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<blockquote data-quote="stmv" data-source="post: 135885" data-attributes="member: 10038">if you go back to the older Nikon, it was all great, super build, and lens were built for the purpose, Then came the E series lens, and Nikkor could barely succeed in lowering quality, and in fact, some of the E series are my favorite lens (100 mm gem), and I like the E series 135 2.8.. sweet.Then came autofocus, and Nikon needed to compete,,, and the first set of really cheapo plastic started to show up. really really bad stuff. and most not made by Nikon, as we evolved to a consumer line, and the more serious set. interesting, I believe we are starting to see a convergence in optical quality again, and the lines are blurring again. but.. even Nikon does declare certain lens professional..for the newest Nikkors,,I am leaning toward the 14x24,,, but might pick up the 18x35 first. the buzz on the 18x35 is pretty high. essentially all the 2.8.. or the super uber high end teles. but the rest. well, its up to the user, I suppose.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stmv, post: 135885, member: 10038"] if you go back to the older Nikon, it was all great, super build, and lens were built for the purpose, Then came the E series lens, and Nikkor could barely succeed in lowering quality, and in fact, some of the E series are my favorite lens (100 mm gem), and I like the E series 135 2.8.. sweet. Then came autofocus, and Nikon needed to compete,,, and the first set of really cheapo plastic started to show up. really really bad stuff. and most not made by Nikon, as we evolved to a consumer line, and the more serious set. interesting, I believe we are starting to see a convergence in optical quality again, and the lines are blurring again. but.. even Nikon does declare certain lens professional.. for the newest Nikkors,, I am leaning toward the 14x24,,, but might pick up the 18x35 first. the buzz on the 18x35 is pretty high. essentially all the 2.8.. or the super uber high end teles. but the rest. well, its up to the user, I suppose. [/QUOTE]

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