優點:
Very sharp, even at F4.
Great colour, from skin to clothes to trees.
Lighter than F2.8 counterparts.
VR is great.
77mm filter. CPL and other filters can be reused.
缺點:
Vignetting. Visible but easily solved by software like Lightroom.
Distortion. Again visible but easily solved by software.
Price? Would better justify if MIJ.
評價:
I have been using this with D610, primarily photoshooting my 2 daughters. This is my lens for kids parties and family trips. Coming from 18-200 DX, 5x zoom is enough for general purpose with much better image quality across all focal length. 24mm is great . 3mm is material in realm of wide.
I have also considered 24-70/2.8. My rationales were VR and weight. Weight plays an important role because I carry lots of stuff for my 2 daughters. F4 is enough to isolate subject from surrounding with good image quality wide open. This quality for weight trade-off works great for me.
Another is VR versus F2.8. Unlike many I have shaky hands. With VR I could set Auto ISO to normal and get lots of sharp pictures. WIth prime I need to set to faster shutter. This VR gives roughly 3 stops of gain. Compare to 2.8 which is 1 stop with better bokeh. Again I am trading bokeh for shutter and works for me too.