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Deciding which lens to buy

Started Sep 5, 2016 | Discussions thread
Truman Prevatt
Truman Prevatt Forum Pro • Posts: 14,596
Re: Deciding which lens to buy

Vernon Church wrote:

Can you wait for the new 23 F2? MUCH smaller and more portable than the current 23 and my next purchase.

I don't buy Nikon second tier f1.8 lenses - I buy the f1.4 lenses. Weight difference we are talking about 4 oz, about 1/3 of a small woman's Tee shirt.  Size about 1/2 inch.  The 23 f1.4 is a top of the line fully corrected lens.  The f2 version if anything like it's counter part the 35 f2 - not even close to being corrected required S/W to do it.  Take a look a photozone and see how bad the distortion really is.

If the 23 f2 does it for you - fine by me.  However, in general the fastest versions of a lens is the best design and built be it Nikon, Canon or Fuji. Of course they cost more but more often than not you get what you pay for.

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