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I acquired one with an A1 that I got from an estate sale. I’ve used it on my Nikon D610 where it’s 50-100mm. Makes nice ”Lomography” soft focus shots wide open, reasonably sharp “normal” shots when stopped down. It’s quirky. I like it. Looking forward to putting it through its paces on the A1. It prompted me to buy a new, old-stock AF Zoom-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5, which I love. It’s great to have fun with these lenses and see what you can get out of them.

After reading all the bad hype, I simply had to have one. I was lucky to find a mint, new/old stock copy. I haven’t taken it off my D610 since I received it in December. Quite lovely images; tack sharp all over at f/8, competent wide open, and a third stop faster to boot! This lens excels at size vs. versatility, and it handles great. There are no bad lenses, only bad photographers; if you can’t get sharp images with this lens, you need to work on your technique. It’s small, faster than most, has a versatile zoom range and gets in close; all in all, a great balance. And it’s all about balance.