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Advantages to Gold-Ring Nikkor 12-24?
I am ready to purchase my fist ultrawide zoom lens. On the advice of a friend, I ordered a refurbished Nikkor 10-24mm DX for $699. Almost immediately, I started having an intense case of buyers remorse :( Why? Because I started to read a lot of negative comments on dgrin/dpreview about variable-aperture lenses. I did take… -
Re: Advantages to Gold-Ring Nikkor 12-24?
[QUOTE=wfls;1960277Why? Because I started to read a lot of negative comments on dgrin/dpreview about variable-aperture lenses. [/QUOTE] I've had great experiences with some variable-aperture lenses (specifically Olympus's) so I don't think there is a specific issue with a lens being variable VS fixed aperture. That being… -
Re: Advantages to Gold-Ring Nikkor 12-24?
I should point out that although both lenses have similar specs, they have very different internal construction. I know next to nothing about optics, but I figured someone else on this board might be able to take a look at these diagrams and see what I am talking about. The Nikkor 10-24 has an extending barrel, while the… -
Re: Advantages to Gold-Ring Nikkor 12-24?
The 12-24's only redeeming quality at this point is that the overall construction might be just a little bit more robust and, well, ready to survive a severe impact on concrete or something. And even then, they're both mostly plastic. Other than that, (unless you PLAN to drop your lens on concrete, or heavily abuse it in…
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