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Carlo Pinarello

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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #15 on: July 04, 2015, 07:03:53 »
All this talk and no photos!  I have one of the latest AIS models (no issue with the hood) & it's a good match for the Df.




And with the D800E



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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #16 on: July 04, 2015, 08:04:25 »
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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #17 on: July 04, 2015, 16:24:15 »
Apparently the 105/2.5 has nothing to be ashamed of even on a 36 Pix body.

Sharpness in itself can be quite clinical and dare I say so, not always very photogenic. Same goes for some highly corrected lenses that might measure perfectly yet are making curiously life-less photos. We should look at the outcome more than to the lens itself. A fine photograph needs a fine drawing.

And perhaps what matters the most: learn your lens and the way it functions in a given set of conditions. Quite often what is perceived as a liability (flare propensity, for example, or low contrast) can be used deliberately to make a better image.
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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #18 on: July 04, 2015, 17:24:40 »
A few sample images from my 105/2.5 AIS over the past 5 years or so.

All caveats about this lens aside, as you can see it's capable of taking some very fine images.
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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #19 on: July 04, 2015, 19:19:12 »
All those pictures are great and show that the 105/2.5 is a fine lens whatever the camera ! It's becoming one of my favorites, as my hood (AIs) doesn't wobble too much. A pity they didn't reproduce the same system then the 135/2.8 Q !
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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #20 on: July 04, 2015, 20:19:31 »
Superb images from this old-timer!
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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2015, 08:35:09 »
Great results indeed!
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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #22 on: July 06, 2015, 09:07:26 »
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/ngudu/sets/72157603398063694/


this album is ais 2.5/105 only. Focussing with Katzeye on a D70
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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #23 on: July 14, 2015, 23:12:57 »
Great pictures all. 

About the hood (HS-8), I fear to have the wobby-variant. I once lost it once on a bike-tour. Fortunately it made such a noise, it was easy to trace, also with help from bystanders, who may have thought I dropped the lens.

On the other hand, I have no trouble with the hood on the 75-150 or when I use it on the 50's.

On topic about the lens, it's superb, great for portraits too. I have a copy K- version Ai-converted started with serial number 707. Here a sample  with the D700 at F/8.0  during a local Repair Cafe here. I just cropped it a bit.
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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2015, 07:50:43 »
Amazing results you got jhinkey!!
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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #25 on: August 03, 2015, 16:46:23 »
Quote from: Dr Klaus Schmitt on August 03, 2015, 07:50:43
Amazing results you got jhinkey!!

Thanks!

I don't use it all that much these days, though I did take it backpacking this weekend and used it for a few images.
When my A7RII comes this week it will be used much more.
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Re: nikon 105mm f2.5 ais
« Reply #26 on: August 05, 2015, 05:05:10 »
John, just out of interest, which adapter are you going to use on the a7RII?  I have not seriously considered the A7RII but may be be able to trade a couple of seldom used Nikons for an a7II.  Interested in using some older lenses from different systems. The Sonys are creeping up in weight so I have not seen much to offer over the Df.  I'm not that interested in MP's .
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