Sleeping Legacies: Nikkor AI/AI-S Cult Classics

Many new comers exploring Nikkor's vintage F-mount AI/AI-S lineup are usual presented with the same set of legendary lens, but its often worth considering the rest of the expansive Nikkor catalog. Whilst there are poor lenses in the historic Nikkor lineup, there are other lenses which are often overlooked by the mainstream and they exist with their own cult statuses.

Short Tele, Alternative Legacy: The 85mm f/2 AI-S

When discussing short Nikkor telephotos or classic portrait lenses, a number of lenses come to mind: the 105mm f/2.5 AI-S and the 85mm f/1.4 AI-S. However there was another: the 85mm f/2 AI-S.


^{85mm f/2 AI-S sitting between a 105mm f/2.5 AI-S and 50mm f/1.8 AI-S pancake}