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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 407431" data-attributes="member: 24285">Was sorely tempted to bid on a Nikon 100mm F 2.8 MF lens down by dBay today - let it go.&nbsp;&nbsp; It sold for $80 (with 15 minutes to go it was about $50 - always the last few moments that count).&nbsp; Looked at a 200mm &quot;1:4&quot;&nbsp; (not listed by F?).&nbsp; And a 135mm F3.5.&nbsp; &nbsp; All are manual.I found an chart on line that shows my D610 can manage all lenses except the &quot;pre-AI&quot; (which is sometimes called Non-Ai I think those mean the same).&nbsp; And &quot;invasive fisheyes&quot;.&nbsp; My D5100 has a shorter list of compatible lenses.&nbsp; I've been enticed by some of the very nice bokeh on some of images shot with these old vintage primes.&nbsp; And the reviews of their quality suggest that they are still great lenses.&nbsp; IF you get past the &quot;MF&quot; part. I've always pretty much left the AF on and do not own any MF only lenses.&nbsp; I'm going to try a photo-shoot with one of my lenses turned to MF (I think I'll use my 50mm F1.8 just because.&nbsp; And see how it goes just to see if I like to manually focus or if I hate it.&nbsp; I know that MF is not recommended for family snapshots where people are moving about or wildlife.&nbsp; Portraits maybe.&nbsp; Still life (in my case my model railway hobby shoots), landscapes, buildings and other things or macro's are recommended.&nbsp; Anyone still in love with their old, err vintage MF Prime?&nbsp; Which ones should I look at getting - which ones should be avoided?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 407431, member: 24285"] Was sorely tempted to bid on a Nikon 100mm F 2.8 MF lens down by dBay today - let it go. It sold for $80 (with 15 minutes to go it was about $50 - always the last few moments that count). Looked at a 200mm "1:4" (not listed by F?). And a 135mm F3.5. All are manual. I found an chart on line that shows my D610 can manage all lenses except the "pre-AI" (which is sometimes called Non-Ai I think those mean the same). And "invasive fisheyes". My D5100 has a shorter list of compatible lenses. I've been enticed by some of the very nice bokeh on some of images shot with these old vintage primes. And the reviews of their quality suggest that they are still great lenses. IF you get past the "MF" part. I've always pretty much left the AF on and do not own any MF only lenses. I'm going to try a photo-shoot with one of my lenses turned to MF (I think I'll use my 50mm F1.8 just because. And see how it goes just to see if I like to manually focus or if I hate it. I know that MF is not recommended for family snapshots where people are moving about or wildlife. Portraits maybe. Still life (in my case my model railway hobby shoots), landscapes, buildings and other things or macro's are recommended. Anyone still in love with their old, err vintage MF Prime? Which ones should I look at getting - which ones should be avoided? [/QUOTE]

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