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Avi B wrote:
Only thing confusing about this is why it's designated a DX lens? At 85mm FL, shouldn't really need for it to be DX... Anyway, I'll betcha it will work fantastic on FX with some light vignetting wide open.
The optical forumula is much less exotic than that of the 60mm and 105mm lenses. Only one ED element, no aspherics. The new 60mm micro lens has 1 ED and 2 asperical elements. I believe that the latter are not cheap to make. And I beleive their main role is to reduce off-axis aberrations. DX means a narrower field, and less need for fancy pants elements.
millsart wrote:
If you were a DX user and wanted macro, why not use the already very good 60mm or 105mm micro lens they have ? Those are both great glass and work on both DX as well as FX.
Surely the only justification is price. They are targeting the price sensitive low end of the market. This does make sense, since sales of low end cameras far exceed sales of the D300 and D700.
There is a tendency for forum users to whine, and yet what matters to Nikon is profit. Most people probably do not post in forums, except perhaps when about to buy new gear. So we are not representative.
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