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  Man your up late, are you on nights?  

 

   Yes, but you understand these optical things better than most and probably pay more attention to the numbers , however, it seems to have come as a surprise to many, when the question about the G2's focus breathing was raised you got it straight off the bat,

  I didn't notice the MFD of the first model or the second for that matter but in the end, surprise, knowledge, or whatever, the FB  problem with the G2 is tamed to some extent by the MFD, least ways it does better than the VRII....asI see it!

  Matt is not that technical, I am better at bar charts that specs, in fact I have a penchant for bars, fortunately in them , not behind them......but then who knows? 

 

  Any thoughts on my AF20mm F2.8D fogged element scenario? I've googled about separating the elements and have found out what cement to use "Canadian Balsam" or a UV curing cement called "Vitrelit" (something like that) neither of which I know where to find. It seems so ridiculous to junk a otherwise decent lens for a couple of drops of lens cement.......

 

   Your thoughts...

 

Object magnification and FOV are two separate entities. The widening of FOV causes more background clutter, a reason to choose 200mm over 135mm in the first place.  :blink:

Else I could just make any photo where I need a certain magnification with 55mm and be done with it (such a light setup!)...

 
That the G2 Tamron has a closer MFD than the Nikkor II of course is a plus for the Tamron G2.

According to the manufacture specs, the Tamron G2 reaches 1:6.1 at 0.95m. The Nikkor II reaches 1:8.3 at 1.4m. For comparison: The Nikkor E FL reaches 1:4.76 at 1.1m.

 

My Canon EF 70-200mm f4 L USM has 1.2 MFD and reaches the same magnification as the new Nikkor E FL. At 1 meter it reaches 1:3.45 (how, you may ask, do I go past MFD? With a 12mm extension tube ). Compare that to the Tamron?

 

I hope this illustrates the 2 separate entities?

 

About the lateness, I woke up at around 4 and could not catch sleep right away again.

 

On the lens separation issue... I do not know what kind of glue Nikon used to make those AF lenses. I hope, that since it does separate, it is canadian balm. 

 

The following link shows a guy using "normal" glass glue from UHU. I have a similar/same glue from Bison, it should be pretty easy to source. Mine came from a normal local hardware store.

 

http://www.4photos.de/camera-diy/Delamin...epair.html