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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brian" data-source="post: 246191" data-attributes="member: 17621">The 55/1.2 is sharp over the center 2/3rds of the image- even outperformed the contemporary 50/1.4 in a 1976 test. The earliest 55/1.2 was single coated, and suffered from flare. Nikon applied multicoating to specific elements of it starting in 1969, was their first multicoated lens.I have two 55/1.2's, a Nikkor-SC 55/1.2 and a 55/1.2 Ai. Both are mint condition, and perform quite well. "Scuttle-butt" has it that the 55/1.2 can easily get knocked out of alignment due to it's big front end. That would explain why some users regard it as a "dog", but tests when new showed it was quite good. The multi-coated version is T1.25, making it the fastest lens in the Nikon line-up. Even faster T-Stop than the Nikkor-N 5cm F1.1.I'll get some shots using the pre-Ai version and post in this thread.</blockquote>