If I go with the Kodak, which lenses are judges to be best suited at the moment
I'm interested in the range 21 or 24mm up to 200mm.
Late model ED glass AF-S zooms seem to consistently be reported as top picks by various 14n shooters. You rarely see posts of problems from 14n shooters with these lenses. The new VR zooms are great. I recently got one of the new 24-120 VR lenses for use on my 14n. It's not terribly expensive. The VR function is superb and easily compensates for the relatively slow speed of the lens. The range is perfect for a one lens does almost everything solution; and the optical performance is very good. My favorite lens for optical performance on the 14n is my 80-200. This is one of the earlier AutoFocus models (not S) but it is ED glass. Most all of the later model Nikkor zooms in this range get good reports. When you see people posting problems with certain lenses on the 14n, its almost always a fixed focal length lens... or maybe an odd or older zoom that is not in the camera's recognized lens optimization database. Lenses like the 50 f1.8 and 85 f1.8 are notoriously bad if used stopped down. I have the 50 f1.8. It's tack sharp optically, but when stopped down very far... and when bright elements are included in the scene... you get a reflection of the rear element off the chip that manifests itself as a big orange or magenta circular blob right dead center in the image. The 85 1.8 will do the same thing. Not all fixed focal length lenses are bad, but the vast majority of lens issues people report seem to involve fixed focal length lenses. Stick with late model Nikkor zooms and you should be very happy.
Bob Smith
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