Well, I enjoyed the lens discussion here but not the rest of it.
In my experience, with over 25 years of shooting, wide open is crappola to me on most hi-speed lenses. I had the Nikon 24mm F2 AIS, and various Nikon 50mm Ais F1.2 and F1.4 Ais and AFD lenses along with the Nikon 35mm F1.4 Ais. The overall flare/lack of contrast/unsharpness wide open and my inability to achieve precise focus wide open made them worthless to me at max aperture. The only benefit I realized was the brighter look thru the viewfinder for focusing and the so called \"snob appeal\" of \"owning the best\". What a waste of money for me as I think back on it now.
F2 lenses suit me just fine. I feel good about my 105 DC F2 and 35mm F2 AFD and my 50mm F1.8 AFD when used wide open. I was pleased with my 85mm F1.8 at F2. With these lenses, wide open was always there if I needed it. Also, I can see thru the viewfinder very well, thank you, at F2.
I don\'t give a damn about F1.4 lenses now for the above mentioned reasons and the fact that the front end is so wide. I like compact primes with no flare.
Feb 13, 2010 at 04:38 PM
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