Nikon 105mm f/2.5

[RalphLambrecht]

Ijust purchsed a copy of thi iconic lens from the last non-AI run. I hope it won't be a problem to convert it to AI. Does anybody have experience with Fototechnik Hofmann in STUTTGART?

 

[ic-racer]

Conversion rings are gonna be hard to find, but in terms of just filing it down anybody should be able to do that

 

[Chan Tran]

I wonder why you didn't get an AI lens to begin with? Some just grind off the aperture ring to make it works but I doubt if you hire someone then there is no saving except you consider the older lens is better?

 

[Paul Howell]

What camera are you going to be using, it is quite usable in stop down metering.

 

[Dan Fromm]

Which 105/2.5? Older Sonnar type or newer double Gauss type?

 

[ags2mikon]

@Dan Fromm That is the most important question. That is why I bought both.

 

[Melvin J Bramley]

If you have a Nikon FE you can lift the AI tab.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Conversion rings are gonna be hard to find, but in terms of just filing it down anybody should be able to do that

I'm hoping for a precision=machining job

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I wonder why you didn't get an AI lens to begin with? Some just grind off the aperture ring to make it works but I doubt if you hire someone then there is no saving except you consider the older lens is better?

the older lens is the 'iconic' lens and I couldn't find one for a reasonable price.