Congratulations ct8282. You\'ll absolutely love the lens and the sharpness and bokeh will floor you. Much sharper than can be depicted on these web pages.
A few things.
The lens hood that comes with the lens is not convenient. You need to buy something like the Lens Coat \"Hoodie\" or the Aquatech lens cap.
The lens foot is usually replaced by a RRS one sooner or later but it\'s not a major.
The weight will really surprise you and a monopod will be a consideration at some point if you don\'t already own one.
You must always support the lens and not let the camera take the weight in any near horizontal position as you could damage the camera lens mount. I guess this is obvious.
Don\'t use the VR unless it\'s needed and don\'t believe the Nikon manual about using it on a tripod - turn it off when doing so.
I\'d suggest you seriously check out the front or back focus and compensate with AF fine tune if necessary as it can vary by an amount on this lens. The trouble is, you think it\'s sharp and it is, but until it\'s focused perfectly you don\'t realize how sharp it can be.
Congratulations ct8282. You\'ll absolutely love the lens and the sharpness and bokeh will floor you. Much sharper than can be depicted on these web pages.
A few things.
The lens hood that comes with the lens is not convenient. You need to buy something like the Lens Coat \"Hoodie\" or the Aquatech lens cap.
The lens foot is usually replaced by a RRS one sooner or later but it\'s not a major.
The weight will really surprise you and a monopod will be a consideration at some point if you don\'t already own one.
You must always support the lens and not let the camera take the weight in any near horizontal position as you could damage the camera lens mount. I guess this is obvious.
Don\'t use the VR unless it\'s needed and don\'t believe the Nikon manual about using it on a tripod - turn it off when doing so.
I\'d suggest you seriously check out the front or back focus and compensate with AF fine tune if necessary as it can vary by an amount on this lens. The trouble is, you think it\'s sharp and it is, but until it\'s focused perfectly you don\'t realize how sharp it can be.
When taking portraits with chubby be very careful about the DOF as it\'s razor thin wide open. You can have one eye in focus another out of focus in a near frontal shot.
Happy shooting!
Dec 07, 2012 at 04:08 PM
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