11-25-2011, 02:09 PM
"The poor sharpness on the left and the center green bottle could be a result of the backfocus".
I'm fairly certain that this is the case so in the worse case scenario I will be able to get center and right-hand side to be OK, once the lens is serviced. But the problem as you can see is that something is seriously wrong on the left-hand side. I have f5.6 and f8 samples and they confirm the problem. (The 16-35 image was at f4, the 18-55 at f4.5).
Incidentally, I had the AF Fine-Tune at +9. I tried all the way to +20, but beyond +10 the image fell apart.
Hey, look on the bright side. the 18-55 is one hell of a lens!
"The doubleness of parts of the image might point to a VR-related problem? ".
Double and triple checked. VR was off.
Oh well, I have an excuse to go into the "Big Smoke" - Ljubljana, to get a quote for repairs.
I read the fine print and Nikon says that warranties are not transferable.
Usually, I am very careful with lens purchases. With this one not only did the seller say that it's practically new, but it really is. No signs of user negligence.
I might just have to keep going with that 18-35mm "wonder" lens.
It's more than a let down from Nikon, to say the least, seeing that the 16-35 cost me 10x the 18-55, which the seller threw in a CPL!
I'm fairly certain that this is the case so in the worse case scenario I will be able to get center and right-hand side to be OK, once the lens is serviced. But the problem as you can see is that something is seriously wrong on the left-hand side. I have f5.6 and f8 samples and they confirm the problem. (The 16-35 image was at f4, the 18-55 at f4.5).
Incidentally, I had the AF Fine-Tune at +9. I tried all the way to +20, but beyond +10 the image fell apart.
Hey, look on the bright side. the 18-55 is one hell of a lens!
"The doubleness of parts of the image might point to a VR-related problem? ".
Double and triple checked. VR was off.
Oh well, I have an excuse to go into the "Big Smoke" - Ljubljana, to get a quote for repairs.
I read the fine print and Nikon says that warranties are not transferable.
Usually, I am very careful with lens purchases. With this one not only did the seller say that it's practically new, but it really is. No signs of user negligence.
I might just have to keep going with that 18-35mm "wonder" lens.
It's more than a let down from Nikon, to say the least, seeing that the 16-35 cost me 10x the 18-55, which the seller threw in a CPL!