Whats the sharpest Nikkor SLR MF Wide Angle?

[68degrees]

nobody likes the 24.. 🙁

 

[agoglanian]

I do 😀

It gets the job done for me on my F3 and FM2n. I have no complaints about it. I would really like to try one of the fast 28s some day and definitely one of the 20s (because I like the focal length) but the 24 f2.8 AI is more than sufficient for my film needs these days.

 

[Noserider]

Hardly! I love my Nikkor 24's, the f/2 is unique with character and the f/2.8 are all high performing, especially closer up where you can use the perspective.

 

[skahde]

nobody likes the 24.. 🙁

Not me. Too close to my 2/28 N-Auto which I like a lot. Results from my 2,8/24mm Ai always seemed a bit dull and lifeless in comparison.

 

[Paul Jenkin]

My old favorites are the Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AI-S (52mm filter ring) and Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI or AI-S. The 20mm was my special favorite for years as it is small and light. The later f/2.8 model was supposedly sharper and more even, but I preferred the look of the f/3.5 model.

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I've got the 10mm f2.8 Ai-S and it is very sharp. I can't comment on whether or not it's sharper than the 3.5 version but I've never had cause for complaint.

 

[daveleo]

nobody likes the 24.. 🙁

I like the 24mm FOV very much (on FF format). I don't study or analyze sharpness - my problems are image content ! I have (2) 24mm/f2.8's at the moment; when I don't like the "feel" of an image, I post-process it by computer . . . . 😀


EDIT: that was a little to flippant . . . I use the 24mm nowadays on a DX format digital camera, so if it has soft corners, I'd never know. When I shot on 35mm film, the 24mm FOV was much fun for me.