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Nikon 105mm f/2.5

The built-in hood versions are AiS (which came out after AI). Some denigrate the built-in hood as being flimsy/floppy, but I like the convenience, and it gets the job done!

I was going by my own faulty memory. But yes, I also like the built-in hood. Mine became a little warped at one point, but it was easily fixed.
 
I converted mine with a dremel and made an f-stop marking strip with a label maker. It's not absolutely perfect looking but it works and has no issues. It was a bit of a laborious and noisy process but not the end of the world.