Every camera is a little different, but it shouldn\'t be hard to extrapolate out which lenses will work well on the D800. If a lens is sharp enough to perform decently on a D7000, it should be plenty sharp enough in the center to do well on the D800. Corner issues are different -- but there\'s plenty of info in lens reviews on the D700/D3/s/x to predict at least generally how they\'ll do.
I\'ve got plenty of older lenses that are great on full frame, and equally great on a D7000/D5100.
Older wides are not likely to fare well, because they don\'t fare well on full frame in general. Your 20/2.8, in particular, is not a fantastic performer on an FX camera. Your other lenses (excepting the zoom) will be fine. The 35/2 is a solid performer, though it benefits from stopping down a little (even f/2.2 is an improvement). The 50/1.4D isn\'t as good as the new 50/1.4G, but it will still keep up with a new sensor just fine when it\'s stopped down a bit. The DC lens should be very decent, too.
Feb 07, 2012 at 04:35 PM
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