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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 288080" data-attributes="member: 12827">I would encourage you to look at the 55mm f/2.8 AIS rather than the 55mm f/3.5 AI though the latter is somewhat cheaper. The half stop of extra speed may not sound like a lot but at high magnification ratios it can make a lot of difference. Also, the f/2.8 version also has Nikon’s CRC (CloseRange Correction) which improves sharpness at close focusing differences. The f/2.8 is one of the sharpest “normal” range lenses that Nikon ever made, including their newest ones and like a macro lens, it has essentially no distortion and perfect flatness of field.&nbsp; If you do not need the extra speed, it makes aperfect “normal” lens on FF/35mm.&nbsp; I have a 50mm f/1.4 AI but it is not quite as sharp as the 55mm f/2.8. The larger max aperture of the f/1.4&nbsp; does come in handy with the lens reversed on a bellows, however. Regardless of which one you get, get a PK-13 27.5mmextension tube. It lets you go to all the way down to 1:1. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="STM, post: 288080, member: 12827"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I would encourage you to look at the 55mm f/2.8 AIS rather than the 55mm f/3.5 AI though the latter is somewhat cheaper. The half stop of extra speed may not sound like a lot but at high magnification ratios it can make a lot of difference. Also, the f/2.8 version also has Nikon’s CRC (CloseRange Correction) which improves sharpness at close focusing differences. The f/2.8 is one of the sharpest “normal” range lenses that Nikon ever made, including their newest ones and like a macro lens, it has essentially no distortion and perfect flatness of field. If you do not need the extra speed, it makes aperfect “normal” lens on FF/35mm. I have a 50mm f/1.4 AI but it is not quite as sharp as the 55mm f/2.8. The larger max aperture of the f/1.4 does come in handy with the lens reversed on a bellows, however. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Regardless of which one you get, get a PK-13 27.5mmextension tube. It lets you go to all the way down to 1:1. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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