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Dogbytes

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Lovely lens, I'm sure, but you could buy a 135 AF DC for that - and it wouldn't even have the scratched rear element!

 

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Besides which, the 200° focus throw is a bit problematic compared to the optically identical Ai version's 270°. Precision when focusing manually is paramount with fast portrait lenses.