Can't believe it took 4 weeks for this lens to be mentioned.#2 105/2.0DC
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Can't believe it took 4 weeks for this lens to be mentioned.#2 105/2.0DC
yes, no question the 105/2 DC will be a main lens. My favorite Nikon portrait lens. My D800 "kit"Can't believe it took 4 weeks for this lens to be mentioned.
I have the 135/2 DC - It's slightly too long to be universally useful.Can't believe it took 4 weeks for this lens to be mentioned.
My 180 has been ridiculously sharp on D700 as well as D2X.Im still on the bubble if the 180 will work okay. I did buy it used though so worth a try.
Minimalist kit for me.
24-70 f2.8
28 f2.8 Schneider PC Super Angulon (already have it; currently testing)
50 1.8g (something small fast cheap)
I haven't tried this it on my new D4 yet, but I love the 135, often take it on trips abroad rather than the less-compact 70-200. I've beat it around pretty badly but it hasn't mis-aligned yet, and always considered it fairly rugged. Now you will have me coddling it.I have the 135/2 DC - It's slightly too long to be universally useful.
THe problem with the DC lens is that it's a really complicated design (not just optically) and you have take great care with it in the field. Even in a heavily padded bag, a drop can cause the internal mechanics to misalign. This is what happened to mine. $$$$.
Today's zooms are of course just as complex. They are just built better.
Here's the lens.Hang on a second.. Schneider do a PC Super Angulon in F mount?!?! That I did not know! How does it compare to the Nikon?
I am surprised that you could not identify polycarbonate as plastic. :shocked:IMHO, the DC lenses are über-built. All that metal and crinkle paint. I suppose a drop of the right distance and angle could mis-align almost any lens, zoom or otherwise...
There might be a lot of sample variation with these. I read an online review from someone else saying the same thing as you, and responses from other people saying they couldn't imagine what he was talking about.I had one of these a number of years ago with a canon mount. It was not that great of a lens. It might have been better than the original 24mm TSE but it produced horrible chromatic aberration and non-sharp corners especially when shifted. I am sure it is not as good as the new 24mm TSE from canon-- which i own and think is a wonderful lens