Hi All,
Is anybody aware of any technical comparison between the legendary
Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AIS to any of the OM Zuiko 28mm lenses?
This is such a late design (1980s) and the Nikkor designers really went
to town with it, 8 elements in 8 groups with floating element. Unusually
high degree of optical correction for a slow 28, and focuses as close as
a Macro lens. No visible distortion.
I picked up a mint one for my Nikon F at a local shop for next to
nothing, so I just had to try this legend out. Only shot one roll (of
Pan F) with it, and it seems incredibly impressive so far. Optically
perfect, in fact. No visible difference between apertures other than DOF
on film.
Small but not tiny, handles about the same as a Zuiko 24mm f/2.0 but
with a 52mm filter. Much smoother focusing of course (something the MF
nikkors really excel at, if I statistically look at the slew of Zuikos I
owned, and the handful of Nikkors I've used). I can always "feel" when
the floating element of a wide and fast Zuiko engages, not so with this
lens, I can focus it with my pinkie.
Anyway, pretty cool to be excited by such a nice $90 lens, even though
I'm not really doing much 35mm anymore.
Hope you are all well. It truly saddens me that there is less than one
Olympus OM-related post on this list per week.
regards,
Dawid
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