OK, so now I hate testing lenses. I love checking my lenses to make sure they are good or bad - but comparing lenses is a whole different storry.
Decided to compare only the 300mm 4.5 EDIF to the 300mm 4.5 ED K.
No point comparing to the 300mm H, it is a decent lens but not a competitor.
No point testing agaisnt the 50-300mm 4.5 ED, it is an excellent lens, but big and heavy, if you need a zoom use it, if you only need 300mm use the others.
When testing I decided to mount the EDIF on the D800 and the ED K on the D810. I was disappointed that the K was a little less contrasty and a little less sharp than the ais. Then I switched cameras and the contrast and sharpness stayed with the camera, not the lens. I thought processing raw files made camera settings null, but something is making my D810 not as good as the D800, will check their settings, guessing it is extended dynamic range.
These two lenses are very close to each other, really hard to differentiate, except for one thing, which I will show.
Processing copy paste, no aberration corrections.
First the K on D800, all photos at 100% res on flickr
OK, so now I hate testing lenses. I love checking my lenses to make sure they are good or bad - but comparing lenses is a whole different storry.
Decided to compare only the 300mm 4.5 EDIF to the 300mm 4.5 ED K.
No point comparing to the 300mm H, it is a decent lens but not a competitor.
No point testing agaisnt the 50-300mm 4.5 ED, it is an excellent lens, but big and heavy, if you need a zoom use it, if you only need 300mm use the others.
When testing I decided to mount the EDIF on the D800 and the ED K on the D810. I was disappointed that the K was a little less contrasty and a little less sharp than the ais. Then I switched cameras and the contrast and sharpness stayed with the camera, not the lens. I thought processing raw files made camera settings null, but something is making my D810 not as good as the D800, will check their settings, guessing it is extended dynamic range.
These two lenses are very close to each other, really hard to differentiate, except for one thing, which I will show.
Processing copy paste, no aberration corrections.
First the K on D800, all photos at 100% res on flickr
To truly complement this presentation I must show you the EDIF on the D800, where performance is very close to that of the ED K on the same camera, earlier in the morning, better light as well.
