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Introduction This used to be a very popular lens. It's sharp, compact and very well made. As most Nikon AI-s lenses of its era it is a masterpiece of mechanical construction. Specifications It has close-range correction (CRC) and has the usual Nikon barrel distortion. It focusses to one foot or 0.3m. It has a seven-bladed diaphragm stopping down to f/22. It has nine elements in nine groups. Filter thread is 52mm. It is 2.2" (57mm) long by 2.5" (63mm) around and weighs 9 oz. (250g). Performance It has the usual Nikon wide-angle performance: great performance all over when stopped down and great in the center at all apertures. It has the usual light falloff and fuzziness due to coma in the corners at full aperture that improves a stop or two down. Once stopped down a couple of stops it's great. I find the Minolta MD Rokkor-X 24mm f/2.8 (55mm filter thread) is superior due to lower distortion and less coma wide open. The Minolta lens also has CRC. Recommendations If you want an inexpensive high-performance 24mm lens, go for it! The lack of popularity of these optically superior lenses that lack the convenience of autofocus and zooms make them a bargain today. |
