The Nikon Nikkor 105mm f2.5 AI-S

I just bought one of Nikon’s classic lenses : The Nikkor 105mm f2.5 AI-S.

[caption id=“attachment_279” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”] Nikkor 105mm f2.5 AI-S[/caption]

For some background on this lens, here are a couple of links:

• Nikon’s story behind the lens
• Information on the 105 from Mir.com

The 105 has been described as the “perfect portrait lens”. I don’t know about that, but I’m sure it’ll be good enough for me. At around $200 it’s hard to complain.

The all-metal lens feels great and balances nicely on the F3

[caption id=“attachment_280” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”] Nikon F3 with 105mm f2.8 AI-S[/caption]

I’m looking forward to making some portraits with this lens. I ran a quick roll through it yesterday. Here are a few examples from that roll.

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