The older Nikon 105mm was a lens that is very sharp, but there is a lot of
myths about it and as time goes on those myths become larger. Was it sharp?
Yes. Sharper than modern lenses? Depends which lens you compare it to. I
would put my new Sigma 70mm F2.8 EX against your Nikon 105mm
The 50mm F1.4 is a great lens, but the fact that you have a loose front
element means you should get it checked. It is still more a consumer grade
lens much like the Nikon 50mm F1.4. Mine is fine and I am not easy on my
lenses. Maybe you have a defective one.
Peter K
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Subsequently, I bought a 50mm f1.4 and found that it too delivers a good
image. But the loose front element on this lens has always made me wonder
about Canon design. My ancient Nikon 105mm f2.5 Macro, and, to a lesser
extent, the Nikon 50mm f1.4 can still beat my current Canon lenses. Not
everything newer is sharper.
To Peter and the group,
Legends aside, I recently did a head-to-head test on my 1Ds between the new
Canon 100mm Macro and my 35 year-old Nikon 105mm Macro.The older lens was
sharper with less vignetting.
But the loose front element on my Canon 50mm f1.4 bothers me. After using it
a few times, I called and complained to a tech rep saying that I could loose
image registration due to movement in sequential frames when inserting a gel
filter in my bellows lens shade. The tech rep said I should not use a heavy
lens shade (buy a Canon one instead!). Furthermore, he explained that the
"loose front element" was part of the focusing system of that lens. I
pointed out that no other lens I owned, old, new or crappy had so much
wobble. Well, other Canon lenses have internal focusing, but that's the way
the 50mms are made, he said. End of discussion.
Stan Patz NYC
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www.PatzImaging.com
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