> Are all Nikon lenses created equal? No. They make cheap lenses and they > make expensive ones. The more expensive ones cost more for a reason. > There are a couple of MF Nikkor lenses that haven't changed optical > formula over many years (50/1.4 and 105/2.5), but the "mechanicals" have > gotten cheaper (or at least the lenses are smaller and lighter). The > optics, on the other hand (for lenses that have been revised and updated > over the years) have gotten better. If anything, the competition from > Canon keeps the pressure on Nikon to maintain their standards. > > BR
Agreed. What I meant, however, was that maybe with the "updated" optics, these lenses lost some of that "look" that made photographers choose them in the first place. Lukasz
