Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, as luck would have it, since I had not seen today's updates on the LUG in Barcelona thread, the thread has given rise to one on exactly the lens I'm having a problem with, the new AF-S Nikkor 24-120 mm f/4G lens. I got one to replace the earlier version, which as far as I was concerned was only really weak in the corners, in hopes of better overall performance and an additional stop at the longer FLs. The corner performance at wide apertures at 24mm is just as horrible as that of its predecessor, with worse chromatic aberration thrown in. The central performance is a little better than that of the earlier version, though contrast is deplorable wide open. I borrowed a copy of the new AF-S Nikkor 24-85 f/3.5-4.5 zoom to compare size (much smaller diameter and length), weight (one-third less), and performance in the context of its price (55% less). At 24mm and f/5.6, in the corners, the cheaper 24-85 blows the '120 away at the same aperture, and gives comparable image quality to the '120 in the center. Its corner images are closer to those of the 24mm f/1.4 prime at 5.6 than to those of the '120. I'll post some examples tomorrow. ?howard On Jul 8, 2012, at 2:17 PM, Leowesson wrote: > Which lens? > > Leo Wesson > www.leowesson.com > > On Jul 8, 2012, at 10:55, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote: > >> I'm deeply unhappy with an aspect of the performance of a new Nikon lens >> I just bought. I suspect (hope) the problem is due to a defective lens >> and is not characteristic of this design, since in this respect it is >> significantly out-performed by a much cheaper and largely comparable >> lens, both lenses being current and of recent design. >> >> Which Nikon forum might be best to air this question in? I don't >> participate in any forum other than the LUG, so I could use some >> guidance. I have submitted my complaint, and some representative crops of >> images to illustrate it, to Nikon tech support as well. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions, >> >> ?howard >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information