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<blockquote data-quote="DraganDL" data-source="post: 322794" data-attributes="member: 18251">&quot;can't vouch for this particular variant but my <a href="http://nikonites.com/products/wide-angle-6/nikkor-28mm-f2-179/" target="_blank">28mm f/2</a>.8 AIS is so sharp I have to handle it with leather gloves.&quot;STM: that's a completely different story - the lens purchased by Bill16 is a NEW variant (unlike the old AiS, this AF, although without&nbsp; a &quot;D&quot; mark is chipped, has AF and the aperture info needed for light metering with cheaper bodies). It is a good lens - maybe a little more softer in the corners at full aperture, but it's good nevertheless. Like Sparky stated, the &quot;D&quot; variant has the same optics, with the addition of &quot;distance info&quot;, needed for flash(es) to work in (i)TTL mode...look at this:&nbsp; http://goo.gl/WHiQzz</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DraganDL, post: 322794, member: 18251"] [COLOR=#000000]"can't vouch for this particular variant but my [/COLOR][URL="http://nikonites.com/products/wide-angle-6/nikkor-28mm-f2-179/"]28mm f/2[/URL][COLOR=#000000].8 AIS is so sharp I have to handle it with leather gloves." [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]STM: that's a completely different story - the lens purchased by Bill16 is a NEW variant (unlike the old AiS, this AF, although without a "D" mark is chipped, has AF and the aperture info needed for light metering with cheaper bodies). It is a good lens - maybe a little more softer in the corners at full aperture, but it's good nevertheless. Like Sparky stated, the "D" variant has the same optics, with the addition of "distance info", needed for flash(es) to work in (i)TTL mode... look at this: [/COLOR]http://goo.gl/WHiQzz[COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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