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I very much doubt it, as the Printing-Nikkor is f/2.8 and according to this website is a 12/4 design. All the PN lenses are awesome and...

Yeah, as a teenager I worked at the camera counter of a major department store, and I remember when the EM and E-series lenses first...

I also have the 100/2.8 Series-E (got it in-box for $100, so couldn't resist). It is _super_ compact, doesn't even seem like a...

Wow, that is super surprising! At least in Canada, Nikon Service won't touch even moderately old lenses with a 10ft pole. I asked about...

Well, "coveted" might be an exaggeration! I would say that Nikkor-collectors like to celebrate the arcane history and lore of the more...

All the Sonnar lenses had a silver-snout, but some Xenotar lenses also had the silver-snout, so that isn't definitive. The best visual...

Finally was able to quickly try out the Bellows-Nikkor with the PB-4, and as I had always suspected, it's of very limited use at...

If you are not aware, there's a great description of the 105/2.5 lens design and history here. To quote the author, Haruo Sato, a...

Is your non-AI copy the Sonnar or Xenotar version? I only recently acquired a Sonnar copy, and do find it has a subtly different...

Too many categories for me to fully comment, but if I had to pick a single camera and give the rest of my equipment away, I would keep...

One reason for deleting details is that high volume sellers may be concerned about tax liability and by removing proof of their sales...

As you say, not much use for a telephoto underwater: I believe the main use of the 80mm was for close ups (and there was a close-up kit...

For using the PB-4's movements at infinity, I have my Nikkor 120/5.6 AM-ED, which has more than adequate coverage (even though it wasn't...

Even if the two rings had the same aperture range, it is doubtful that rings from two focal-lengths would be interchangeable due to...

You _do_ need to AI-convert the lens for the prosumer FM2, FE2, and FM3a as the body's aperture follower-tab does not flip down on those...