Re: Mounting an old Nikkor-O C 35mm f/2 Auto Valid points. The 24mm and 28mm f/2.8 Nikkors are among the best
lenses in the Nikon range.
Unfortunately, there is some pretty hideous bright-ring bokeh among
those shots, but the overall rendition is (strangely) nowhere near as
unpleasant as the bokeh would suggest. Here is a lens that will
satisfy people who don't place a high priority on smooth bokeh, but
who value other optical characteristics.
These shots are representative of the lens. As with the f/1.4, there
is a lot of bright ring bokeh, but unlike the f/1.4 the lens isn't
anywhere good enough to redeem itself in other ways. The nicest thing
you can say about it is that it is reasonably sharp stopped down.
I have owned the 35mm f/2 in both AIS and AF-D versions and I think it
is fair to say that this was the lens that made me decide to change
brand, as 35mm is my most used focal length. The Pentax 35mm lenses
(35mm f/2, 35-105mm f/3.5) I have used for the past few years are
optically so much more competent than comparable Nikkors that you
would expect them to cost several times more.
There is a 35mm f/1.4 under development for manufacture by Cosina.
Progress has probably been delayed slightly by the quality control
problems with the Zeiss Ikon rangefinder camera body. Be patient,
because should be well worth the wait.
;-)
Tony Polson
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