Nikkor Lenses

[Victor Nguyen]

How do I tell if a lens is ai, ais or non ai? Also, I found a guy who is selling his nikkor 28 f2.8 and nikkor 35 f2.5 for $50 buck a piece. Worth it?

[walter g]

I think you mean Nikon 35 2.5, which was in the e series. The Nikkor 35 2.5 was an underwater lens.
Link to the 35 2.5 E series.

http://tonycorrea.com/blog/2011/03/nikon-series-e-35mm-f2-5/
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Main cameras
Minolta X370-N,Konica C35,Canon EOS 10D,Panasonic G1
Minolta MC W SI 2.5/28, MD 2.8/28, MC W SG 3.5/28, MC W HG 2.8/35, MD Celtic 2.8/35, QE 4/35, Rokkor X 2/45, MC Rokkor X PF 1.4/50, MC Rokkor X PF 1.7/50, MD Rokkor X 1.7/50, MD 2/50, MC Rokkor PF 1.7/55, MC Rokkor PF 1.9/55, Auto Tele Rokkor PG 2.8/135, MC Tele Rokkor QD 3.5/135, TC 4/135, MC Celtic 4/200, MC Tele Rokkor PE 4.5/200
MD 28-70 f3.5-4.8, MD Macro 35-70 f3.5, Md 70-210 f4, MD Rokkor X 75-200 f4.5, MD 100-200 f5.6, Vivitar Macro Focusing T/C in MD mount
Nikon Nikkor 4/20, O Auto 2/35, S Auto 1.4/50..... Miranda Auto 2.8/28, Auto 2.8/35, Auto 1.4/50, Auto EC 1.4/50, Auto 1.8/50, Auto EC 1.8/50,Auto 1.9/50
Various Soligor,Sun,Fujita,Komura,Spitatone, etc. Lenses

[Boomer Depp]

http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-153.html

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/nikortek.htm

http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/nikonfmount/lens2.htm
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[walter g]

Victor, I believe in another thread you said your camera was Canon EOS, it really dosen't matter if its non AI, AI, or AIS, because they will all work on EOS Digital cams.
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Main cameras
Minolta X370-N,Konica C35,Canon EOS 10D,Panasonic G1
Minolta MC W SI 2.5/28, MD 2.8/28, MC W SG 3.5/28, MC W HG 2.8/35, MD Celtic 2.8/35, QE 4/35, Rokkor X 2/45, MC Rokkor X PF 1.4/50, MC Rokkor X PF 1.7/50, MD Rokkor X 1.7/50, MD 2/50, MC Rokkor PF 1.7/55, MC Rokkor PF 1.9/55, Auto Tele Rokkor PG 2.8/135, MC Tele Rokkor QD 3.5/135, TC 4/135, MC Celtic 4/200, MC Tele Rokkor PE 4.5/200
MD 28-70 f3.5-4.8, MD Macro 35-70 f3.5, Md 70-210 f4, MD Rokkor X 75-200 f4.5, MD 100-200 f5.6, Vivitar Macro Focusing T/C in MD mount
Nikon Nikkor 4/20, O Auto 2/35, S Auto 1.4/50..... Miranda Auto 2.8/28, Auto 2.8/35, Auto 1.4/50, Auto EC 1.4/50, Auto 1.8/50, Auto EC 1.8/50,Auto 1.9/50
Various Soligor,Sun,Fujita,Komura,Spitatone, etc. Lenses

[Boomer Depp]

Actually if one is pursuing Nikkor lens,one should use all the resources available to gain as much insight as possible.That would include using Bjørn Rørslett's and David Ruether's evaluations as well as the websites listed in my previous post.
To confirm or provide a more in depth evaluation by countless photographers,Photo.net's Nikon forums have the deepest archives and Nikkor discussions available on the net dating back to the 90's.

http://www.donferrario.com/ruether/slemn.html

http://www.naturfotograf.com/lens_surv.html
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[Victor Nguyen]

my nikkor 24mm f2.8 "f22" marking are orange. Does that mean it's ais then? I read through all of those pages and are still confuse

[Boomer Depp]

I would suggest rereading those links till you become familiar with the difference between non-AI,AI and AI-S...this is one of the simplest for identification>http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/nikortek.htm

The simplest way is to verify the serial number.....http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html#24

You can identify an AI-s, as opposed to an AI, lens, by:

1.) The smallest aperture (largest number, f/22) on the ADR scale (the second set of tiny aperture numbers) is in orange.

2.) You'll see a half-round cutout in the mount.


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[Victor Nguyen]

my serial number is not on the list 571776

[Boomer Depp]

Your lens serial number identifies it as the final AI version,which AFAIC is the preferred version with 160° of focus throw versus the 80° of focus throw of the AI-S version.

BTW...your lens doesn't have the milled cutout on the mount as in the picture above,correct?


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[Victor Nguyen]

yes that's correct, thank you