Different lenses react differently on different cameras?

Jonathan,

I too have both of these cameras. What I have found is that when it comes to pure mega pixels, the D70 does produce better images, especially if you have to crop. I can't say that this is the difference in your case though.

 

Jonathan,

Same here. The 24-120VR lookes soft on the D2H, however looked good on the D70. It was so bad I eventually sold it. I recently tryed it on my D2X and whow! It looks outstanding. Go figure.

Also I have done some experimenting lately since getting the D2X. If you set the sharpening on the D2H to NORMAL it seems to look a lot better than if you use AUTO. It seems they have made the D2X much better at AUTO sharpening.

Geno

 

Just got my 17-55

first thing... no f/stop ring

out to test now... seeya later

 

They're forgetting to put those on ALL the new lenses!

It's G for gone.

 

NOOOOOOOOO Geno you can't have it back. It works great on the D100 :>))))) I love it.

Well I would trade you for the 300 VR....rofl.

 

I concur Gale. The 24-120vr is a super-lens on the D100. It's like it's made just for it.

 

Gale,

I know you wouldn't give it back so I ended up buying a new one. I found I really missed the VR. I bought the Tamron 18-200 and it is sharper, however I missed too many shots due to slow focusing and the lack of VR.

The picture below really is nothing much of a picture, however it shows this girl winning an award. I used the VR and another new little toy that everyone will soon catch on to.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...=359279&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

I was in fluorescent light and used the green diffuser and then balanced using a white piece of paper. This image has no changes with the exception of resizing and sharpening for web.

GenoP

Nikon D2h ,Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/60s f/6.3 at 50.0mm iso400 with Flash

 

Geno,

Thank you for sharing that URL. Those diffusers are great, I will add them to my bag. It's kind of funny, because all of those stories about bad copies of lenses have made me a little skeptical about the 24-120VR. I purchased a demo copy from Cameta Camera a few months ago. I thought most of the images were soft using my D70, but perhaps its because of the curve I have loaded on the camera. I was ready to get rid of that lens. Yikes!

I love the 17-55 +70-200 combination. Maybe it's time to give the 24-120 another chance.

 

Hi Jonathan,

Don't know if you are right nor not. I notice that the 14-120 is softer on the D2H, but it works great on the D2X. Wish I know why.

BillT.

 

Similar Experience

I was quite unhappy with a Tokina Pro 28-70 f2.8 on my D1X. I felt the color was too cold and generally lacking in sharpness. On my D2X it is a favorite lens. Don't know why; just is.