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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 127140" data-attributes="member: 9240">To back myself up a bit more, here's a site I use a lot to compare two lenses.&nbsp; I've got it set for the 18-55mm vs. 18-105mm comparison.&nbsp; You can step through apertures and focal lengths, matching up precisely at 18, 24 &amp; 35mm, and then comparing the 45-55mm on the shorter lens to 50mm on the longer.&nbsp; Throughout I find the 18-105 to be as sharp or sharper, particularly at maximum aperture, but with more issues with Chromatic Aberation.&nbsp; For me, CA is more easily dealt with in post-processing (Adobe Camera RAW does a nice job).&nbsp; From this site alone, if there's a &quot;better&quot; lens then for me it's the 18-105mm, but I make no such assertion - it is only an opinion based on this site.&nbsp; I'd need to have both in my possession to make a real comparison.<a href="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=662&amp;Camera=614&amp;Sample=0&amp;FLI=4&amp;API=1&amp;LensComp=665&amp;CameraComp=614&amp;SampleComp=0&amp;FLIComp=3&amp;APIComp=1" target="_blank">Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX Nikkor Lens Image Quality</a>To use, mouse over the image to change from the 18-55mm to the 18-105mm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 127140, member: 9240"] To back myself up a bit more, here's a site I use a lot to compare two lenses. I've got it set for the 18-55mm vs. 18-105mm comparison. You can step through apertures and focal lengths, matching up precisely at 18, 24 & 35mm, and then comparing the 45-55mm on the shorter lens to 50mm on the longer. Throughout I find the 18-105 to be as sharp or sharper, particularly at maximum aperture, but with more issues with Chromatic Aberation. For me, CA is more easily dealt with in post-processing (Adobe Camera RAW does a nice job). From this site alone, if there's a "better" lens then for me it's the 18-105mm, but I make no such assertion - it is only an opinion based on this site. I'd need to have both in my possession to make a real comparison. [url=http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=662&Camera=614&Sample=0&FLI=4&API=1&LensComp=665&CameraComp=614&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=3&APIComp=1]Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX Nikkor Lens Image Quality[/url] To use, mouse over the image to change from the 18-55mm to the 18-105mm. [/QUOTE]

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