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AF-S NIKKOR 28-300MM F/3.5-5.6G ED VR (field experience and more)
MFloyd:
Longzoom, Airy: thank you for very valuable contributions. Happy to notice that your comments and pictures confirm my findings.
It would also be interesting to learn from (more) technically oriented members why this lens ranks low when bench tested. But my reply crossed Chambesi's one. The only review one which goes along is Ken Rockwell's one .... Not particularly my favorite reviewer. Some other photographer who has the 28-300 mm in their bag is Dave Black http://nps.nikonimaging.com/members/dave_black/index.htm
longzoom:
Very good said, Airy! There is always imminent compromise between geometrical distortions and sheer resolution of any optical system. Fully improved for GD lens will never be absolutely sharp to extreme corners. There are couple lenses fully improved, at all, but price... Otus I mean. All of 3 of them, as of on today... And, yes, Chambeshi, Bjorn was absolutely correct. My copy was acceptable on D700, D3, D4 bodies at 5.6. But, on D800-810, at 5.6, the lens is eaten alive by very demanding sensors. So, as you can see, f8.0 to f9,5, my copy is working very well. THX! LZ
longzoom:
--- Quote from: MFloyd on June 09, 2016, 15:41:30 ---Longzoom, Airy: thank you for very valuable contributions. Happy to notice that your comments and pictures confirm my findings.
It would also be interesting to learn from (more) technically oriented members why this lens ranks low when bench tested. But my reply crossed Chambesi's one.
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There is no contradictions, MFloyd! There were 4 different batches of this lens, made by Nikon. Batch-to-batch they improved this optical composition. LZ
chambeshi:
These latest responses are all the more enlightening :-) So the logical question follows - How does this 28-300 f3.5-5.6 ED VR compare in optical performance against the 70-300 f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR AF-S ?
thanks
longzoom:
Due to the fact that both of these lenses are famous with great sample variations, my copy of 28-300 is way better than my former copy of 70-300 was. Your way may vary, of course! LZ
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