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    Nikon Nikkor-P 300 mm f/ 4.5 non-Ai
    Nikon Nikkor-P 300 mm f/ 4.5 non-Ai

    Nikon Nikkor-P 300 mm f/ 4.5 non-Ai

    300mm · f/4.5

    Overview

    The Nikon Nikkor-P 300mm f/4.5 non-Ai is a well-built manual-focus lens from the mid-1960s, praised for its robust metal construction and smooth focusing. Optically, it has no distortion or ghosts but suffers from severe lateral chromatic aberration, causing green/magenta fringes at edges. Sharpness is good from f/5.6, with optimum at f/8. It requires AI conversion for modern cameras and suits photographers who value build quality and manual handling over ultimate optical performance.