My favorite Nikon lenses when I was doing film photography (i.e., before 2005) are…
- Prime lenses: Nikkor AF 20mm f/2.8D, Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AI-s, Nikkor AF 85mm f1.4D and Nikkor AF 300mm f/4.
- Zoom lenses: Nikkor AF 35-70mm f/2.8D and Nikkor AF 80-200 f/2.8D. I like the Nikkor 35-105mm f/3.5~4.5 AI-s for its size but it is too slow for low-light photography.
The only film photography I do now is on my Pentax LX. My favorite Pentax K-mount lenses are Pentax SMC-A 24mm f/2.8, Pentax SMC-A 35mm f/2, Pentax SMC-M 50mm f/1.4, Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF, Pentax SMC-M 135mm f3.5, Tamron MF SP 300mm f/2.8 and Tamron MF SP 70-210 f/3.5
Other Pentax K-mount lenses I’ve used are Takumar 28mm f/2.8, Pentax SMC-M 35mm f/2.8, Pentax SMC-M 50mm f/1.7 and Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 .
The worst lenses I’ve used are Tamron MF SP 35-105mm f2.8, Nikkor 105mm f/1.8 AI-s and Nikkor AF 24-50mm f/3.3~4.5 because they are not sharp wide open.
