Csacwp Posted September 28, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 28, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just picked up a Nikon AI-S 105mm F/2.5 and a Kipon F-mount to M-mount adapter. Plan on using this by stacking the Kipon adapter to my L-M adapter. Anybody try this before? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mmradman Posted September 28, 2017 Share #2 Posted September 28, 2017 Nice lens, like most Nikkors best stopped down a bit. I have it and used it on digital cameras but prefer Zeiss Makro Planar ZF 2/100 and APO Macro Elmarit R 100mm on SL. One piece of lens trivia; One of Steve McCurry favourites, alagedly famous Afghan Girl was photographed with it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csacwp Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted September 28, 2017 Funnily enough, it was the Steve McCurry fact that prompted me to try one. He's used the lens for a lot of his portraiture. I normally shoot a 90mm pre-asph summicron or 75mm summilux for portraiture, though I just ordered a 90 apo to replace the pre-asph version. That's about as sharp as I'm willing to go for portraiture... the 100 Apo Macro Elmarit R is way too sharp and my female subjects would kill me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted September 29, 2017 Share #4 Posted September 29, 2017 Picture taken with Nikkor 125mm f2.5, probably at f5.6. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/277339-nikon-105mm-ai-s-f25/?do=findComment&comment=3367088'>More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted September 29, 2017 Share #5 Posted September 29, 2017 (edited) There were two optical versions of the 105/2.5; an AIS version is the later double-Gauss version. Earlier lenses are derived from a Sonnar design. Both very nice lenses for portraits, the later one a little sharper at close distances. Edited September 29, 2017 by wildlightphoto 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted September 29, 2017 Share #6 Posted September 29, 2017 There were two optical versions of the 105/2.5; an AIS version is the later double-Gauss version. Earlier lenses are derived from a Sonnar design. Both very nice lenses for portraits, the later one a little sharper at close distances. Hello Doug, Is 1 version better than the other? Best Regards, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csacwp Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted September 29, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I got the AIS version (The one McCurry used). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted September 29, 2017 Share #8 Posted September 29, 2017 Hello Doug, Is 1 version better than the other? Best Regards, Michael "Better" is subjective. Technically the Sonnar lenses are less sharp at closer distances and most if not all are single-coated while the Gauss lenses are more likely to be multi-coated. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted September 29, 2017 Share #9 Posted September 29, 2017 Between 1968 and 2007, I owned five Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 lenses, from pre-AI to AI-S versions. All were excellent, all were a mainstay in my kit. I used them on my Nikon film cameras, on Panasonic L1/Lumix G-1, on Olympus E-1, and on my Ricoh GXR/M. Each of my five lenses was slightly different. Better or worse ... hard to say. But the only lens I prefer over the Nikkor 105/2.5 in this general focal length range is the Summicron-R 90mm (pre-APO) that I use now on the Leica SL. The R lens has slightly nicer bokeh than the Nikkor 105; it's slightly softer wide open and a little sharper stopped down. When you're talking about lenses in this general quality range, "better" and "worse" are irrelevant. Each lens has its signature rendering qualities and nuances that you can see in the photos they make. Learn any of them and it's up to you to produce better or worse work. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 30, 2017 Share #10 Posted September 30, 2017 I just picked up a Nikon AI-S 105mm F/2.5 and a Kipon F-mount to M-mount adapter. Plan on using this by stacking the Kipon adapter to my L-M adapter. Anybody try this before? Yes, many years after selling my 105mm all my nostalgic thoughts and comments on forums about how good it is made me buy another, and I'm not disappointed. I use a cheap Kipon adapter, after all is only a spacer, and I particularly like the cooler clean colours the lens produces (and then I turn the photos into B&W ). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted September 30, 2017 Share #11 Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) If using multiple adaptors, check how each corner fares ... variations in the flatness of the mount may effect different corners. Personally I prefer a single adaptor approach with the SL and have two Novoflex adaptors for Nikon; one for G lenses and one for those lenses with an aperture ring. PS - I loved this lens so much, I bought a second copy. Edited September 30, 2017 by Sandokan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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