AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D

[dourbalistar]

A few more examples with the lens.

Nikon N8008s, AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D, Ultrafine Xtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2025.09.01 Roll #382-09158-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr


2025.09.01 Roll #382-09159-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[trix4ever]

AF-D Nikkors are terrible for GAS. They seem cheap, but then you realize that your lens swamp contains 20 of them 🤦🏻‍♂️

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I really like the ones with a crinkle finish.

Agreed, but on every one of these style Nikkors I've had, the A-M ring has broken.
Also I loved my 20-35mm AF-D back in the day on film on my F4, but I recently tried one on my D810 and Df and it was awful...

 

[peterm1]

Agreed, but on every one of these style Nikkors I've had, the A-M ring has broken.
Also I loved my 20-35mm AF-D back in the day on film on my F4, but I recently tried one on my D810 and Df and it was awful...

I ended up selling my Nikkor AF D 85mm f1.4 for this very reason. I wanted to keep it, but as I was moving more towards mirrorless (but also still with a D700 for those times when I wanted to use AF) I realized that I would need to switch the A_M ring regularly and just did not want to risk causing that failure. For a time replacement rings were available (I think someone was making after market metal rings - much better than Nikons crappy plastic one) but these were hard to find and I could not find one to keep in my "back pocket" just in case. So I sold the 85mm f1.4 an otherwise bullet proof and glorious lens. I kept my trusty Nikkor 85mm f1.8 for AF use on the D700 and bought a Zeiss MF 85mm f1.4 ZE to use with adapter on mirrorless. I am happy with this arrangement but my heartstrings still have me mourning the sale of the Nikkor 85mm. 🥲 🥲

 

[Freakscene]

Agreed, but on every one of these style Nikkors I've had, the A-M ring has broken.
Also I loved my 20-35mm AF-D back in the day on film on my F4, but I recently tried one on my D810 and Df and it was awful...

Almost all these lenses have replacement rings and a metal clutch part available for a permanent fix.

Some if them aren’t so good on digital. But the 28/1.4 is tremendous and 85/1.4 is great (I have too many short teles).

 

[peterm1]

Almost all these lenses have replacement rings and a metal clutch part available for a permanent fix.

Some if them aren’t so good on digital. But the 28/1.4 is tremendous and 85/1.4 is great (I have too many short teles).

Where are these rings available Freakscene? I did search some years back but had no luck. Or do you need to go to Nikon to get them? (Like you I have too many short tele lenses BTW. Assuming there is such a thing as "too many" lenses of any kind - but especially short teles.) 😉

 

[Freakscene]

Where are these rings available Freakscene? I did search some years back but had no luck. Or do you need to go to Nikon to get them? (Like you I have too many short tele lenses BTW. Assuming there is such a thing as "too many" lenses of any kind - but especially short teles.) 😉

Mostly Chinese sellers on eBay. The parts I have bought have been very well made and fitted perfectly.

But also I haven’t looked for a while because all my AF-D Nikkors have had these replaced.

Edit: it seems a lot if thesellers have migrated to Aliexpress. If you have a lens that needs repairing ask your repairperson - if I recall correctly there are only actually 3 parts, so the one, for example, that is advertised as for the 80-200 f2.8 AF-D also fits some other lenses.

 

[splitimageview]

Interesting. Never had that part fail and I’ve owned many, many of these lenses

 

[Freakscene]

Interesting. Never had that part fail and I’ve owned many, many of these lenses

I’ve never owned a Nikkor AF-D lens in which this switch did not eventually fail, and I mostly bought Nikkor lenses from this era that were in very good optical and cosmetic shape but were cheap because this switch was broken. I got my 85/1.4 AF-D for $US150 because if this.

 

[dourbalistar]

Agreed, but on every one of these style Nikkors I've had, the A-M ring has broken.
Also I loved my 20-35mm AF-D back in the day on film on my F4, but I recently tried one on my D810 and Df and it was awful...

Valid point, I have a broken A-M ring on an AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm. However, there's no A-M ring to worry about on the AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D. 😁

 

[peterm1]

Interesting. Never had that part fail and I’ve owned many, many of these lenses

You have been lucky. They do have a reputation for failing and I have seen quite a few with that fault. I do suspect however that the ones that take frequent and possibly hard use in the hands of pro photographers might be more inclined to fail. This is because the failure occurs when (a) the plastic in the ring is aged and seen a lot of use and (b) a user of such a lens is a bit harsh when effecting the change from the A to M or from the M to A. setting, thereby stressing this part which is already prone to failure by being old and under engineered. I do not recall having a failure myself either but then again after was informed of the problem and had seen a few in the flesh, as it were, I handled mine very, very carefully and with kid gloves. 😉

 

[Freakscene]

Valid point, I have a broken A-M ring on an AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm. However, there's no A-M ring to worry about on the AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D. 😁

For the 80-200 (Made in metal) For Nikon AF 80-200mm F2.8D Lens M/A Manual Focus Selector Ring