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The Nikon Series E 75-150mm f/3.5 zoom lens is generally accepted to have been the best of the Series E range; in 'The Nikon Compendium Handbook of the Nikon System' by Rudolf Hillebrand and Hans-Joachim Hauschild, it is remarked, 'The image quality of this NIC-coated lens is so good that it would have fitted perfectly into the Nikkor programme.'

This lens was available only from 1979 to 1983, being discontinued because the market was demanding zoom lenses with greater reach.There are two versions. The first has a black plastic ring. The later version is equipped with a superior chrome ring.

Thom Hogan has observed, 'by f/8 and f/11, this lens is pro calibre.' www.bythom.com/75150lens.htm

Herbert Keppler tested the 75-150mm lens during the 1980’s and found it to be sharper than the legendary 105mm f/2.5, and sharper than the 105mm Micro-Nikkor.

Galen Rowell used this lens to make 'Rainbow Over the Potalo Palace, Lhasa'

Moose Peterson remarks that 'for a time, this lens was "the" lens in New York for fashion work, especially in the studio'.

These lenses can be found at quite low prices on the secondhand market and being of AI standard may be safely mounted on modern Nikon digital SLR cameras. With the premium cameras they will even meter the scene and operate in aperture-priority: all you have to do is compose and focus.