Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Take a look at www.getdpi.com Nikon forum John On 9/07/2012, at 4:21 PM, "Howard Ritter" <hlritter at bex.net> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Mail was checked for spam by the Freeware Edition of CleanMail. > The Freeware Edition is free for personal and non-commercial use. > You can remove this notice by purchasing a full license!