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The only exception to upgrade from pre AI or AI is the Nikkor 28mm f`2.8 AIS, being an entirely new formula from it`s predecessors which it outperforms significantly...!
 

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The 20mm f/4 (Galen Rowell) super wide is sharp and very very compact - perfect travel lens.
 
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The exception that proves the rule? To be fair to Bjorn, he gave the AI-s version a 5 (3 under some circumstances) and the others a 2-3.

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The exception that proves the rule? To be fair to Bjorn, he gave the AI-s version a 5 (3 under some circumstances) and the others a 2-3.

Just in case it isn't clear to everyone, and in the spirit of some posts on another thread concerning the specificity of language and "arbiters" of same, the phrase: "The exception that proves the rule" is based on an antiquated and now rarely encountered usage of the word "proves".
In this context, modern usage would substitute the word "tests" for "proves".
You are most likely to encounter the old usage of the word "proves" in relation to alcoholic spirits now - it forms the basis of what we say when we say something like: "this is 100 proof whiskey (or whisky)" which is a way of saying that the alcohol percentage tests out at 50%.
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For instance, if a sign at a bakery states “Doughnuts available Sunday morning”, this is the exception that proves the rule that doughnuts are not available at the bakery at any other time. The term the exception that proves the rule is derived from a Latin phrase first used by Cicero, exceptio probat regulam in casibus non exceptis, which means the exception confirms the rule in cases not excepted.

 
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Which zooms would you recommend for a Nikon N6006?

28-105 D IF. With 6006, with F80 and pretty much any other AF film body. This is one lens that made me look away from primes and cure my anti-zoom syndrome. All this sharpness, microcontrast and other fuss is for those who are analog equivalent of pixel-peepers. On regular prints and darkroom prints - 28-105 delivers. And it delivers well. Up to 11x14 prints. Haven't done anything larger.

Other one would be 35-70 f/2.8, but I don't like push-pull design and 35 mm is still pretty narrow for many of my shots.
 
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I like the Nikon 28mm to 200mm AF zoom lens because with one lens I can shoot most photographs from wide angle to telephoto. That save weight and provides added convenience for traveling.
 
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