On 16/03/2013 6:37 AM, RichA wrote:
But has anyone on a D800 seen an excellent lens beat a good lens when
it comes to resolution, in the centre, at f/8.0?


Haven't ventured into the unknown using poor quality lenses, usually
stick to the upper range of Nikon. The 24-120 is my normal zoom lens,
this lens has improved since it was introduced, I'm on the third
generation 24-120 f4 with the Nano Crystal Coat elements. This to me is
quite a sharp lens, evaluating the fine detail at 100%.

I have only spoken to a chap with a D800 who was using a Zeiss WA
(around the 18mm mark??) lens, he said it was better than the Nikon
lens. He was shooting for a geographical magazine so ill keep an eye out
for his results.