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<blockquote data-quote="openshadows" data-source="post: 130720" data-attributes="member: 12111">Just got my lens.&nbsp; Took it out in the back and shot the fence at most apertures and focal lengths.&nbsp; Physical - Incredibly light and reasonably compact.&nbsp; Very similar to&nbsp; the 24-85 but slightly lighter. 77mm filter size which is nice.&nbsp;Optically:&nbsp;Sharpness: Excellent at all focal lengths from f/3.5 (f/4.5 at 35) to f/11 with f/5.6 seeming to be the best on my sample.&nbsp;Distortion: Very little noticed but haven't really checked this out&nbsp; yet.&nbsp; Definitely the least barrel distortion of any super-wide I have&nbsp; ever owned. No correction for distortion or CA on these samples.&nbsp; CA: slight at edge of frame but easily corrected.&nbsp;Below is a link to 4 full size jpegs with just normal sharpening and&nbsp; curves adjustment out of LR. Shot with D600.&nbsp; I only provided 18mm and&nbsp; 35mm at wide open and f/5.6 as everything else upt f/11 is pretty much&nbsp; the same.&nbsp; F/16 and smaller is good but starts to fall off a bit due to&nbsp; refraction.&nbsp; All shots with D600 at iso 100 on tripod. This is the lens that will stay on the camera.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.openshadowsphotography.com/Other/Nikon-18-35G/28514510_h2qvGd#!i=2416561209&amp;k=ttVXpfX&amp;lb=1&amp;s=A" target="_blank">Nikon 18-35G - Open Shadows Photography - Michael Wilcox</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="openshadows, post: 130720, member: 12111"] Just got my lens. Took it out in the back and shot the fence at most apertures and focal lengths. Physical - Incredibly light and reasonably compact. Very similar to the 24-85 but slightly lighter. 77mm filter size which is nice. Optically: Sharpness: Excellent at all focal lengths from f/3.5 (f/4.5 at 35) to f/11 with f/5.6 seeming to be the best on my sample. Distortion: Very little noticed but haven't really checked this out yet. Definitely the least barrel distortion of any super-wide I have ever owned. No correction for distortion or CA on these samples. CA: slight at edge of frame but easily corrected. Below is a link to 4 full size jpegs with just normal sharpening and curves adjustment out of LR. Shot with D600. I only provided 18mm and 35mm at wide open and f/5.6 as everything else upt f/11 is pretty much the same. F/16 and smaller is good but starts to fall off a bit due to refraction. All shots with D600 at iso 100 on tripod. This is the lens that will stay on the camera. [url=http://www.openshadowsphotography.com/Other/Nikon-18-35G/28514510_h2qvGd#!i=2416561209&k=ttVXpfX&lb=1&s=A]Nikon 18-35G - Open Shadows Photography - Michael Wilcox[/url] [/QUOTE]

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