Hello! For this image I used the "old" AF-Nikkor 80mm f2.8, originally made for the Nikon F3AF camera, back in the eighties. This is really a very sharp lens. Image is taken with Nikon D3X at aperture f16.
Agree this lens is wonderfully sharp. A pity its manual focusing is so imprecise as the AF cannot be used (incompatible with anything other than F3AF). Its original CPU is incompatible as well, but can and should be swapped out for a more modern version.
These days I mainly use the 80/2.8 for IR.