Recomended THRID PARTY lenses with F mount or to adapt. ( Prefered Primes)
Hello everyone. I finally got a Nikon D3x with only 18k clicks, for a fair price ( $570 US dollar equivalent, with shipping here in Denmark) 3 bateries and 3 Cf cards.
I have for now the 2 series E 50mm and 100mm which i got for only $40 dollars, both, and “ the worst Nikon lens” 43-86mm ( the ai version, that aparently is not so bad) for only 10 bucks hahaha.
I will do landscape, mostly forest, with a slow pase, same as i did with large format, and some artistic nudity.
So which lenses would you recoment to be a plus on the collection, that maybe are a bit different to the standart Nikon lenses sharpness. Im aware that the newer version lenses are sharper and better and so on( at least some of them) but coming from large format where i got lots of different lenses with different characteristic and uniqueness, i would like to at least give it a try.
Ive had in the past a Hellios 44 and a Tair 11, with an adapter for F mount. I know many, if not all, will not focus to infinity.
Any other Vivitars maybe? Has anyone tried them? Even if they are “ soft” or crappy, it would be nice to hear some other experiences!
Posted Aug 8, 2025, 9:31 AM UTC