Opticallimits

Fast & wide .. AF-S 24mm f/1.8E ED

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/sin.../index.htm

 

Fast standard zoom ... AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoo.../index.htm

 

and the surprisingly affordable AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoo.../index.htm

Nice MTFs actually ...

Crazy size and weight for the 24-70mm f2.8 VR:

1070 grams. 154.5mm measured from the flange. Yikes. That lens makes it about as long as my 70-200mm f4 L lens on my 6D. And way heavier too.

 

http://j.mp/1KQida5

 

The old Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 already was very bulky, but the new one almost dwarfs it:

nikon-24-70mm-f28-vr3.jpg

 

And it looks like it has quite some mechanical vignetting, look at the swirly bokeh:

af-s-nikkor-24-70mm-f2.8e-ed-vr-lens-sample-images-6-620x413.jpg

af-s-nikkor-24-70mm-f2.8e-ed-vr-lens-sample-images-12-620x414.jpg

 

http://www.cameraegg.org/nikon-af-s-nikk...le-images/

 

Hmmm, at times I wonder.