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Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 14626 Location: Budapest,Hungary

Many thanks Richard!
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Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon: 3.5/20mm,2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,1.2/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/105mm,2.5/105mm,4/200mm macro,4.5/300mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,1.4/50mm,3.5/55mm macro,2.8/135mm,2/90mm macro,35-70mm,60-250mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro Elmar,2.8/90 Elmarit last version

Richard_D · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2376 Location: Faversham Kent UK

Introduced in 1977, along with the AI 1.4, the 50mm f2 ai was only available for a short time but marked the start of the AI era and due to it's relative low cost sold in large numbers. Optically it was essentially unchanged from the pre-AI version.

It's a classic Nikkor of the period, very solidly built with a precise well marked focus ring that exhibits the lovely smooth viscosity of the best Nikkors. Aperture stops are firm with no looseness.

The front element is deeply recessed making the lens fairly flare resistant even with the relatively simple multi-coating. Widely regarded as one of Nikon's sharpest lenses, I've compared it with f1.8 and f1.4 versions and at f2 it is the sharpest of the three, giving very good sharpness wide open and superb sharpness at f5.6 and beyond, although on my D200 I've found at minimum aperture (f16) diffraction sometimes softens the image slightly. Colour rendition is typical Nikkor, with strong bright, but not unnatural colours. Contrast is fairly high, bokeh is okay but nothing special. It works well with a reversing ring to give about 1:2 maginfication.

I've owned this lens since I bought my first Nikon FE many years back and it remains one of my favourite lenses on my D200, with the crop factor making it a good lens for portraits and detail shots.

Available cheaply secondhand, if you don't need the extra speed of the other 50mm Nikkors this is a superb choice.

Richard_D · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2376 Location: Faversham Kent UK

Again introduced in 1979 to accompany the Nikon EM and updated with a chrome ring in 1981 (mine is the earlier type).

Full size images are here..,

Review with pictures and technical details is here

The 100mm E Series makes a cheap alternative to the highly regarded 105 2.5. Whilst the rings are plastic the barrel is metal and focusing is smooth and precise with the lovely viscosity of classic manual Nikkors - it's far better than the shorter E Series primes. Aperture stops are easily found, but the ring is a little sloppy in feel. Usual colour hyperfocal distance marks and IR mark are present.

The lens is extremely compact and lightweight, only a little deeper than non-pancake standard lenses. My example isn't multi-coated, I've yet to establish whether later versions were.

If there is just measurable distortion I've been unable to detect it and I've not managed to produce chromatic abberation/fringing. On a 1.5 crop sensored body, I can detect no visible light fall off even wide open.

Sharpness wide open is very good, stopped down to f4 it's superb. Out of focus areas are rendered fairly smoothly at f4. Flare resistant isn't great - If the sun is near the subject the otherwise very good contrast drops. Colour saturation is good but not astounding.

Fairly robust feeling despite the use of plastics, and flare resistance aside this is a very nice performer. Seems to be increasing in price on the secondhand market, but still available relatively cheaply, it's a great low cost addition to the kit bag.

Richard_D · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2376 Location: Faversham Kent UK

Nikon 28mm f2.8 E Series

Perhaps one of the cheapest Nikon lens available on the used market the Nikon 28mm f2.8 E Series is a solid performer. Nikon considered the optical design good enough for it to be used in the first series of AF lenses. It’s not a lens that you are likely to fall in love with, but its faults are very minor and it is capable of producing very nice shots.

Sharpness is pretty good, it improves a lot at f4 and is very good up to and including f11, even at f16-f22 it is useable and it is difficult to ascertain to what degree the slightly softer results at these small apertures is due to digital sensor diffraction or lens optics. Wide open the lens performs fairly well in the centre, but edges are quite soft largely due to curvature – something which is very apparent at its respectable 30cm close focus. For close work I’d want to stop down to f5.6 where depth of field greatly reduces the problem. Barrel distortion is apparent – again particularly close up, but it’s not overly dramatic and won’t be seen in most shots. Chromatic aberration is pretty well controlled, but not invisible in high contrast details, particularly at wider apertures. Flare resistance is pretty good for a wide-angle, and the post 1981 version is multi-coated (I don’t know about the earlier non-ring versions).

Construction is very much plastic based, although it does have a metal mount, and the post 1981 version comes with an aluminium ring. Focus is smooth but quite loose – it feels very much like the current auto-focus primes – i.e. it’s precise enough, but there’s little resistance. Aperture stops are just a little loose – they hold okay, but don’t positively click into place.

It’s very cheap, lightweight, compact and very competent. At current prices it would be great for a travel kit or a budget set up, or for someone who only occasionally uses this focal range. Good but not stunning.

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Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 14626 Location: Budapest,Hungary

Thank you very much Richard!
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Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon: 3.5/20mm,2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,1.2/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/105mm,2.5/105mm,4/200mm macro,4.5/300mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,1.4/50mm,3.5/55mm macro,2.8/135mm,2/90mm macro,35-70mm,60-250mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro Elmar,2.8/90 Elmarit last version

LucisPictor · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject:

OK, here my first real contribution to this thread:

Tamron 24 f2.5 01B (Adaptall-2)

I bought this lens from our member Richard_D (Thank you!), although I already have a Nikkor-N.C 24 f2.8 which I have bought from our member Orio. Wink

But I thought the Tamron would be a good lens to have, because I first can finally compare my Nikkor to a lens of the same focal range and see if the Nikkor really is as good as I think it is and second I can use this Tamron at my Nikon EM since it has AI-functionality (which my Nikkor 24 has not).
24mm at a film cam are impressive.

OK, let's come to my short report.

I very much like the mechanical quality of the lens. It is really small (which is nice) but feels heavy enough to evoke a feeling of trust in the photographer.
The focus ring turn smoothly and the aperture ring snaps in with a nice and luscious "click".

The Tamron lens is sharp, not amazingly sharp, but definitely sharp enough, not worse than any of my well repected 28mm Vivitars (Kiron and Komine). I have the impression that the Nikkor is a little sharper, especially in the centre of the image or when wide open. But even at f2.5 the Tamron is absolutely usable, of course a little softer than when stopped down two steps.
What is fascinating with the Tamron 2.5/24 is that I cannot spot any difference in sharpness between the centre and the edge of the image from f4 on. But this may be connected to my crop DSLR. I will have to verify that on film with my Nikom EM.

The colours it renders are nice and as far as I can judge really reliable. But here of course the AWB of my EOS helps a lot. I will have to verify that with manual WB and on film again.

The lens came in a very solid Tamron lens quiver and with a wide angle hood (Thanks, Richard!). This hood seems to do a great job, since flares are an absolute exception. (Will try that on a really sunny day.)

The lack of distortion of this 24mm Tamron is more than acceptable. Of course in critical situations there will be some distortion visible, but in most cases you can't spot it.

All in all, I would say the Tamron 24 f2.5 is second to the Nikkor 24 f2.8, but it gets very close and definitely is a very recommendable lens!

If you can find one, go for it. It will not disappoint you!!
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Lenses in use: Asahi Pentax: 2.8/28;3.5/35;1.4/50;1.7/50;2.8/105;28-80 | Canon (AF):1.8/50;17-85;75-300 | Former GDR: Pentacon 3.5/30; Pentaflex 1.8/50; CZJ 2.8/50; CZJ 4/135; Pentacon 4/200 | Fujinon: 43-75 | Hanimex: 3.5/23; 4/100;80-200 | Hoya: 25-42;80-205 | Kiron: 2/28;70-210 | Leica: Elmarit-R 2.8/35 | Mamiya: 1.8/55 | Minolta: 1.7/50 | Nikkor: 2.8/24;2/35;2/50;1.2/55;1.8/85;3.5/135 | West German: Ludwig 2.9/50; Meyer 2.8/100; Will 4.5/105; Schneider 3.5/135;Enna 3.5/135; Zeiss 4/135;Isco 4/135; Enna 4.5/240 | Olympus: 3.5/28;1.4/50;3.5/135 | Rikenon: 1.7/50;35-70 | Rollei/Voigtländer: 1.4/55;1.8/50 | Russian: Peleng3.5/8; Zenitar2.8/16; MIR2.8/37; Volna2.8/50; Industar3.5/50; Industar3.5/5cm; Helios2/50; Helios2/58; Volna2.8/80; Jupiter2/85; Kaleinar2.8/100;Tair2.8/135; Jupiter3.5/135; Jupiter4/135; Telear3.5/200; Jupiter4/200; Tair4.5/300;RF: Jupiter2.8/35;Industar2.8/53 | Sigma: 28-85;28-105(AF);17-70(AF) | Soligor: 28-105;35-200;70-220 | Tamron: 2.5/24;2.5/135;2.8/135;60-300;70-210 | Tokina: 28-105;80-200;12-24(AF);70-210(AF) | Vivitar: 3.5/17;2/24;2/28;2.5/28;2.8/28 | Yashica: 1.7/50;2/5cm | Other Japanese: Cosina3.8/20; Petri2.8/28; Albinar2.8/28; Porst1.8/35; 2.8/135; Weltblick3.5/135; Beroflex 8/500; Spiratone28-200; Maginon70-210
Green are the lenses I shoot the most.
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Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 14626 Location: Budapest,Hungary

Very close to Nikon ?!!! Not to bad at all especially if we compare it's price ! Many thanks for this review ! Can you put samples to you MF lenses member gallery ? It's make 800px pictures to parallel with full size and you can link here form there and I also able to link to the main gallery.
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Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon: 3.5/20mm,2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,1.2/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/105mm,2.5/105mm,4/200mm macro,4.5/300mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,1.4/50mm,3.5/55mm macro,2.8/135mm,2/90mm macro,35-70mm,60-250mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro Elmar,2.8/90 Elmarit last version

LucisPictor · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject:

I will, Attila, but give me some time please. Wink

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Lenses in use: Asahi Pentax: 2.8/28;3.5/35;1.4/50;1.7/50;2.8/105;28-80 | Canon (AF):1.8/50;17-85;75-300 | Former GDR: Pentacon 3.5/30; Pentaflex 1.8/50; CZJ 2.8/50; CZJ 4/135; Pentacon 4/200 | Fujinon: 43-75 | Hanimex: 3.5/23; 4/100;80-200 | Hoya: 25-42;80-205 | Kiron: 2/28;70-210 | Leica: Elmarit-R 2.8/35 | Mamiya: 1.8/55 | Minolta: 1.7/50 | Nikkor: 2.8/24;2/35;2/50;1.2/55;1.8/85;3.5/135 | West German: Ludwig 2.9/50; Meyer 2.8/100; Will 4.5/105; Schneider 3.5/135;Enna 3.5/135; Zeiss 4/135;Isco 4/135; Enna 4.5/240 | Olympus: 3.5/28;1.4/50;3.5/135 | Rikenon: 1.7/50;35-70 | Rollei/Voigtländer: 1.4/55;1.8/50 | Russian: Peleng3.5/8; Zenitar2.8/16; MIR2.8/37; Volna2.8/50; Industar3.5/50; Industar3.5/5cm; Helios2/50; Helios2/58; Volna2.8/80; Jupiter2/85; Kaleinar2.8/100;Tair2.8/135; Jupiter3.5/135; Jupiter4/135; Telear3.5/200; Jupiter4/200; Tair4.5/300;RF: Jupiter2.8/35;Industar2.8/53 | Sigma: 28-85;28-105(AF);17-70(AF) | Soligor: 28-105;35-200;70-220 | Tamron: 2.5/24;2.5/135;2.8/135;60-300;70-210 | Tokina: 28-105;80-200;12-24(AF);70-210(AF) | Vivitar: 3.5/17;2/24;2/28;2.5/28;2.8/28 | Yashica: 1.7/50;2/5cm | Other Japanese: Cosina3.8/20; Petri2.8/28; Albinar2.8/28; Porst1.8/35; 2.8/135; Weltblick3.5/135; Beroflex 8/500; Spiratone28-200; Maginon70-210
Green are the lenses I shoot the most.
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Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 14626 Location: Budapest,Hungary

Many thanks in advance!
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Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon: 3.5/20mm,2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,1.2/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/105mm,2.5/105mm,4/200mm macro,4.5/300mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,1.4/50mm,3.5/55mm macro,2.8/135mm,2/90mm macro,35-70mm,60-250mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro Elmar,2.8/90 Elmarit last version

Richard_D · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2376 Location: Faversham Kent UK

Carsten - I agree it's a very good performer. I've now got the Nikkor 24mm 2.8 AI which does have the edge, but the difference isn't huge. Glad you like it!
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The interesting bit:

Nikkors: 20mm f2.8 AIS, 24mm f2.8 AIS, 28mm f2.8 AIS, 35mm f2 AIS, 50mm f1.4 AI, 50mm f1.48AI, 50m f2 AI,
55mm f3.5 AI'd, 105mm f4 AI, 135mm f2.8 AI'd, 135mm f3.5 AI'd, 200mm f4 AI'd .
Nikon E Series: 100mm f2.8 .
Soviet Nikon Mount: Zenitar 16mm f2.8, Arsat/arax/photex 85mm T&S f2.8 .
Other: Asahi Super Takumar 55 mm f2 (M42) ,Tamron 300mm f5.6 SP, Tamron 500mm f8 SP.

DSLR: Nikon D700. 35mm SLRsNikon FE, Pentax S1a.
TLR: Rolliecord II.
Sub-Minature: Pentax Auto 110, 18mm f2.8, 24mm f2.8, 50mm f2.8.

More to come...

Richard_D · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2376 Location: Faversham Kent UK

Still available new from some retailers (at a price!), this was the last in a long succession of Nikkor 20mm manual focus lenses. I owned the 20mm AFD 2.8 Nikkor which was a decent performer and of adequate build quality, but on seeing a secondhand example of the 20mm 2.8 AIS I had to try it. Half a dozen shots outside the camera shop convinced me it was a better lens. Having bought it and given it a few days use I'm convinced it's significantly better.

Construction is solid with a slight cup rim to take 62mm filters. Aperture stops are reassuringly positive. Focusing from an impressively close marked 25cm to infinity takes about a quarter turn. The lens has an incredible depth of field.

The most noticeable improvement over Nikon's AF offering is close range performance. The lens shows minimal barrel distortion close too. Far better than some 28mm's - very impressive for a lens with such a wide field of view. The field is also a lot flatter, corners are a touch soft wide open, but not bad at all - far better than the AF version. It's not a lens that would be first choice for architecture but keep the lens horizontal and it fits a lot in without distorting.

Chromatic Abberation is present in high contrast areas but is well controlled and generally not significant - far better than any other lens I've used at this focal length and particularly well controlled at f4-f5.6. Sharpness is very good at f2.8, excellent through to f11, very good at f16 with a decline at f22 on a digital sensor, but with the depth of field there really is no need to go this small anyway.

Colour rendition is typical Nikon, well saturated but not unnatural. Contrast is very good, although wide open there is a little veiling flare when used without a hood. Flare control is generally pretty good for such a wide lens, although ghosting will occur with low sun close to the edge of the frame. I would say the HK14 hood is pretty much an essential purchase for strongly lit situations. Light gathering is great - the short focal length and fairly fast aperture mean it's a highly useable low-light lens.

All in all I'm highly impressed and think it's worth the significant outlay.

Pics here:
http://www.mflenses.com/gallery/v/mfl_club_members/richard_d/20mm_2_8/
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The interesting bit:

Nikkors: 20mm f2.8 AIS, 24mm f2.8 AIS, 28mm f2.8 AIS, 35mm f2 AIS, 50mm f1.4 AI, 50mm f1.48AI, 50m f2 AI,
55mm f3.5 AI'd, 105mm f4 AI, 135mm f2.8 AI'd, 135mm f3.5 AI'd, 200mm f4 AI'd .
Nikon E Series: 100mm f2.8 .
Soviet Nikon Mount: Zenitar 16mm f2.8, Arsat/arax/photex 85mm T&S f2.8 .
Other: Asahi Super Takumar 55 mm f2 (M42) ,Tamron 300mm f5.6 SP, Tamron 500mm f8 SP.

DSLR: Nikon D700. 35mm SLRsNikon FE, Pentax S1a.
TLR: Rolliecord II.
Sub-Minature: Pentax Auto 110, 18mm f2.8, 24mm f2.8, 50mm f2.8.

More to come...

mfkita · Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 14

24/2.8, 58/1.4 and a few other MF Nikkors will need a baffle removed to fit into the EOS box…here’re the pix…it worked for me, and fairly easily, on my 10D, but of course, you work at your own peril…(esp. 5D users whose mirror may get in the way, so I've read)...
Good luck...and enjoy...btw...my 85/135/200/300mm nikkors work fine without modification...
tho the 135mm lenses' focus confirmation is a bit off the EOS LED
(on more than one 135, and diff. versions of it as well)

Here’s the 24/2.8 that won’t fit into the 10D box…much like the EF-S lenses won’t and for the same reason...
that too-long baffle...
Note the set screws below the baffle coming into it from the side and through the mount.

Here’s the baffle removed showing the 3 screws…note that 2 screws have a
conical head, and one has a “block” head…THIS IS THE ONE that goes into
the baffle ring from directly under the extended baffle as in the above right pic

Here’s the lens with the EOS adapter and the baffle ring with the screws
back in place so I don’t lose them…
Note that the baffle could be cut to fit and replaced, if so desired...which I guess it should to prevent dust getting in places no dust should go...

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Orio · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 11664 Location: West Emilia

On my Nikkor wides I have just grounded the protruding part with sandpaper, and now they mount and work OK on the 5D _and_ still mount and work OK on my FM2 New.
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LucisPictor · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject:

I was about to say that. My Nikkors all work perfectly...
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"Schnäppchenjäger" | "KAPCTEH" | "Karusutenu" | "Carsten" | T-shirt?
Cams in use: EOS 40D, EOS 350D, EOS500, Spotmatic SPII, Yashica-24, EXA I & 1c, Zenit EM; Oly 35RC,Minolta Hi-Matic E & F, Ricoh 500RF, Yashica Electro 35 GS, FED-3b and some others...
Lenses in use: Asahi Pentax: 2.8/28;3.5/35;1.4/50;1.7/50;2.8/105;28-80 | Canon (AF):1.8/50;17-85;75-300 | Former GDR: Pentacon 3.5/30; Pentaflex 1.8/50; CZJ 2.8/50; CZJ 4/135; Pentacon 4/200 | Fujinon: 43-75 | Hanimex: 3.5/23; 4/100;80-200 | Hoya: 25-42;80-205 | Kiron: 2/28;70-210 | Leica: Elmarit-R 2.8/35 | Mamiya: 1.8/55 | Minolta: 1.7/50 | Nikkor: 2.8/24;2/35;2/50;1.2/55;1.8/85;3.5/135 | West German: Ludwig 2.9/50; Meyer 2.8/100; Will 4.5/105; Schneider 3.5/135;Enna 3.5/135; Zeiss 4/135;Isco 4/135; Enna 4.5/240 | Olympus: 3.5/28;1.4/50;3.5/135 | Rikenon: 1.7/50;35-70 | Rollei/Voigtländer: 1.4/55;1.8/50 | Russian: Peleng3.5/8; Zenitar2.8/16; MIR2.8/37; Volna2.8/50; Industar3.5/50; Industar3.5/5cm; Helios2/50; Helios2/58; Volna2.8/80; Jupiter2/85; Kaleinar2.8/100;Tair2.8/135; Jupiter3.5/135; Jupiter4/135; Telear3.5/200; Jupiter4/200; Tair4.5/300;RF: Jupiter2.8/35;Industar2.8/53 | Sigma: 28-85;28-105(AF);17-70(AF) | Soligor: 28-105;35-200;70-220 | Tamron: 2.5/24;2.5/135;2.8/135;60-300;70-210 | Tokina: 28-105;80-200;12-24(AF);70-210(AF) | Vivitar: 3.5/17;2/24;2/28;2.5/28;2.8/28 | Yashica: 1.7/50;2/5cm | Other Japanese: Cosina3.8/20; Petri2.8/28; Albinar2.8/28; Porst1.8/35; 2.8/135; Weltblick3.5/135; Beroflex 8/500; Spiratone28-200; Maginon70-210
Green are the lenses I shoot the most.
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