fault!


:rotfl2: :rotfl2:

you will not be disappointed, as you probably already know! - at that price its a bargain imo. you just can't buy that quality brand new anymore.
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Re: Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Postby aim54x on Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:28 am

I'm watching the shelves in hope of one coming into the shop at a decent price and in good nick...yes Gerry I blame you too!
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Re: Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Postby gstark on Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:10 am

I bought one of these when I was in HKG a couple of years back, and it's a delightful piece of glass.
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Re: Nikkor 105mm f2.5

Postby biggerry on Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:07 pm

yep, still drooling over this lens, landscape picture control setting and sooc with a 2:1 pano crop

its ok to say 'yeah yeah gerry we seen it before' but i am still amazed by this len.. :roll:

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