Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> "second-hand" not "second" even I'm not enough of a camera geek to buy two. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Beddoe > Sent: 09 September 2009 13:18 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica Trica > > I bought a second AIS 28mm f2.8 because he raved about it as the sharpest > lens > Nikon makes. It's sharp but it isn't THE sharpest of course but I'm still > glad I bought it because it vignettes like crazy and I like the look of the > pictures. > > I look at his site because it's nice to get someone else to confirm that > the > lens I've just bought is good no matter how unscientific his opinion. > > Neil A friend of mine called Nikon on the phone and they guy on the other end of the line told him not to get it its the only lens in the Nikon prime wide lineup without CNC which means corrected to perform well close in. I got an early AF cheap plastic version at Camera world for 99.99 and I avoid using it for critical close-ups, maybe. Mark William Rabiner