AF-S NIKKOR
14-24mm f/2.8G ED
Fast aperture, high-performance, ultra-wide-angle zoom optimized for FX- and DX-format sensors featuring Nikon’s exclusive ED Glass and Nano Crystal Coat.
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AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
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double vision issues, superb contrast & saturation, excellent build quality
The contrast & saturation is superb. There's a sort of "double vision" effect for out of focus things which is a little annoying. It doesn't perform as well on subjects at infinity as I would like but for what it is it's quite good. It's a zooming, wide angle retrofocus lens and considering the constraints of modern engineering this is as good as it gets. You might get a bit better sharpness performance out of a PC-E lens if you want to monkey with tilt movements for a couple minutes before taking the shot.
It doesn't take filters but the contrast & saturation are so high I don't think it's as big a deal as people make it out. It's heavy so keep that in mind if you're using it on a heavy body with an on camera flash.
The construction is solid and the focus & zoom rings are smooth. It's moving almost 1KG of glass so it's a given that there's a bit of resistance in the zoom ring compared to the focus ring. It's probably the smoothest "full time manual focus" ring I've ever experienced.
The lens element is very exposed so I leave the lens cap on at all times and take it off to take a picture. I might relax a bit more and "let go" later but for now it makes me nervous. Dust on the front element WILL show up in the shot. This camera is unforgiving in that aspect.
The chromatic aberration is manageable. Usually it doesn't need correction. There's barrel distortion on the wide end.
Used on a D300. Waiting for my pre-ordered D800 to come in.
The reason this lens gets 3 stars is because there's a serious "double vision" problem for out of focus elements. On the D300 small details are rendered twice if they're out of focus, about 3-4 pixels apart. Things like telephone wires in the distance, little leaves, etc. Having to stop down the lens extra to mitigate this defeats the purpose of having such a sharp lens. I really wish this issue didn't happen.
For those interested I'm comparing this lens to the following that I've used: Zeiss 35mm T* 2.0 Distagon (on full frame), voigtlander 21mm color skopar F4 (on 35mm film and aps-c sony nex), Schneider Super Angulon F8 on 4x5 film
February 29, 2012
Fast aperture & the ultra wide
I own this lens befor five months i am so pleased that i bought this lens because the sharpness & the well constructed , I keeping it mounted on my D700 , photographing churches its so nice with glass
February 27, 2012
One Tack SHARP! lens
I have had this lens for just about one year now and I must say I don't use it as often as I like but I should, since this in my opinion one of the sharpest pieces of glass I have used, I usually use this in tight city and town shots at night but need to start breaking it out for day time photos, the one draw back is filter usage is next to nil on the options here, but Lee has designed an after market Cokin style holder that fits behind the built in lens hood that uses 150mm filters, so a Grad. ND filter can be used or others.
I love this glass for indoor Cathedral photos in that the wide angle it offers on a FX sensor is perfect on my D3-D3x bodies and it is a beautiful to handle lens, if you only want top notch glass and don't want to purchase a arsenal of lens to cover a good range I suggest that this needs to be in your kit bag and a perfect compliment to 2 other beautiful lenses offered in the Nikon line up that one should consider is the 24-70 f/2.8 VR, and 70-200 f/2.8 VR. These three lenses will just about cover anything you will ever need.
One recent photo I shot at night is with this 14-24mm f/2.8 and is included in my review was shot on my D3x full frame sensor at 16mm focal length at ISO 640 and 2 seconds, yes I did use lens correction in PS CS5 to straighten out the lens distortion but you can see some of the endless possibilities possible with this lens.
January 24, 2012
Glass Glass Glass !!!
Bought this lens along with the D700 for shooting in jazz / night clubs with no flash .. Between the glass and the high available ISO, it's the perfect combination .. heavy, yes .. perfect, yes !! Great for city shots as you can get crazy with this lens .. You can take it all in even when the light gets low between the tall buildings .. Love hand holding the night shots, no tripod !! A monster of a lens ..
January 11, 2012
one excellent bit of glass
without doubt a superb piece of glass! i have owned and used this lens now for the past 6 months and love it! i have no reason to doubt the 'true' ability of this lens and only my lack of 'daring' (and the bloody cost of the thing) is holding me back from just taking all sort of chances with it: "have to get that shot" - "at all cost" Really, this is a marvelous piece of glass, one you will never be disappointed with, just release your imagination and watch it be fulfilled! i highly recommend this lens (for what it's worth)
December 31, 2011
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