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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · If the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED us updated... | |
I had the 14-24 for a number of years, it replaced my 15mm 3.5 AIS. But like the 15mm 3.5, I did not use it that much due to the exposed front element and not being able to employ my standard 77mm filter set. After awhile it also was sensitive to how it was pointed. One the the last jobs I shot on it was for a NYT article on fracking in which I shot low light aerials. I discovered that the weight of the giant front element when pointed downward had caused the lens to become a bit off kilter, causing softer corners on the bottom of the frame than the top.
So when the zoom started to get stiffer, I sold it because we all know when it seizes that is a $600++ job from Nikon to get it fixed, design flaw.
What I need and simply can not find is a replacement for my 17-35 that is sharp in the corners by F8-F11. In fact, my 20 year old 17-35 has easily beat out the newer 16-35 F4 and the 18-35 3.5-4.5, those are crap in the corners.
I'd take a 18-30mm F4 VR if it were stellar in the corners at every zoom setting from 5.6 on but Nikon won't make that because the amateur set seems to think that having a 14-50mm F2 VRIII that needs 95mm filters and weighs 7 pounds is the way to go.
It's amazing that we can get cameras like the D850 but not a wide angle zoom that puts the emphasis on sharpness rather than a speed or zoom range that gets the internet forums squirming.
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