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Nikon 85mm f/2 Ai-s : Specifications and Opinions

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The Nikon 85mm f/2 Ai-s is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1977 to 1981 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization.

10 users have given it an average vote of 9.4 out of 10.

Specifications
Focal lenght	85 mm
Angle of view	28.6°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.0
Aperture blades
Lenses/Groups	7 elements in 6 groups
Min. focus distance	0.85 meters
Reproduction ratio
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	52 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	313 g
Dimensions	61 x 64 mm
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Jörg Beschmann

sent on December 08, 2019

Pros: Small, Light, Sharp

Cons: None

Opinion: It's a perfekt lens for my Sony A7II. I bought this lens used. Due to age it needs service. Usually the focus ring is no longer running smoothly - it's too loose. It's easy to fix. Lens is sharp and has a nice bokeh. Usually the contrast needs to be reduced in post to see all the details the lens has captured. The handling is a lot easier compared to the Nikon 85mm f/1.4 Ai-s. Especially when you are using a small camera body like me.

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Enricothegenoan

sent on April 09, 2022

Pros: Bright, lightweight, compact

Cons: Can the manual MAF be considered a con?

Opinion: Bought used, kept decently, with signs of use but fully functional. On dated AF cameras it does not allow the use of the matrix for exposure, but my F90X has just retired and I will use it with the F3, the F6 (when it arrives ...) and the digital (until the F / 1.4 ...). Simply fantatistico, it is the focal length that I have been using for years as a standard lens.

Ulians

sent on February 10, 2016

Pros: Focus ... size .... weight ... metal lens hood

Cons: Purple fringing ...

Opinion: Taken on offer years ago 'and remained in the drawer for a long time, suffocated by the many zoom that promised miracles at the expense of an unbearable burden to bear, has now taken up a new life with the digital ... To focus I solved by removing the disturbing elements in the viewfinder type the horrible black grille that suffocates the composition rather than help it .... of Focus soft right for the portrait closing at 5.6 becomes almost perfect ...... I confirm this purple fringing even eliminated by stopping down .... good compared with the 80-200 f d 2.8 overtook him in the definition of the details revealing that the brother had not seen ..... perspective to have and to hold tight ...

Ayps

sent on October 16, 2015

Pros: Sharpness at all focal lengths, especially f4 up. small size (almost indistinguishable from a 35 or 50mm). Construction. metal lens hood with spring-applied. the focus ring soft.

Cons: Fringed purple in the light. Fast, but not always easy to use in focusing.

Opinion: Ais life! Rn28, 85, 105, 135, 180 ... now use them almost exclusively, and manual focus is no longer prohibitively expensive for me, plus I save the various front / rear focus and AF ritardati.rnQuesto 85 I imported from Japan, in excellent condition, and confirms the definite idea that I have done on this legendary series of Nikon lenses, made from fresh crisp, glassy and brillante.rnE 'selective lens that respects the delicacy of the lines of face as he beats the cold lines of the surrounding objects. Superbo.rnIn many cases reminiscent of the 105 f2.5, are virtually indistinguishable, but basically this is more gentile.rnA TA and under incident light shows of even large purple fringes, which may resolve underexposing a 'Pelino, or be corrected with a little 'PP of patience (I think is a common vulnerability to almost all of f2 slow down). Better not to use it in the pushed against the light, as it loses contrast facilmente.rnA f2 seems to be soft, but it really depends on the utilizzi ... it should definitely be used for portraits (head and shoulders). It is not always easy to focuse correctly, but the ring nut, it must be said, it can rotate with the little finger only! It has an excellent blur, perhaps exaggerated because of the depth of field very small (especially if you use it on FF with 'spot' mode of focus), so it may be preferable to mount it on APSC, earning a bit of a 'scene' , in order to obtain more incisive and less 'suspension'. However, it is really superb: when centers the fire becomes a bit of compasso.rnDa f4 up, is graniticamente crisp, like the 105 f2.5.rnGemma for life.

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