Very interesting……..

At the New England Camera Council Meeting I’ve been attending, I got to see and briefly test a new lens that, before the test I had little interest in, now I am very interested.  The lens is Nikon’s latest Super Zoom, a 18-300 AF-S VR DX F3.5 – 5.6.  On a DX camera, which it was designed for, it is a whopping 28-450 Equivalent.   It is well built and feels substantial without being too heavy or burdensome.  Of course that would not matter if the lens was not sharp.  My test revealed that it appears to be another shocker, maybe even sharper than the 28-300 FX lens which has become a favorite.  If that were not enough, it focuses very close even at 300 so it is essentially almost a 450 mm Micro!  Once again it is tack sharp too!  The two images at the top show it at the 18mm setting and then extended to the 300mm setting.  The thought of traveling with a 10-24 or 12-24 and an 18-300 (15mm to 450mm equivalent) is pretty exciting, if I get a consignment lens, I will do a full test.  Here are a couple of shots below that were done to just check it out, pretty impressive lens!  Oh yes it will sell for just sub $1,000.

Then Wayne Bennett shot this image of me handheld!!!

Interesting,

God Bless,

the pilgrim