In article <5gmgpu$23a@news.nstn.ca>, chefurka@fox.nstn.ns.ca says...
>In article ,
>fletchrJO@appstate.edu says...

>>David, where did you find a sharp 85 2.0? I had two and both were flaring
>>dogs!
>>Really the only Nikkor lenses I had bad luck with, ever. Jeff Fletcher

>Don't know about David, but my 85/2.0 AI is also a honey of a lens. No flare,
>and it's about as sharp as my 105/2.5. Just to show how contrary I really am,
>the only Nikkor I've had bad luck with is the 35/2.0 - I've had two that were
>noticeably unsharp!

The 85mm f2's I've had were pretty consistently excellent, as were the last
four or so 35mm f2 AIS's, though I have seen earlier samples that varied
quite a bit, and a couple were not great...
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