I had high hopes for this lens as my Nikon 50 f1.8 and the 100 f2.8 are very sharp and are a dream to use in the field. However, this is the worst 28mm lens I have used to date. There's a lot of play in the focusing ring and the aperture ring must have some wear to it as it moves too easily. Every time I took it out of my bag I had to recheck the settings which proved necessary. It seems to be decentered as the left side is pretty soft and the right side could be sharper as well. All this makes me believe I bought, not a bad copy, but certainly one not in pristine condition. After using my 50 f2.8 and 100 f2.8 from Nikon, the 28mm can't be this much worse. Built quality is great, and if I has received a better example then I believe this lens could have been up there with the best of them. I didn't receive a great example so I have to live with it.
I don't think I'll be purchasing a second copy of this lens as I have several good to great 28mm lenses already. However, I will post a couple of images from it just to show what it's capable of. A better example can produce better images obviously but the posted images are considered good enough for web use.
I don't think I'll be purchasing a second copy of this lens as I have several good to great 28mm lenses already. However, I will post a couple of images from it just to show what it's capable of. A better example can produce better images obviously but the posted images are considered good enough for web use.
