50-135mm f/3.5 AIs

I just received my Nikkor 50-135mm f/3.5 AIs lens. I had a tough time finding one in excellent condition. I wouldn't say they are rare but the selection online is rather slim as are sample shots so I decided to provide a few for anyone else who may be interested in this lens. Disclaimer: I did some film shots on B&W and shots with the lens on my D300. These shots were taken just to show generally what the lens is capable of in normal use. Overall I am happy with the lens. The push-pull design will take a little getting used to but I think it will work for me. I was surprised by the Teleconverter performance, although it robbed a little of the sharpness I would still use it to reach out if needed.

Use the pop out menu on the image to view the original file. The film was scanned at 2000 dpi and the image here is 100%. For the D300 shots there is a reduced size full image and a 100% crop from each image. Details are in the file name / caption.