My old Nikkor lenses

[poetofprague]

Hi to everybody,
right now I'm shooting with a Canon 7D and some EOS lenses, but a friend of mine gave me a couple of old nikkor lenses that belonged to his father.
The lenses are
Nikkor Ai-s 105 f2
Nikkor Ai-s 35 f2

What's the quality of these lenses? Is it worth the price of buying an adaptor EOS/Nikkor to use them?

Is it a sacrilege to mount a nikkor lens on a Canon body?

[56 DIN]

the 105 AI s should be either f1.8 or f2.5, if it is a f2.0 it should be an AF 105 D DC (with defocus control...very expensive)
your lenses are absolutely worth to buy an adaptor. 105 is one of the best in its class, i think the 35´s reputation is influenced by f 2.0 35 AF, which often is reported to have oily blades, but this is not the case for the manual lens.

[poetofprague]

[Mal1905]

Two very well regarded lenses you've been given - 100% get the adapter(s) for them and enjoy using them on the 7D.

Oh, welcome aboard too - the madness starts here

[ludoo]

And if you don't like them, you can always give them to me as we seem to live in the same city.

Welcome and enjoy two very nice lenses!

ps - se vuoi un adattatore senza conferma di messa a fuoco in prestito fammi un fischio che dovrei averne due

[poetofprague]

[indianadinos]

Hi,

I have only used an "old" Nikkor-O 35/2, and i decided not to sell it (i'm actually waiting for a Nikon to EOS adapter ) ...

[ludoo]

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[poetofprague]

[ludoo]

[kopimorning]

[patrickh]

I have both and they are both terrific lenses. You will be very glad indeed to have bought the adapter (and don't worry about the focus chip, it will actually help).

patrickh

[poetofprague]

I got the adapter, I took some pics just to try it.. God, it's difficult to focus manually... The only problem is that I don't have idea how to take the lens away from the adapter.. Can anyone help me?

[Esox lucius]

Certainly worth buying the adapter, the 105/2.5 Ai-S lens is of quality enough to deliver pro quality on the most demanding and large DSLR sensors. Your 35/2 Ai-S is also a great lens, perhaps not as legendary as the 105/2.5 but nevertheless good for demanding work as long as you don't use it wide open.

[spleenone]

...as I experienced that 7D have such nice big and bright viewfinder that I haven't any problem with manual glass even though didn't testes such fast glasses like you have. Enjoy those Nikkors. I am sure that you won't be dissapointed.

[Bruce]

[poetofprague]

[Arninetyes]

Congrats. If you're only going to have one Nikon lens, the 105/2.5 is a great one. The 35/2 is very good, too, and I've gotten some excellent images with mine. But there's a caveat--watch lighting conditions because it can flare and ghost. Actually, mine is an Ai, and yours is newer. Maybe they changed the optical formula/lens coating. Still, if the 35/2 has weakness, that's it.

I wish I could use Canon lenses on my Nikon, but they won't focus to infinity without an optical correction adapter, which screws up the image. So, what would be the point?

Let us know how it goes, and, more importantly, have fun!

[poetofprague]

In my garden there aren't many flowers, sorry that's all I had to show.
Nikon Ai-s 105

[poetofprague]

Nikkor Ai-s 105

[poetofprague]

It doesnt seem very sharp or it's my impression??

[Esox lucius]

I agree, results don't look sharp from a lens that should deliver much better. Exposure data, EXIF? It doesn't at all look like what I'm used to from the 105/2.5, and I have access to three copies.

[poetofprague]

[Esox lucius]

Shutter speed is my main interest. You're on a 1.6x crop sensor and though lens is small it's safe to assume 1/160s or 1/200 doesn't guarantee camera shake is not involved.

Flowers can move from wind, the bicycle and pint not likely I would give it some tripod use and rule out any camera shake to be sure, though it is always possible your lens needs service. Dirt/haze inside, fungus, scratches, camera shake, moving subjects, wind, hand-held ie movement from focus to exposure moment, too small depth of field, mirror slap, too slow shutter...

So many things that can go wrong with close-ups, impossible to tell what is the factor diminishing detail here when circumstances, shooting technique used and exposure is unknown.

[poetofprague]