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| sent on 03 Marzo 2023
Pros: Versatility, performance, construction, price
Cons: It takes a lot of imagination to find them
Opinion: Although I already knew the specifics regarding the dimensions, the first approach left me perplexed: heavy, huge, almost embarrassing. In reality, then, so much exuberance can almost become a source of pride, since mounting it on a Nikon D700 (other 1100g) is rather balanced and you quickly get used to it. Except for the zoom ring, a bit excessive in the effort necessary to maneuver it. I do not think it is due to my specimen in particular but to the important amount of glass that is put in motion in about 60 ^ of rotation. My disappointment is all here, for the rest it is a masterpiece. I read many reviews talk about flare in the G1 version. In this G2 it is extremely rare, not to say absent. As soon as I got it, I tested this lens under a nagging rain at the last carnival of Viareggio; A show not to be missed for those who do not know. A night street with contrasts and plays of light capable of breaking the ambitions of the best optics if not specifically designed for such situations. The seal is perfect and aberrations non-existent, at least on my 12Mp sensor. Performance that pushes to search for difficult subjects because they allow you to extract all the sense of three-dimensionality. Even bokeh is very effective, even if contained by short focal lengths. Probably the great resolution puts the paw on it. It is a blade also at full aperture and at all focal lengths, with a slight drop perceptible at the extremes of the range, a sign that the technicians have well optimized it by centering the performance. Fast and quiet focusing and stabilization. Very effective. It is rare to miss a photo, even in very difficult situations. With still subjects I was able to get perfectly sharp images up to 1/3 of a second freehand. I do not exclude being able to go beyond the shorter focal length. Very low distortion that probably goes to zero in the intermediate focal lengths. Unperceived vignetting, natural colors, legible shadows. Precise, solid construction, even with a plastic barrel, in metal would have been really unlikely. For amateur use, once you find the place in the backpack by removing on average 2 optics, it does not regret the performance of any of the many fixed focal lengths I tried, from Nikkor AFD 14 / 2.8 onwards, indeed, it outclasses them all. All those of the old generation at least. Obviously not for the qualities of compactness, which now take on an almost nostalgic meaning. Modern technology, which clearly makes the difference. In conclusion, it is an infallible perspective, with very high absolute performance and a paradoxical quality / price ratio, especially if taken used. Many are migrating to mirrorless, take advantage of it. |
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