Old Nikkor A/AI 35/1.4

[Vivek]

Is there any renewed interest in this? Someone looked up my old (>10 years!) post elsewhere and was trying to contact me.

AFAIK, it is a compact (compared to the modern AF lenses), well made lens with lots of “character”. Not particularly sharp...

Anyone still using this?

 

[Photon42]

Yes, I do. Occasionally with the DF. Sharpness is fine from f4, but I do not care too much about it with this lens. I use it more for environmental stuff, and the rendering at f/1.4 suits me well there. I happen to like the lower contrast AI glass from Nikon. Good addition to modern Leica lenses, for example. But then, no one rang me up 3am in the morning yet to discuss out of focus rendering of the 35mm legend.

 

[Vivek]

This is the one I (still) have.

Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

Popped it on my A7rII(m) (monochrome camera) and it looks like it will be seeing much action. I had used it on a Nikon F2 and then it was stored in its bubble case.

Boket wide open isn't smooth but then there are very few fast lenses that do superbly in IR!

BTW, looking through the lens, it is yellow tinted. Possibly radioactive. No idea if that is what helps with the monochrome camera.

 

[Fons Baerken]

One of my favourite nikkors which i use frequently you will find many examples on my flickr pages

Recommended!

 

[Photon42]

Mine seems to be an AI-s:

 

[Vivek]

Fons, Thank you!

Here is one from the first day out with this lens (@f/1.4).

Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr