Nikon 135mm f2.8 AI: Best Value Portrait Lens; Sample images and video (2021) 

My 135mm f2.8 is most definitely tac sharp. Just done testing tonight against all my vintage Nikon lenses and it was miles ahead by f4...I'd say almost perfect for a vintage lens. Total edge to edge sharpness. Close behind were the 200 f4, the 105 2.5, the 50mm 1.8 ais and then the 24 2.8, but of course the focus plain changes with the wider lenses. Still all were tac sharp in the Centre at f4. I was also pleasantly surprised by how sharp the 50mm 1.2 was at f4.

Great video and very well put. I have been looking for this lens for some time but no luck.

Its a wonderful lens, I use it on the Panasonic S1h and Blackmagic 6k pro with a Nikon to Canon adapter , a great lens to shoot , you will get a Cinematic look.

Well done! Enjoyed the samples...its the proof of the pudding

I'm looking for this lens for my Fuji XT3. All I find is the non AI & AI converted lenses. Will these work (with adapter) and are they as good as the AI version?

Nice video

Where To Get In India. Can You Help

Bought one for 80 USD. There are no cheaper and good 135 for Canon EOS system with autofocus (the f2 L costs 600-700 USD used) so I am giving this a try! Easier to find and cheaper than Sonnar design 135's, which were my initial goal...

Great video. Love the Nikon AI-S and AI lenses

I mostly use these vintage lenses for street photography, loves these, i never tried nikkor but have used canon FD, pentax and minolta ones

The 135/2.8 AI-s is among the sharpest lenses I've ever worked with. It's in fact so sharp that I felt the need to slightly blur the eyes of my model because they felt just oversharpened ...

These vintage manual focus lenses are pretty awesome on a mirrorless body. I recently purchased the 50mm 1.8 ai-s for my z50. It's much smaller and better built than the current production 1.8g which is four times the price at which I bought the ai-s.

Does lens works and understand Manual Focus Assist Function in camera? Is it something like auto focus or what? Thank you for in depth very good review on this lens.

Can i use it with nikon F mount?

Hi! Big difference between ai and ais 135mm? Thank you

Thank you so much for this..could you please help where in india/Delhi to get such old manual lenses..

I just bought one but my Nikon D3200 won t work, on site says compatible with Nikon D3200, would you help me out with this ? Thank you.

Sir Please Tell That Can I Use This On My Nikon Dslr D5200? Please Reply

Thank you! Well done!!

Nikon should make a Z 135mm

It’s available for 100 bucks mostly and yet is so sharp it will cut your finger 😮😂….it’s unbelievably good …everyone goes it’s a portrait lens only. I’ve shot landscapes. Pets - sitting still though. I use the touch screen to focus as watch it on the screen not viewfinder

Found mine for about $5 at a second hand shop 😄

The video is so purple that I have to double check my monitor settings..

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I love to collect vintage lens 😁 I have 6, of till

where can i buy this lens in India??