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Nikkor 300mm f4.5 AIS
#1
Posted 11 March 2017 - 04:19 AM
#2
Posted 11 March 2017 - 04:43 AM
I had one and sold it. It has some CA and the focus throw is, strangely enough, longer than the Ai version. It is less prone to flare than the earlier non-ED versions as it is SIC-coated instead of NIC. The corners are nice and crisp and the distortion is manageable. It handles 24 MP well, but the D8xx bodies outresolve it.
The CA is easily corrected as it is pronounced enough that the removal doesn't rob the photo of detail.
Overall, it is a nice tele lens and easy to use even if the elusive ED non-IF and the ED IF are better.
#3
Posted 11 March 2017 - 05:25 AM
I had one and sold it. It has some CA and the focus throw is, strangely enough, longer than the Ai version. It is less prone to flare than the earlier non-ED versions as it is SIC-coated instead of NIC. The corners are nice and crisp and the distortion is manageable. It handles 24 MP well, but the D8xx bodies outresolve it.
The CA is easily corrected as it is pronounced enough that the removal doesn't rob the photo of detail.
Overall, it is a nice tele lens and easy to use even if the elusive ED non-IF and the ED IF are better.
Thanks Peter. Sounds good to me. The one I'm looking at is being sold as an ED AIS, it's the version that stops down to f32