Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/3.5 Ai!!!

[richardHaw]

https://richardhaw.com/2021/01/02/repair-zoom-nikkor-35-70mm-f-3-5-ai/

well, my sample sucks...but it looks decent at f/8

[Birna Rørslett]

I always held the 35-70/3.5 (72mm thread) in quite high regard. Image contrast was not stellar, true, however sharpness is very good on my sample and that of one of my friends.

[richardHaw]

I always held the 35-70/3.5 (72mm thread) in quite high regard. Image contrast was not stellar, true, however sharpness is very good on my sample and that of one of my friends.

mine is very temperamental

it's quite good when there's no overblown parts of the scene

[John Geerts]

I do not recognize the drawbacks in your article, except for the flare and the focus distance.

My sample is very sharp, even wide open.  And has an unique and lovely rendering.   The extra LoCa you describe is not there on my sample


March 2020 on the Z7



April 2019 on the D850



June 2018 on the Df



May 2017  D800E



April 2018  Df