For the opportunity review of the legendary Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI Many thanks to Nikolai.
Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 AI review
There are several versions of Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor, the first lenses Non AI Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor appeared back in 1959. Versions available - Nikon 105mm f / 2.5 P, K and PC types. In 1977, the Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor lens saw the light AI version, then Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor was implemented AI-S. Different versions vary in different enlightenment, the presence of a lens hood and the transmission ring of the diaphragm.
Lens view Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI
TTX Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI
Focal length: 105mm
Diaphragm: F / 2.5-f / 22
Optical design: 5 elements in 4 groups
Number of aperture blades: 7 pieces
The weight: approximately 430g
MDF: 1m
Front Filter Diameter: 52mm
Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI is a short fixed telephoto lens that acts as an excellent porter, however, on Nikon DX cameras EGF lens will be 157,5mm. On cropped cameras, the lens gives a narrow field of view, but working with it is very pleasant.
Lens view Nikon 105mm f 2.5 Nikkor AI
The lens comes with a lens hood HS-8but I got a lens without a lens hood. The focus ring rotates exactly 180 degrees. The focus ring is rubberized. When focusing, the trunk of the lens lengthens by about 1 cm, while the front lens does not rotate, but the focus ring also moves slightly forward.
Sample photo on Nikon 105 2.5 AI
The DOF for the lens is indicated by multi-colored stripes that correspond to the color indicated by the numbers F on the aperture ring. The diaphragm petals are matte, do not reflect light.
View of the Nikon 105mm f 2.5 Nikkor AI lens on a modern camera
Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI can be used without any problems on any Nikon central control valve. You can read about some limitations and subtleties when working with old manual Nikon optics in the section AI-S. By the way, recently a new camera Nikon D5200, because, Nikon cameras genealogy updated.
Photo at Nikon 105 2.5 AI. Bokeh lens.
Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI is a true professional lens of the old days. The lens is small, but you can feel a piece of metal and glass in your hands. Due to the good build, these lenses still retain the mechanical parts very well. Optically, the lens also remains flawless. Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI is still in high demand in the aftermarket.
Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI sample photo
Image quality
Excellent sharpness over the entire field of the frame at any aperture, though at F / 22 diffraction makes itself felt. No vignetting on DX cameras, no distortion, good color rendering. Contrast falls in back and side light. In the backlight, the lens can catch very strong glare, the lens hood eliminates glare, I slightly covered the lens with my hand to remove this strong 'rainbow'. The bokeh of the lens is amazing, with smooth tone transitions and other charms.
Photo on Nikon 105 2.5 AI
Sample photos on Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI
All photos taken on camera. Nikon D80, photo without processing, size reduced to 2MP and data from EXIF. The designation F / 2.5-8.0 means that I did not record the exact aperture value at the time of shooting, and it fluctuates between F / 2.5 and F / 8. Basically, everything was filmed on an open aperture.
All photos taken on camera. Nikon D80, photo without processing, size reduced to 3MP and data from EXIFhowever, in the photos, instead of 'AI', 'AI-S' is imprinted.
Personal experience
Personally, I liked the Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI much more than Nikon 100mm F / 2.8 Series E... The 'E' version plays out strongly by 105 \ 2.5 in the drawing, and 1.25 times in the aperture. It's a pity that now there is no similar autofocus lens, there are only expensive special purpose lenses - Nikon AF DC-NIKKOR 105mm f / 2D, Nikon 105mm f / 2.8 AF Micro and Nikon AF-S 105mm f / 2.8 VR Micro. A good alternative to Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI is the Nikkor 105mm f / 1.8 AI. I have seen reviews that the Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI gives a soft, not sharp picture, but my copy did show excellent sharpness across the entire frame.
Excellent sharpness Nikon 105 2.5 AI
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Conclusions:
Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI - great portraitLightweight, reliable with good image quality. I recommend for FX and DX cameras.
Have a look also at the review from the reader of Radozhiva on the version Nippon Kogaku Japan Nikkor-P Auto 1: 2.5 f = 105mm.
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I look at the pictures, the lens is good, even very good.
But once again I am convinced that once I was faced with the choice to take this one or Baltar 2,3 / 100, I did not lose by taking the last one :)
Is it possible to buy baltar now ??
akv.80@mail.ru
Arkady. When compared with a kaleinar, what do you like more?
More like this Nikkor.
Yes, after purchasing this nikkor, the kaleinar firmly lay in the desk drawer. One thing is bad - now, it happens, it takes a long time to choose between him and MF 85 / 1,8.
I have the P series and the PC series, all three are good when compared with the lens given in the review, but the lens of the P version is "more flexible", the PC version is sharper. Although, of course, from instance to instance, everything may differ. It is very convenient to work with these lenses, the mechanics are really at a high level!
Thanks for the review!
Hello. Pictured above is the Ai lens. It differs from the Ai-S in the absence of a built-in lens hood and more rounded aperture blades, which is more appreciated by lovers of beautiful “bokeh”, although Ai-S more accurately sets the aperture value when used with Lushnikov's dandelion.
No, I have an ai-s version (pay attention to aperture indicators and ears), until 1977 Ai-S without a hood were produced, since 1977 with a hood.
s / n 848756 for Ai version not Ai-S
Link please.
http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html#105
Hello! And will this lens (or just Ai) work fine with the D7000? I hope he doesn't need any dandelions? 250 dollars is his normal price? They sell, as they say, in excellent condition.
Yes, it will.
Except exposure matrix and aperture
This is even overpriced. You can find it in excellent condition on the Ebaye among the Japanese. And about the good condition, so I, for example, in that condition bought for $ 300 with a NIKKORMAT Nikkor-NC 28mm f / 2.8-16 camera; Nikkor-S 35mm f / 2.8-16; Nikkor-P 105mm f / 2.5-22; Nikkor-Q 135mm f / 2.8-22. Now I plan to chip them in order to get AF lenses from them.
Yeah, and grind one more time so that the stabilizer finally works.
only the "skirt" will have to be cut down at the 105th
Here is some kind of resource by serial numbers http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html#105
So the AI version is in my review, I will fix it in the near future.
Hello, I have a questionnaire 5 N kaleinar with dandelion, turned up the opportunity to buy Nikkor 105 2.5 AI-S with dandelion for $ 240 is it worth it?
Given Nikkor’s interesting drawing and if you have the money, you can buy Nikkor and sell Kaleinar, if the latter is not in demand.
That is, the picture from Nikor will be more interesting?
in general, yes.
I also read somewhere that Nikkor 105 2.5 AI, there will be better versions of Nikkor 105 2.5 AI-S
what is not written there, maybe this?
Yes, it can be.
And what do you not know?
Hood, build quality, aperture quality, overall photo quality. Mostly on the little things.
zdrastvuite, a autofocus, budet na D90 s atim obiectivom?
No, it will not.
Is the boundary between the one provided in the review and the Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-P 1: 2.5 / 105mm ??
Of course have.
Nikkor-P if this is the first version, then the optical scheme consists of 5 elements in 3 groups or of the Sonnar type, and Nikkor-P of the second version or Nikkor Au (Au-S), as in the review of 5 elements in 4 groups. All of these options are very good for portraits, in my opinion Nikkor-P of the first version is better for a female portrait.
Arkady, what is your opinion on this?
when I play with other 105tkami, let me tell you. By the way, this 105 is no worse than 105 1.8.
Arkady, I completely agree with you that the resulting image with 105 / 2,5 Ai is no worse than with 105 / 1,8, and the price is different at times!
Andrei. I apologize, I just saw your comments. Very professional. For me today Nikon Kodaku R of the first version-Sonnar came out with 5 elements in 3 groups. With two white stripes. What to expect from him and what to focus on when receiving on New mail? is he excellent?
And which picture is better?
What is better for a female portrait?
After a fiasco with a pentacone and its M42 thread, a familiar photographer advised me to look at 105 Nikon and gave a link to ebay. (sending to Ukraine is not possible) and so, searching with us, I found 3 lenses 105 2,5.
1) rubber focus ring maximum aperture 32 http://www.ebay.com/itm/nikkon-105mm-1-2-5-/200917098029?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item2ec7979e2d
2) your rubber ring, aperture maximum 22
3) iron ribbed focus ring aperture 32 P version Nikon Nikkor-P AUTO 105 2.5
what do you say for a portrait in full frame, which one will be better?
Who cares, I sell this, write: major-zed@mail.ru
Advise what to take this Nikon 105mm 1: 2.5 Nikkor AI or Nikkor-H 85 1.8 Nippon Kogaku, pre-AI
How is it compared to 105 / 2DC ???
The question is whether it makes sense to buy 105 for shooting portraits when there are 80-200 2,8 D III versions.
The first time I hear about 80-200 2.8 D and even III version.
In any case, there is no such thing on the Nikon website;)
if we are talking about the AF-S 70-200mm f / 2.8G ED VR II, then I can tell from it that it catches up with the AF DC-Nikkor 105mm f / 2D in sharpness only at aperture 5. When the “hole” is larger, then The 105th goes into the gap in sharpness, distortion, chromaticity and bokeh. Because the 70-200 has a peculiar bokeh. In a portrait it is "not very".
I even had to compare the AF DC-Nikkor 105mm f / 2D with the AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f / 2.8G IF-ED (which is for macro, and which many people use "for portrait"). So, the macro lens has more noticeable distortions from the center to the edge (moreover, at the center it is sharper, and at the edges it starts to “soap” - the “portrait lens” is sharp throughout the entire field of the frame) and the chromaticity is noticeably stronger. Therefore, DC 105mm and 135mm have a noticeable advantage under all other glasses when it comes to portrait.
My question was whether there is a difference between the old 105th portraiture and modern 105 glass.
MKIII version is like this https://radojuva.com.ua/2013/01/obzor-nikon-af-80-200mm-2-8-d-ed-mk3/ about the site of the company are mistaken, the version is here here http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/zoom80-200mmf_28d/index.htm. Yes, there is a difference.
Ahh ...
This is the "old man" :)
I can't say anything about it - I didn't compare.
If this lens is similar to the 70-200, which I wrote about above (which seems to be so), then in general, this does not change the situation.
That's just the bokeh here is a little different (not like 70-200). But, however, the bokeh on the green and the bokeh on the snow may differ. It's hard to say something.
In any case, fixes still have a better picture if lenses of the same class are compared.
In fact, 80-200 are released to this day, it is the lens of another price class 70-200.
So, after all, what are the differences between the model described in the article and the DC DC-Nikkor 105mm f / 2D?
Can anyone tell? :)
1. Different maximum relative aperture
2. MF vs. AF
3. DC system
4. The main thing is a different optical design :)
Arkady - this information is not a secret, but I'm not interested in checkers :)
I am interested in drawing: sharpness, bokeh, vignetting, "soap", in a word, everything that affects the perception of the picture.
But for this you need to compare both lenses in operation almost simultaneously :)
At the moment there is no such possibility.
Arkady, what lens did you like more:
Nikkor 105 2.5 Ai or Nikkor-H 85 1.8?
tell me on nikon d 3100 is suitable? there it seems like the presence of a motor is important, but this gun has autofocus?
Does the Ai-S version have a reduced stroke of the focusing ring, non-rounded petals?