Hi guys, I have a question (and need some advice as well).

Nikon is most likely launching a D7k replacement this year right? I'm planning to come back to the DSLR world from a mirrorless system. I was originally intending to get the d600 + a prime (I plan to only shoot primes unless I suddenly can afford one of the super zooms). My budget isn't that big, but optimally I was hoping to get a 28mm f1.8 coupled with the d600 body.

I chose that focal length because I'm shooting 35mm on an APS-C sensory currently and I feel like it's just a *little* too tight for my uses of it.

Then when I thought about it, if Nikons new d7k successor is good enough, then the 28mm prime would be 42mm; Just a little less tighter compared to 52mm view if I used a 35mm prime on a crop sensor body. Going this route will save me alot of cash too.

But after reading some reviews on the lens, I found (from photozone.de), that the 28mm f1.8 performs differently on an FX and DX body in terms of MTF readings. On FX, the lens performs statistically better compared to the DX. Why?

I learned from past experience that relying on MTF readings aren't really helpful all the time, so I usually try to look for picture samples of the lens. But if the sharpness does differ on FX and DX, then it might be irrelevant for me to do so.


Any advice?

I might just end up getting the D600 with the 50mm 1.8G. But I kinda like slightly wider focal lengths. But aih, FF got good dynamic range and ISO performance.

This post has been edited by Decky: Jan 29 2013, 02:57 PM

True, I didn't notice it.

Thanks! I'lll take that into consideration.

ya but if it's successor is coming out this year, might as well wait hehe.


I wonder what Nikon's gonna do with it though.