Good primes to pair with F100?

That 105 AFS 1.4 looks lovely. Just slightly out of my price range...!

 

I've picked up an 85mm f/1.8 D which is lovely. Now just looking for a wide angle - perhaps a 28 or 35?

<p>The new 105mm/f1.4 E AF-S VR would be a nice tool on the F100, as long as you don't mind getting stuck @ f1.4 since that is an E lens, in addition to the high cost.</p>

<p>I have been having great results on my F6, FM2n, and D800 with the Zeiss manual focus lenses for Nikon. I have both the older non chipped and newer chipped lenses. They move 35mm film a step closer to medium format. On the D800 the optical quality shines. The down side is size, weight, and cost. They have an aperture ring although on the F6 and D800 you set the aperture with the front control wheel. </p>

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<p>as long as you don't mind getting stuck @ f1.4</p>

 

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<p>Isn't what it is for Shun? Stopping down is such a waste of light.....</p>

<p>I have the 85mm/f1.4 AF-S, and I rarely use it at f1.4. Any lens is going to be sharper when you stop down by a stop or two. And even thought one is happy with the sharpness wide open, the depth of field is so shallow at f1.4 that it doesn't generate the kind of effect I prefer.</p>

<p>You have got some great advice. Yes .. the F100 works with all the latest lenses including the AF-S G nano coated ones. </p>

<p>Some great advice indeed. Thanks to everyone! I'm looking between a 20mm or 24mm prime. I'd like something wider than the 50mm. There seems to be different views on both. I'd probably look at the AFD range as they seems to be on the right side of my budget. </p>

<p>Paul K wrote:</p>

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<p>"<br /> The image rendering of film dramatically differs from a DSLR/digital, you'll (fortunately, a picture's main feature IMO should not in the first place be the fact that it's sharp. Based on that criteria many icons pictures from the past would have to be disqualified) ) simply never get the corner to corner sharpness of a DSLR<br />A film will always have some kind of curve due to the material acetate - it's made off, and e.g. 35mm being spooled up in a canister, and will therefor never be as flat as a sensor (which always will be completely 'flat')<br />That means the 'flat' focal plane of a lens will inevitably at some point hit an area of the film that lies flat on the film pressure plate,a and other areas which due to the curving of the material are not (the reason why in the film area some large format camera manufacturers - like e.g. Schneider - offered vacuum film backs to assure the film would like as flas as possible)<br /> So when shooting film you really won't see a difference in sharpness (not talking about flare or CA correction) between eg an old (pre D) AF lens and the latest G lens as dramatic compared to when using those two lenses on a high resolution DSLR"</p>

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<p>Yeah, sorry, I just don't agree with this Paul.</p>

<p>I in fact do see a pretty significant difference in going from some older AIS, D lenses to G lenses on my F100, just like I saw a difference between the Leica 35mm 1.4 Asph to the FLE on my M6. This is with Tmax 100 & 400, even pushed a stop to 800. It looks cleaner in the corners with the latest glass, sharper and more contrast. The difference between a 35mm 1.4 AIS compared to a 35mm 1.4G with film in my F100 just floored me, big time night and day. My Zeiss 50mm F2 Milvus compared to my otherwise excellent 50mm 1.8 AIS, big, big difference on film.<br /> <br /> I'm not sure where this myth of film being so imprecise of a medium that you won't see a difference in modern glass came from but it is in my direct and professional experience, not at all true. I'm not saying one can not get enjoyment out of older glass like the insanely good 105mm 2.5 on an F100 but the real point is that modern lenses designed to work well with my D810 show almost as much improvement on film as they do on that 36MP sensor in my experience.</p>

<p>My experience is the same as Daniel's. My new Zeiss lenses are a noticeable better than my legacy ais lenses. I bought the new lenses for my D800 and the difference shows up on film as well. </p>