Nikon 135 F2.8 AI Nikkor Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

Bill50
( Intermediate)

Review Date
September 3, 2005

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Review 1 of 10

Price Paid: $80.00 from used

Summary:

This lens is a great bargain on the used market. It's fairly sharp wide open. Stop down, and it's excellent. I've even had good results using extension tubes with it for macro work. It uses 52mm filters, a Nikon standard. The lens hood is built in and retracts for storage. It almost fits in your pocket. It's all metal construction and can stand rugged use.

Strengths:

price small size optics build quality built in hood-won't get lost or get in the way

Weaknesses:

age-probably can't get parts for these anymore

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Rating
Reviewed by: Douglas Cromby
(Expert)

Review Date
December 19, 2000

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
2 votes

Review 2 of 10

Summary:

An excellent lens. I use it for ship photography, and it is a good length for this. It gives an excellent image and is light and bright enouth to use with Kodachrome 25 in the right light.

Strengths:

Simple,
Lightweight,
Excellent optical quality,
Built in hood,
Full metal construction.

Weaknesses:

None

Similar Products Used:

105 /2.5
180 /2.8

Customer Service:

I had the aperture diaphragm replaced.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Ian Barringer
(Intermediate)

Review Date
November 15, 2000

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Review 3 of 10

Summary:

A tremendous lens, excellent for portraiture and perfect for medium-range candids or actions shots, such as capturing people across a room or across the street. I've used this lens extensively for both B&W and color photography, and am always impressed by the sharpness and contrast of the results, even wide-open.

Strengths:

Sharpness corner-to-corner, excellent contrast and color rendition, flare resistance.

Weaknesses:

None

Similar Products Used:

Nikon 28mm AIS, 50mm f1.2 AI, minolta products

Customer Service:

None needed.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Albert Català
(Expert)

Review Date
November 7, 2000

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Review 4 of 10

Summary:

I use this lense with nikon n2020 fe2 n606 and f90X, i prefer this lense with my fe2+md11

Strengths:

very good construction
optically excellent
very good Sharpness, contrast

Weaknesses:

a little heavy

Similar Products Used:

None

Customer Service:

never

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Rating
Reviewed by: mark hoffman
(Expert)

Review Date
November 3, 2000

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

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5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 5 of 10

Price Paid: $125.00

Summary:

It has to be one of the greatest lenses ever for potraiture. I sold mine and got a cruddy EOS 500 outfit. Sold that and now am rebuilding a Nikon manual focus outfit and a 105mm is top of my 'get' list.

Strengths:

optically excellent
solid construction

Weaknesses:

my older version a tad heavy for balancing with FM or FG

Similar Products Used:

zuiko 135, vivitar 80-200

Customer Service:

never used

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