[KasperE]

Comparing the lab scene shots, it is clear that the AF-S has better bokeh in the background highlights, but I also notice that the new lens has a very slightly less pleasant (to my taste) rendering of out-of-focus areas, see e.g. the ruler shots and the crops of the playing cards. In the latter crops, the new lens seems to smear less and a tiny bit of doubling of lines is seen. Not that I would by any means describe this as a problem, and as a happy AF-D owner, I might be biased.



Is there any explanation of this behavior? I also notice that the AF-S seems to have better contrast. Could this cause the slightly reduced smearing?



Best,

Kasper