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Nikon 12-24mm f/4 Wide Angle Lens - Sharpness Wide Open vs f/5.6

Brick wall test at f/4 and f/5.6. Some sharpness/contrast fall-off that I remember from my earlier copy of the lens, but not terrible. Slightly worse at 12mm than 24mm; sharpness at both focal lengths is fine by f/5.6.

The top row equals normal (800dpi) web-size photos. The lower row includes expanded (2400dpi) inch print-size versions for closer inspection.

Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 12mm f/4
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 12mm f/4
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 12mm f/5.6
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 12mm f/5.6
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness  @ 24mm f/4
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 24mm f/4
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 24mm f/5.6
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 24mm f/5.6
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 12mm f/4 (LARGE)
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 12mm f/4 (LARGE)
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 12mm f/5.6 (LARGE)
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 12mm f/5.6 (LARGE)
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness  @ 24mm f/4 (LARGE)
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 24mm f/4 (LARGE)
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 24mm f/5.6  (LARGE)
Nikon 12-24x Lens Sharpness @ 24mm f/5.6 (LARGE)