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Originally Posted by rpcrowe
The Vivitar 90mm f/2.5 (not the f/2.8 model which was in all respects inferior) Series-One Macro Lens. It was heavy and bulky but, built like a tank and one of the sharpest lenses I ever had.
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Ditto the Tamron 90mm f2.5 SP, which happens to be an optical copy of the aforementioned Vivitar 90mm f2.5 macro, and is equally spectacular. I used to own the Vivitar, but sold it in favor of the Tamron, because the Tamron can be used on all of my different manual focus cameras with different adapters.
Also, I just recently picked up a Tokina ATX 100-300mm f4.0 zoom on the bay for around $120 in Mint- condition. This lens is fast, and so sharp that I sold my 200mm f4 and 300mm f4.5 Nikkor manual focus primes after comparing results from the zoom with them. It's also mechanically top notch.
And, of course, the Nikkor 85mm f2, 105mm f2.5, and 180mm f2.8 ED lenses are all spectacular, legendary optics that can be gotten for a pittance nowadays.