Old Nikon Glass

pallo · 2026-04-25T06:33:31-0400

Not sure if fast would count as a “need” but it would be more complementary to what I have and still be useful for low light situations (as it’s strictly film)

RalphLambrecht · 2026-04-25T09:46:48-0400

pallo said:
I wouldn’t say I use vintage nikkors on my FM2, even though the 24 2.8 AF-D and 105 micro AF-D aren’t exactly recent (my main lens is a voigtländer ultron 40 sl-iis), but am often tempted to get one or two Ai-s lenses because they would simply be a good match for the FM2.

Options I’m looking into are (because the Nikon complements a Leica M and is hence more used for longer lenses):
85 2.0 or 1.4
200 f/4.0

But also the 35 1.4 and 50 1.2 remain tempting because I remain most at easy with moderate focal lengths

start with a 50mm f/1.8, and you won't regret it; small, light, and very affordable but a stunning performer!

pallo · 2026-04-25T09:57:23-0400

RalphLambrecht said:
start with a 50mm f/1.8, and you won't regret it; small, light, and very affordable but a stunning performer!

would that be very different from the 50 1.8 AF (pre d-version)? I used this lens for 20+ years before replacing it with the voigtländer 40mm)

MartinCrabtree · 2026-04-25T10:07:34-0400

I have a Nikon Series E 50mm f1.8 that performs well. Certainly for the $6 USD it cost me. Majority of my glass is vintage Nikon manual focus.

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