Nikon 135mm f/3.5 AIS

[gryphon1911]

I love the rendering of this lens as well as the sharpness. I often fight with myself between whether to take this lens or the awesome 105mm f/2 AIS.

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[rayvonn]

I have the F2.8 version, they're pretty much the same. Wondeful build and renders lovely.

 

[BrianS]

The 135mm F3.5 Ais is a Sonnar formula lens, tracing back to the 1940s in the Nikon line-up. I think it was the last Sonnar formula lens in F-Mount.
The Nikkor-Q 135 F2.8 is a fairly unique formula, not a Sonnar. The newer 135 F2.8 is a Planar, very similar design to the newer 105/2.5.

 

[addieleman]

I've had a Nikkor 3.5/135 AI for my F3 cameras. It was one of the very few lenses that is actually sharp and contrasty wide-open.