NEX7 & Nikon Lens Series E Zoom 3.5/75-150

[Rolf]

I bought this lens used for few Euros many years ago because it was written that this lens would be very sharp.

I used it a few times and then somehow forgot about this lens. Yesterday I found it in one of my many boxes and attached it to a Sony NEX 7. Below two samples with this combo.

In fact, I find the imaging performance truly astonishing for such an inexpensive zoom lens. The downside is that the zoom ring is very loose. So, I stuck a piece of transparent adhesive underneath it to slow it down a bit.

I was actually planning to sell this lens, but I think I'll keep it.

[stevemark]

Like the Canon nFD 4.5/70-150mm and the Minolta MD 4/75-150mm, also the Nikkor 3.5/75-150mm is a surprisingly good zoom lens, given its age. While it is almos 1 EV faster than the Canon, it's also softer (lower contrast) wide open - but that's usually a good thing for portraits. The Minolta and the Canon have a "better" contrast wide open, and a bit better corners - which means that they are more "landscape" lenses, while the Nikkor is pretty universal (portraits, landscape) unless you need razor thin DOF or a really fast lens.

Caveat: The Canon is usually fogged to some extent, and quite a bit bigger than the Minolta / Nikkor.

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