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I have both a Nikkor 28-50/3.5 AI-S and a Nikkor 35/2.0 AI. They cost me about $200 respectively $ 125. I find the former very useful (and not too slow since I use a lot of Superia 400), the latter has better optics. Be sure to get the right hood (HN-3) though. Apparently the lens was quite difficult to build and it's rather succeptive for flare. Diaphragm flare can be ok, but harsh sunshine can give you oddly shaped blobs that ruin the picture... Never had real flare problems with my 28-50 though.

I'm mostly a Nikon user myself. I like browsing on the Leica forum for its good photography and tips. Ofcourse photography is in the eye, but it seems a lot of good photographers hang around here. Coincidence?

I soon hope to acquire an original manual (in English). Want me to let you know if it's there? I could send you scans.

I wonder if camera manufacturers actually read these forums. I certainly hope so, cause lots of good ideas appear here. Nikon would certainly learn of all the comments on what a D200 should be like. (My opinion: exactly the same, but with USB2 and Ai-compatibility)

 

ON topic: what about a digital rangefinder, full frame, manual/automatic controls - with exchangeable M-mount lenses?

I would love to see Canon making the next Powershot G a rangefinder. And while they're at it, lewt them design it like an good oldfashioned Canonet QL 17 :-)

Joshua, please explain why you find the D100 'very average'?

I'm quite familiar with the D100 and like the camera very much. The only thing I could wish for would be coupling for manual focus lenses (I have quite a few) - and maybe an even better sensor.

Hmm... Time for an F5E or -S first?

About half a year ago I bought a Nikkor 35/2.0 AIS for a nice price.

Quite a nice and sharp lens, but when shooting in bright sunlight,

strange light areas regularly appear on (and thus destroy) the

photos. I'm trying to figure out what exactly the problem is. Is it

ghosting or a faulty build of this specific lens?

The area doesn't appear out of the negative format, so it has nothing

to do with possible light leaks from within the camera. It makes no

difference whether I use b-w or color film, and I don't have the

original HN-3 hood. Please view an example below. Thanks for replies,

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I have the Cosina 20/3.8 in Nikon F mount - got it when I bought a Nikkor 55/2.8 micro. It's a fun lens, cheap (so I've heard, as I said I got it for free) and not too bad either, but rather limited in use, ofcourse. Using a fast film (400/800) helps more than stopping down this piece of glass: at 3.8 I find it reasonably sharp. Most online information on this lens is in Japanese: the pictures on these sites say more than words, though.

All nice and well - but I'm definitely not going to spend over a month's pay on a secondhand Summilux 35/1.4 or 2.0 when a similar Nikkor 35 costs me under a fifth of the price... I bought my 2.0 in great condition for 135 euros. Imagine the amount of films you can shoot for what you save!

(Needless to say, one would also need a Leica (or the like) body, which also sets one back quite a few dimes)