Recommend a good 85-90mm lens

[kshapero]

I have a Nikkor 85/2 lens on my Nikon FM3a. It is a dream. Got it used for $75. Gosh anything for my RF's, either LTM or M mount out there, even close to that money?

 

[colyn]

The 90mm f/4 Elmar in screw mount sometimes sells for less than $100.

 

[venchka]

I have 3:
Nikkor 85/2.0 LTM
Leitz 90/2.8 Elmarit M mount
Leitz 90/2.8 Elmarit-M

Two need to go. Which would you like?

The original heavy 85/1.something might be in that price range.

Don't feel bad. I bought a Canon FD 24/2.8 for $60. Anything for Bigfoot would be over 10 times that amount.

 

[payasam]

A Nikkor 85/2.0 in Leica mount will cost a damn sight more than $75. I have a fine Canon Serenar 85/2.0 which I find rather too heavy and large. My Jupiter-9 is more manageable, and optically excellent, but I can use it only with the FED-2 body whose range-finder I have "tweaked" to cover the focus error of the lens.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

The Canon 85/2 LTM is big, heavy, but a good fast lens for ~$100. The Nikkor 8.5cm f2 in LTM will run over $200, closer to $300.

I have the F-Mount 85/2, and it is one of the most under-rated lenses going. Not as sharp as the 105/2.5, but that is not a bad thing for portrait lenses.

 

[kshapero]

The Canon 85/2 LTM is big, heavy, but a good fast lens for ~$100. The Nikkor 8.5cm f2 in LTM will run over $200, closer to $300.

I have the F-Mount 85/2, and it is one of the most under-rated lenses going. Not as sharp as the 105/2.5, but that is not a bad thing for portrait lenses.

I have both the 85 and the 105. Very different, love them both.