Pros: Exquisite build quality, beautiful finish, excellent optics (with a few limitations) Cons: EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE for a manual focus normal lens
I'll admit it right up front, I don't own this lens. A co-worker does and he did let me borrow it, but I have yet to go buy my own example (I just made an offer for one on Nikonians). The reason I don't have one of these is simple, they fetch between ...
Pros: Compact, sharp, matches the FM3A, curved diaphragm blades for good out-of-focus highlights Cons: Expensive, relatively slow maximum aperture, small size makes the focusing knob difficult to handle
I bought this lens at the same time as my Nikon FM3A body, and indeed both were introduced at the same time as a matching pair. It is a manual focus lens but also has a chip that allows its use with metering in the most recent bodies.
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