optics,build quality(metal not plastic),price, and made in japan not china.

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crystal clear optics. the lens i keep on my fm3A.nice solid construction. similar to nikkor mf lenses and built a lot better than junky nikkor af lenses.

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mf nikkor lenses are great but not the over priced plastic nikkor af junk.

Build quality (why don't they make 'em like this anymore?) Image quality Value

Weight? A bit heavier than the Canon FD equivalent.

Originally I bought this lens for my Canon AT-1 to hike with, seeing as I prefer primes to most zooms in my shooting. I was definitely impressed with the image quality from this lens on both print and slide film. It's built extremely well (all metal), focusing is silky smooth, and the sharpness and contrast is right on. A steal on the used market.

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Canon 28/2.8, Nikon 28/3.5

Small,compact, reasonably priced

The Om version has too small "ears" for depth of field which makes this function inconvenient to use

Good lens for the money, sharp and little distortions. Colors are saturated and snappy

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In need of a good cleaning. Dust seems to get easily inside the lens

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Well made, a frequently used Wide Angle, sharp, contrasty, light, compact. Passes for OEM.

Slight pincushion distortion, slight flare, aperture ring a bit stiff.

A must have lens. Tired of mushy and heavy zooms I've been replacing them with primes. Tokinas have always proved excelent value and this one is no exception. The small number of elements (5 in 5 groups) make it a very contrasty lens but at the same time it's very sharp and well corrected. Negligible distortion, very little flare. Size appearance and weight are very similar to the Nikkor counterpart.

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Nikkor 28/2.8 AI-S.