04-11-2012, 09:31 AM
I had the D version and replaced it with the G version recently. I don't remember any issues with the focus ring (it's placed quite near to the front element). Actually I found it a very decent lens (both the BQ and the optics) considering the price of it. And why I've got the new version then? Because the daughter of a friend was about to buy her first DSLR and I asking for a lens for potraits... So it was a gift from me to her... But I have to admit that I was looking for a good reason to get the new G version at that time <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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The G version is bigger but feels like a toy when it comes to the weight. And after a short time, one can realize that it's not a toy. I'm not an AF freak at all but compared to the D version the AF (speed and the noise) is way much better. Optics are very decent, maybe you already know that the G version includes an aspherical element. By the way, I don't think the center lw/ph figure differences of both lenses in PZ results can be distinguished on the final image. So I personally wouldn't mind that.
The color rendition is somehow cooler than the D version but the most remarkable difference is the OOF rendering. The 1.8G shines there...
Considering the usage for close portraits and/or city scapes for example, I think the 1.8G can be seen clearly as an "improvement" of the D version. But of course improvement of the pricing is another thing <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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' />...The G version is bigger but feels like a toy when it comes to the weight. And after a short time, one can realize that it's not a toy. I'm not an AF freak at all but compared to the D version the AF (speed and the noise) is way much better. Optics are very decent, maybe you already know that the G version includes an aspherical element. By the way, I don't think the center lw/ph figure differences of both lenses in PZ results can be distinguished on the final image. So I personally wouldn't mind that.
The color rendition is somehow cooler than the D version but the most remarkable difference is the OOF rendering. The 1.8G shines there...
Considering the usage for close portraits and/or city scapes for example, I think the 1.8G can be seen clearly as an "improvement" of the D version. But of course improvement of the pricing is another thing <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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