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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · (( Nikkor 'FL ED' Lenses = The Very Best in the World )) | |
All that you say is fine, but what really matters is that you could not tell apart pictures taken with TOP 10 or even TOP 20 lenses listed at LenScore.
So ... in fact it does not matter if some lens is #1 or #7 or #17, end result in real life will be the same as we are talking about numerous extremely expensive top of the line high performing lenses where sample variation will have greater impact to image quality then if lens has #1 or #5 score at LenScore.
Btw., I am Nikon shooter owning lenses like Nikkor 200mm f2.0 and 300mm f2.8, but I do not care at all if those two lenses are #1, #9 or #21 on any list. What really matters is how much I like output they give me in the field.
JohnK007 wrote:
I am not sure how many people are paying attention to the fact the Nikkor FL ED lenses rank #1 in every category in which they have been introduced.
Everybody likes to talk about "Otus" quality, but 2 out of 3 Zeiss Otus lenses rate below the best Nikkor FL ED lenses.
If you check LenScore, the Nikkor 400 f/2.8 FL ED rates higher than every other lens on the planet, including 2 out of 3 Otus lenses. The new Nikkor 600mm f/4.0 rankes #3. (Only the Zeiss Otus 85mm rates higher, marginally, while the Zeiss Otus 28 and 55 rate lower.)
To give some perspective on how significant the FL ED upgrade has been, the elder Nikkor 400mm f/2.8 rated #16, but the FL ED upgrade bumped it up to #2. Similarly, the elder Nikkor 600mm f/4 rated #9 in LenScore, but the new Nikkor 600 f/4.0 FL ED bumped it to #3.
In every case, in every category, where an FL ED lens has come out, it destroys the competition.
(According to both Roger Cicala and, more recently, Thom Hogan, the new Nikkor 70-200 FL ED is in a class by itself.)
That said, I will bet the FL ED version of the 200mm f/2.0 and the 300mm f/2.8 will push the (current) #1 Zeiss Otus 85mm down to #3, and will occupy LenScores #s 1 and 2, respectively.
It is indisputable that the Nikkor FL ED lenses are the best lenses in the world, occupying the #1 space in their class in every focal length they've come out, and also occupying 4 out of the top 10 lenses in the world, more than double that of Canon, Leica, and Zeiss. Mark my words, when the 200 and 300 versions come out, Nikkor lenses will occupy 6 of the top 10 slots.
Currently, of the top 20 lenses rated on LenScore, Nikkor has 8, Canon 6, Zeiss 3, Leica 2, and Sigma 1.
(Almost all of Canon's offerings occupy the bottom 20, while half of Nikon's occupy the top 10. The Sigma's is the very bottom. The 20th.)
If my prediction is true, and the Nikkor FL ED 200mm and 300mm upgrades perform as expected, that will remove Sigma's entry, as well as a Canon entry, giving Nikon 10 out of the top 20 lenses, which would be double that of Canon, and equal to Canon + Leica + Zeiss combined ...
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