[davidmanze]

Hi, I think personally that if you are not happy with the lens you could; obtain an estimate for repairing the lens from Nikon by telephone, a min/max price,if that seems expensive sell the lens (ebay or the like) everybody is selling offcenter lenses, I know I bought one from there so it's nothing unusual.Then if you buy secondhand always ask for RAW images taken at infinity(full aperture1/2 stops down at all focal lengths)This in the main will show whether the lens is well centered and gives you a good chance of seeing the overall quality,or buy new with a test in the shop or at least a return if not satisfied agreement.This off center lenses business is a real worry especially when you consider the price of lenses!I am sorry but my experiences show well over half of new lenses have some offcenter problems. I have even seen articles stating (backed by scientific figures and this that and the other) that we can't expect perfectly centered lenses and we are being unreasonable in thinking so.Well I for one think we should should be getting well centered examples for the money we are paying!

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