I agree w/ darkosaric. Love my early model H 50 2 lens. I mean, it's really, really good.
One thing about most Nikon lenses, they have lots of contrast (not the H Nikon, it's low contrast). I have some nice pics made from some that are very much to my liking.
I could show lots of examples of the same scene shot w/ different lenses that exhibit totally different IQ. It's generally what I do when deciding on which lens to keep. I buy several lenses at once of the same focal length and do a shootout, which is a real PITA taking lenses off and on, keeping notes, etc. However, it's the only way I've seen that will tell the tale for sure about which lens is the keeper. But, I won't. I've been baited before on this sort of thing. All I can say is that some people see the differences, and some don't.
One thing about most Nikon lenses, they have lots of contrast (not the H Nikon, it's low contrast). I have some nice pics made from some that are very much to my liking.
I could show lots of examples of the same scene shot w/ different lenses that exhibit totally different IQ. It's generally what I do when deciding on which lens to keep. I buy several lenses at once of the same focal length and do a shootout, which is a real PITA taking lenses off and on, keeping notes, etc. However, it's the only way I've seen that will tell the tale for sure about which lens is the keeper. But, I won't. I've been baited before on this sort of thing. All I can say is that some people see the differences, and some don't.