What's Your Favorite Vintage Nikkor "BOKEH" Lens?

[Airy]

Very, very nice bokeh, but definitely not "ni-sen"

[Toby]

The closest to ni-sen that I have nikkor-wise is the old 55mm f1. 2, but I much prefer the bokeh of a 55mm f1. 2 Cosina.

[Airy]

Looks amazing. Unfortunately, it cannot be converted to Nikon F mount.

[mxbianco]

Leopoldia comosa (aka Muscari comosum L.)

Some of the suggested setups/lenses will have me trying in the future: I have the 35/1.4 NC Ais, and also Asle's 105/4 μNikkor+ 105 Bellows Nikkor

Many have spoken in favor of the DC-Nikkor 105/2, but no photos have been provided, here's one from my May 07 hill trek:

Nikon DF, 105/2 DC-Nikkor @ f/2.5, Bokeh control on R/2.8

Ciao from Massimo

[John Geerts]

My favourite Vintage Nikkor with bokeh is the 5.8cm  f/1.4 

[Fons Baerken]

D3





105 f/2dc



135 f/2dc

[Fons Baerken]

nikkor-o 55/1.2, d800

[mxbianco]

My favourite Vintage Nikkor with bokeh is the 5.8cm  f/1.4 

Lovely results with the 5.8cm/1.4, another lens I'm having, I'll have to have an outing with that one to see how my sample behaves...

I'm having nice results at close range with the 70-180mm/4.5~5.6 AFD.zoom μNikkor, 8-9-10 of May have been dedicated (*) to this lens, more images to follow.

Ciao from Massimo

(*) Lately I go out with a single lens with the object of testing all aspects of the lens, using what one is given...
 

[mxbianco]

Micro-Nikkor 70-180mm

Photo 1: Nikon Df, 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6 AF-D micro-Nikkor @160mm, 1/100" f/6.3, 0,79m
Photo 2: Nikon Df, 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6 AF-D micro-Nikkor @150mm, 1/100" f/6.3, 0,89m

Both straight out of camera, only resized for this site

Ciao from Massimo

[GraXXoR]

For me, the original AI Noct Nikkor f/1.2 is awesome.

But as someone pointed out above, the 135 DC 2.0 and similarly 105 DC 2.0 have outrageously good bokeh.
 the 135 / 2.0, especially, is a real favourite of mine... It sits without shame between the entirely unmatched 200 2.0 and the magnificent 105mm 1.4! Not as sharp as those two entirely modern lenses, but my god does its bokeh make up for it in spades.

[richardHaw]

vintage for me is pre-70s...
so it's the 105/2.5

[Jack Dahlgren]

Another thread which cost me money.
I picked up the 135mm f/2 DC.

Still just getting to know it, but it is great the way it offers what ever you want from smooth to bubbly at the twist of a ring.

The 55mm O is another favorite.
 

[Jack Dahlgren]

and one can leave the subject out nearly entirely

[Wurli]

my favorite is definitely the Noct-Nikkor 58/1.2, but I also love the 105/2.5 Ai-s and the 135/2.0 DC...

Emmi-Noct-Nikkor-D850-004 by Wurli, on Flickr

[Matthew Currie]

Though it's pretty hard to hold steady on extension tubes, and not killer-diller sharp, I maintain a fondness for the 200/4Q.