"Mechanical Quality
If you've never owned or used a manual focus Nikkor from the 1950's through the 1980's then you owe it to yourself to experience the way that lenses used to be made. Click-stopped aperture rings with engraved paint-filled marking, proper depth of field scales, and silky smooth brass helicoids that allow for precise manual focusing are the order of the day. Visually as well as in terms of tactility they are a pleasure to use. Today, in the 35mm format, only Leica, Zeiss, and Voigtlander lenses offer similar aesthetic and tactile appeal."
I quote above, from Michael's report.
Another baby out with the suds.
Like I'm fond of saying, how things improve without getting any better! And one of the 'betters' was the 2/50 Nikkor. Loved the damned thing, almost as much as the 2.8/35 Nikkor.
Rob C