[Rover]

More serious I see 3 flaws; the vignetting is a bit high at f1.4; it is not APO (or even close to APO) and the front bokeh looks er off (but perhaps I'm being unfair here - i'm looking at the ruler not the bokeh shot).


The vignet does seem high to myself for a short tele. THe canon 85f1.2 for example has less vignet but is a stop faster but maybe that is not a fair comparison. -

1.2 vs 1.4 isn't a stop of difference... It's 1/3 or maybe 1/2 stop. :o

There is no doubt that this lens has very good resolution and is in general a very good lens but is it one that is destined to be a classic ?

Give me your definition of a classic.

Mine says it will be one, much like the 14-24 that has already sealed its legacy.


And in order to use that Nerdy Editor moment... Sorry Markus.

Nikon restricted this modern aperture variant to it's high end long primes, the PC-E tilt shift lenses and the recently announced 70-200/2.8E VR.

I think it's not a restriction, especially since there is the new 16-80/2.8-4E.


Re:the lens itself, looks like a rad unit, the resolution is almost too good to be true.

As a fun "aside", among your 5 recent reviews seen on the main page (mobile version - I'm on vacation) none there is one lens from each of the most important manufacturers.