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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 329360" data-attributes="member: 14443">I think optically its fabulous. I used it yesterday in a wedding and it made me smile but I also used the D and while optically the G was better the D is faster in AF. I just think build is not the level it dhould be for an $1800 lens. I would DEMAND a metal body for that price. compared to the old, its a step back imo. I think all of the primes look and feel cheap and are a step back. af is slow on many of them. compared to the d versions. cheap plastic build, cheap plastic hoods, cheap plastic threading. this is not the nikon I know. when I think nikon primes, I think of &quot;built like a tank&quot;-85 1.4 D-105 f/2 DC-135 F/2 DC-180mm f/2.8all wide primeseven the 85 1.8d is better built than the new primes. its plastic on the outside but you can feel its quality. today with nikon, its not the same as it was. Sorry buddy, I just feel for that money, and putting it next to the 1.4d you clearly see its not the same quality. it looks great but not the same. I apologize if I offended you buddy. I just think nikon is spiraling down. they are greedy and give less than what they did. Im very sad to see nikon like this. and the fact their stock is so low says it all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 329360, member: 14443"] I think optically its fabulous. I used it yesterday in a wedding and it made me smile but I also used the D and while optically the G was better the D is faster in AF. I just think build is not the level it dhould be for an $1800 lens. I would DEMAND a metal body for that price. compared to the old, its a step back imo. I think all of the primes look and feel cheap and are a step back. af is slow on many of them. compared to the d versions. cheap plastic build, cheap plastic hoods, cheap plastic threading. this is not the nikon I know. when I think nikon primes, I think of "built like a tank" -85 1.4 D -105 f/2 DC -135 F/2 DC -180mm f/2.8 all wide primes even the 85 1.8d is better built than the new primes. its plastic on the outside but you can feel its quality. today with nikon, its not the same as it was. Sorry buddy, I just feel for that money, and putting it next to the 1.4d you clearly see its not the same quality. it looks great but not the same. I apologize if I offended you buddy. I just think nikon is spiraling down. they are greedy and give less than what they did. Im very sad to see nikon like this. and the fact their stock is so low says it all. [/QUOTE]

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