In article <5gu17c$11p@gtnews.golden.org>, mstep@greenval.com says...
>cyberOptix@qnet.com (srp) wrote:

>>re: 43-86/3.5 Nikkor AI
>>comments/operation info/specs on this lens?
>>am considering a used one for general puropse...
>>thx,steve

>Wow! That's an oldie. This was, as I recall, the first zoom lens ever
>produced for a 35 mm camera, and dates back to somewhere around late
>sixties / early seventies. It was the first lens I ever had for my first
>Nikon. It produces a nice soft focus effect (sharp it ain't!). If you're
>looking for the kind of performance more typical of today's lenses, look
>somewhere else. One good choice would be a 35-105 Nikkor, which should
>be readily available in good used condition.

I seem to recall seeing a monster 35-70mm (??) Zoomar (??) f2.8 (!?)
in a camera shop window in San Francisco in the early '60's....;-)
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