Opticallimits

As requested, some sample images of the AF-D 180 taken with the D3x:



http://photozone.smugmug.com/Reviews/afd18028d3x



-- Markus

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As requested, some sample images of the AF-D 180 taken with the D3x:



[url="http://photozone.smugmug.com/Reviews/afd18028d3x"]http://photozone.smu...ews/afd18028d3x[/url]



-- Markus

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Looks sharp to me...? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Oh my... this really looks wonderful! I wonder if I had a bad sample. Sharpness of yours looks excellent, even at f/2.8! Besides, image character is just as expected, I like it a lot!



Christian

Indeed sharp... And based on samples with various OOF transition zones, I think the bokeh looks quite nice.



Serkan

Was it still "a joy" to use?

Certainly looks sharp to me!

[quote name='mst' timestamp='1331239592' post='16489']

As requested, some sample images of the AF-D 180 taken with the D3x:



http://photozone.smugmug.com/Reviews/afd18028d3x



-- Markus

[/quote]





I nearly bought one about 3 years ago; the secondhand sample I tried was sharp, super bokeh



The screwdriver focus seemed outdated, particularly on a tele lens with a long focus travel



What makes it a no-no for me is the purple fringing around highlights and the strong blue CAs at full aperture on high contrast subjects. See samples on www.the-digital-picture.com

Hum. Aren't most 180f2.8 lenses automatic 3 1/2 or higher? The only magic to add would be apo wonder <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



Having said that and now looking at the images; this lens is clearly not APO. The bookeh looks quite pleasing (cept for lack of APO wonder)



At f8.0 the corners are nice but not as nice as the middle; at f2.8 - ack the bookeh has issues (mostly in the corner?; not sure if it is due to subject distance or corner issue) but the resolution looks decent; my guess is a solid 4 '*' but my guesses are always way off so far off that I should stop commenting on previews. Something about bookeh is bothering me. I'm bothered by the f2.8 bookeh.