par4fore Loc: Bay Shore N.Y.

Originally Only Sold in Japan

I have two of these. Photos of this one taken with the other one.
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Excellent+++++Pre-owned, minimal signs of use. Appearance is beautiful. *Please check photos. Glass in Beautiful condition. There is no fog. There is no fungus. There is no scratches. There is no separation. Functionally It works as it should. Comes with front and rear caps.
“This is Nikon's best manual-focus 50mm f/1.8 lens of all time. Nicknamed "Pancake," it has the same stellar mechanical and optical quality and 1.5 foot (0.45 meter) close-focus distance of earlier lenses, but in a much smaller and lighter package.
This is the sharpest 50mm manual-focus lens you can get for your Nikon, D850, D810, D800e, D800!

***IMPORTANT HARD TO FIND DETAILS***
Here is what to look for:
● Only one row of rubber ribs on the metal focus ring. Older versions of the 50/1.8 had two or three rows of rubber ribs.
● "NIKKOR," not "Series E," engraved around the front of the lens.
● First digit of the serial number is a 2, not a 1, 3 or 4, engraved on the front of the lens.
● 1.5'/0.45 meter close focus distance on the focus ring.
● 100% metal construction, except for the ribbed rubber band on the metal focus ring.
In Japan they value small size and weight, and appreciate that f/1.8 lenses have better optical performance then f/1.4 lenses. The Japanese know that this lens has none of the distortion of the f/1.4 and is usually sharper, while we Americans always know that bigger is better; we prefer f/1.4 and f/1.2 lenses, even if we usually shoot at f/8.

See sample images and read about it here. kenrockwell.com/nikon/50mm-f18-ais-pancake.htm
● Smaller.
● Lighter.
● Same great optics.
● Same close focus distance.
● Same flawless mechanical quality.
● Great optics.
● Fantastic mechanical quality.
● Tiny.
● Light weight.
● Close focus.

Leitz Loc: Solms

According to "The Complete Nikon System," page 173, there is an opening in the bayonet ring which can allow dirt into the camera - a potential problem with digital Nikons. Otherwise it is indeed a fine lens.