AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D, By-Passed by Time

Analog Diary: Film photography favorites, images with the Nikon F-601, and AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D, a very capable 1990s era 35mm film SLR kit for enthusiasts and collectors.

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Due to a time constraint, I had the chance to take only half a dozen shots of the railway station I was at recently. While the passenger coaches were modern EMUs (Electrical Multiple Units) and the station front with updated service elements, the platform area itself was rather blighted, a sight that seems to have been bypassed by time.

Remnants of scaffolded tanks for water storage, dilapidated and fenced-up godown units, and lethargic-looking platform roofs were the order of the day.

I was using the AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-105mm f/3.5~4.5D mounted on N75 for the shoot. The 16-elements in 12-groups NIC (Nikon Integrated Coating) multicoated FX lens is a great push-pull zoom that works perfectly on all 35mm Nikons as well as Nikon FX digital cameras made since 1977. Acknowledged as sharp throughout its range, from a wide 35mm to a short 105mm telephoto, the lens is well suited for family photographs or for your travel vacations.

Nikon N75, AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D

The N75 35mm SLR film camera the lens was mounted on is no slouch either. The camera (also marketed as N75 and U2), which was introduced in 2003, is a very advanced SLR camera built with innovations that make the F5 (1959) and F80 (2000) legends of their own. Exposure programming is a veritable choice of Automatic, variable-program modes, and PASM, while metering is a 25-segment Matrix pattern with five user autofocus sensors.

Nikon N75, AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D

The AF system of the N75 works with every AF, VR, AF-I, and AF-S lens ever made by Nikon, with manual focus lenses, and a confirmation dot electronic rangefinder system. Finally, the N75/F75/U2 is also the last of the breed, the final model Nikon produced before the launch of the digital D100 and later the D70.