I shot this at 1/60s f/8 from a distance of 6 feet.I have a 35-135 f/3.5-4.5 AIS Nikkor that's always produced soft images. Don't know why.
Maybe I should try a faster film to ensure both sufficiently high shutter speed and smaller aperture.
But I love my 28/3.5! It is really sharp in IR I use it primarily for. In visible spectrum it is extremely sharp in the center so used on digital APS-C cameras it can produce excellent images. It is also quite flare-proof. What more to ask for?I think that the worst Nikon lens I have is perhaps the 28mm f/3.5 pre-AI. I’m not really even sure there’s anything bad about it I just don’t like it.
I like the 28/3.5, too. Especially zone focused.But I love my 28/3.5! It is really sharp in IR I use it primarily for. In visible spectrum it is extremely sharp in the center so used on digital APS-C cameras it can produce excellent images. It is also quite flare-proof. What more to ask for?
I like the 28/3.5, too. Especially zone focused.
The old pre-AI 35mm 2.8 isn't stellar, but perfectly adequate for my purposes. The only lenses I've found to be mediocre or poor performers are older super zooms.
Thank you for the link. Mine is the 1967 version shown on the list.There were at least two versions of this lens
My second worse Nikon lens was a Nikkor 45mm GN f/2.8. It had excellent image quality but it was too small for me to use comfortably ...
The Nikkor 43-86mm f/3.8 AI was my worst Nikon lens. It had very poor image quality ...
I recall Ken Rockwell claiming that the 45mm 2.8P lens was awful. Funny thing; that's my favorite and most used Nikon lens. Love the compact size and the way it renders.
Dale
If we open the third party can of worms I have a bucket full. There are counter examples of course, including the excellent F-mount 28mm Kiron I foolishly sold. The negatives from which stand up with any 28mm lens I've owned including modern Apochromatic versions.I apologize if the OP intended for these to be Nikkor only examples, instead of Nikon mount lenses.
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