Nikon SLR Cameras

Lens optic comparisons?

Measuringmaple9
13.08.2015
Measuringmaple9

I'm doing some video work, and I'm wondering which one of my lenses (nikon) will lead in terms of optic quality. I have the 90mm f2.8 tamron USD (more expensive version with internal focusing), 50mm f1.4 AF-D, 35mm f1.8 AF-S G (dx only). I'm shooting with a crop sensor body.

I'm after sharpness, minimal chromatic aberrations and minimal flares. Will the 90mm with the low dispersion elements have the best quality? Or will the newer, cheaper 35mm f1.8 have better image quality? Same goes with the 50mm, which one has the best optics in terms of sharpness, distortion, aberrations and flaring? I'm looking for responses from people who have had experience with these lenses.

BriaR
13.08.2015
BriaR

Chances are negligible of finding someone here with experience of those lenses under the lighting conditions you envisage.
Why not take some test shots under the conditions you expect and judge which is the best performer.

keerok
13.08.2015
keerok

Can't you try them yourself? Take shots of the same scene with the same frame. You will need to move about to make that happen. Compare the pictures in super-zoom view in the computer.

Anywho, you will eventually need all those lenses to shoot whatever since they all have very useful non-ovelapping focal lengths. What you sorely lack is a fast wide angle lens for shooting expansive landscapes and for working in tight spaces.