Took this lens to church last night and photographed an archeology presentation. This lens is sharp!!

Cool lens. Not something I would have ever bought but one came with a Nikon F I got on eBay and I'm glad I have it.

I have had this lens sitting in a bag for years. Never realized how sharp it was or how good it was until watching your video.

Just picked one up and it came with a “free” Nikon N2000, sweet little zoom, camera is cool also, going to put a roll through it today. I’ll also use it on my D7100.

Nice review. You can't beat the vintage Nikkor glass. God bless and take care.

My copy of this lens came with a mint condition "broken" FG attached to it, just needed a new battery installed. Good lens and an awesome camera too !

I took out the 35-105mm AF just today! I think just a few years after the one you used, but also very nice work by Nikon

Great review, David. Very helpful advice. Thank you.

I was gifted this lens recently, to use on my new (to me) D750. I just started playing with it this weekend, and was happy to run across your video review of it. I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to getting to know this lens. Thanks for sharing, and stay healthy. :)

SHAPE NOTE SINGING CAMP? I luv that stuff. Very powerful sound. Sweeeet David. I'd have spent the whole time shooting that. I've got that book they were singing from, though maybe not that edition. As a music major originally, I went to a few "singing all day and dinner on the ground" gatherings.

Another great interesting video David. Thanks mate.

Hi David! Enjoying your photos and videos. Now I must get my camera out and take some pictures!

I'm beginning to wonder if it's possible to exhaust the supply of seemingly unlimited number of decent, affordable vintage lens models make by Nikon! Seems like every time I look, there's another lens out there that I'd never heard of, including the lens in this review. It's a little bit of a coincidence in that I was shooting in and near Annapolis, MD (it was hot...) today using a very similar vintage lens - the Nikon 28-105mm 3.5 - 4.5 D auto focus. It also has a nice macro function. It wasn't quite as cheap as the AI-S lens, but it IS nice to have the auto focus. Anyway, thanks for the review! Cheers : )

I have that exact same lens. I struggle getting the focus right especially in macro mode but the images are nice when I am in focus. $40 is a great deal! I paid $150 at a store.

Just picked one of these up for $8 from the thrift store. I plan to use it with my FM2n, but I’ll shoot it on my Z7 first to get used to it.

Hi David, I found this lens on eBay for $89.00. It is the autofocus version. It is a very good lens. I just enjoy using it.

Great video, happened to find one at a local shop for the whoppin price of 10 bucks! Not a dent or acratch on it, bit of an upgrade with the added length to the 35-70 3.3-4.5 i was usin for general stuff, tho that one is a beast as well! The macro feature lead to some real neat mushroom closeups, fantastic video as well. Simple, to the point, georgia accent, good shit man keep it up

Should never freeze it, put an elastic band around it and try that, freezing can introduce condensation which in turn can introduce mold i heard anyway

I bought one of those in 1985, and used it on my F3 for almost 5 years. It along with the F3 was Stolen in July of 1990.

Nice one, thanks Dave...

example Pic I shot with the Nikon 28-85mm 3.5-4.5 mounted on my Nikon D610 I spoke of lens in previous comment www.flickr.com/photos/mrprimetime_86/48157179412/in/album-72157709327964202/

Great video David! I was wondering, when adding it to non-cpu lens, how do you enter it? 35mm f3.5? 105 f4.5? An average? I entered 35mm f3.5 and seems to work fine but was wondering if it's the right way to do it. Thanks!

Go to bed..lol...thanks for the review, looks like a good lens

Still have this lens, used it a couple of times on my FE2. Just did some shots on my Z6. It's a remarkable sharp lens. The two staged focus is bit cumbersome, but you get flexibility in return. Pity there is some loss of contrast because I see some minor fungus inside :(

Hello there! I just bought one and i need to clean his front inner lens, I cant find the screw, I took rubber grip off, looks like a coil wrap underneath. Looking forward to receiving the valuable information! Kind regards, Rc

If using a film camera, does zooming in the lens automatically make the aperture 4.5? Or you still need to put the aperture ring to 4.5 for your lightmeter to catch up?

What mount is it? I have a z7 mirrorsless. I have the adapter that came with it.

I've been working that glass on my Nikon Z7... Got a great macro of a dragonfly on my Insta @knewsome69. It's remarkable how well it shoots!

Been faittin this thing”

Just bought this used set for 100$ recond it was a fine deal. Zoom nikkor 35-105 Zoom nikkor 43-86 Zoom nikkor 50-135 Vivitar 75-260 Super cosinon 75-300

Sir, how do you attract this lens to a camera? Thanks.

Is this lens for a full frame or crop sensor camera? Fx or Dx? Thank you,

David.....there are 2 things that I really believe new people getting into DSLR photography don't know ! ( I was one of those people a few years ago) # 1 Most don't realize that the Lens is most important factor in good sharp photos # 2 That you don't need to buy the super expensive lens for really sharp professional looking photos ! My latest inexpensive lens I bought was the Nikon 28-85mm 3.5-4.5 (its an older lens , not sure what series it is but it does have auto focus) I give $140 shipping included , I bought this lens after I seen great reviews about this great bargain lens , well it did not disappoint .......... its one of my favorites now ! Heres link to lens im talking about , let me know if you've tried this lens out before ? www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IVRJDC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1