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<blockquote data-quote="stmv" data-source="post: 796271" data-attributes="member: 10038">for those that have a D300 or FX camera, or really other folks that don't mind checking the historygram, buying old Nikon Primes can be a real bargain. For a suggestion, seriously consider the Nikon Series E set of lens. These lens were produced when the Nikon EM SLR came out, and Nikon was trying to compete with the lower cost SLR packages. So, they came out with this set of lens mostly based on the pro glass, and by today standards are real gems. So, since many camera folks are so much into chasing the best of the best, these lens often languish on ebay. Often, you can pick them up between 30-50 dollars. I have a couple of favorites amoung the E series and that is the 100 and 135. The 100 is a feat, so small, sharp, it is barely larger than the 50mm and yet 100mm. So anyone that wants to build a nice solid Prime lens collections (manual), don't fret buying these series E, you may be very surprised by them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stmv, post: 796271, member: 10038"] for those that have a D300 or FX camera, or really other folks that don't mind checking the historygram, buying old Nikon Primes can be a real bargain. For a suggestion, seriously consider the Nikon Series E set of lens. These lens were produced when the Nikon EM SLR came out, and Nikon was trying to compete with the lower cost SLR packages. So, they came out with this set of lens mostly based on the pro glass, and by today standards are real gems. So, since many camera folks are so much into chasing the best of the best, these lens often languish on ebay. Often, you can pick them up between 30-50 dollars. I have a couple of favorites amoung the E series and that is the 100 and 135. The 100 is a feat, so small, sharp, it is barely larger than the 50mm and yet 100mm. So anyone that wants to build a nice solid Prime lens collections (manual), don't fret buying these series E, you may be very surprised by them. [/QUOTE]

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