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  1. <p>You might consider the 55mm F2.8 Micro-Nikkor. It's relatively small, light , unobtrusive and feels just right on FM2. It isn't as fast as most 50's but it's very sharp and it works well at infinity, plus it provides some excellent closeup capability.</p>
  2. <p>When I want to carry an SLR and still travel light I grab my Nikon FG with the 50mm f1.8. If I need more focal range I'll carry the diminutive 28-50mm f3.5 and 75-150mm f3.5 zooms. It doesn't get much smaller or lighter in the Nikon MF SLR world.<br /> <br /> If I want a lightweight SLR with AF I'd take my F80 with the 28-105mm zoom.<br /> <br /> In the digital SLR realm I have a D300 and a D50 and both are larger and heavier than the cameras mentioned above. I've handled a D3100 with an 18-55mm lens and that package seems smaller and lighter than anything mentioned above. I just don't care for the way it feels in my hand.</p>
  3. <p>I found it to be a useful sunny day lens back in the film days. It was a bit heavier than the 300mm F4.5, but it still weighed less than the 80-200 mm f2.8 or the monster 300 mm F 2.8. The lens is quite long, and unfortunately it does not incorporate a tripod mount, so there is a lot of weight hanging way forward of the lens mount. It takes a very sturdy tripod head to keep the setup from drooping, but I managed to use it with some success on my F3 mounted to a Foba Superball head.</p>
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