D800 Lens Choices

Zeiss:

•Zeiss ZF.2 21mm f/2.8 (1180 / 940 @ f/4) — note: it was nearly as sharp, 1140 / 905 at f/2.8, making it the sharpest lens at f/2.8)

•Zeiss ZF.2 25mm f/2.0 (1216 / 1017 @ f/4)

•Zeiss ZF.2 35mm f/2.0 (1065 / 935@f/5.6)

•Zeiss ZF.2 35mm f/1.4 (1103 / 987 @f/5.6)

•Zeiss ZF.2 50mm f/2.0 Makro Planar (1087/1022@f/5.6)

•Zeiss ZF.2 50mm f/1.4 (1137 / 838 @ f/5.6)

•Zeiss ZF.2 85mm f/1.4 (1046 /0948 @ f/5.6)

•Zeiss ZF.2 100mm f/2.0 Makro Planar (1091 / 1030 @ f/4)

Nikon Primes

•Nikon 24mm PC-E (985 / 795 @ f/8)

•Nikon 24mm f/1.4 G ED (1183 / 845 @ f/5.6) — note: the corners are rather soft

•Nikon 28mm f/1.8 G AF-S (1170 / 1000 @ f/4)

•Nikon 35mm f/1.4 AF-S G (1049 / 930 @ f/4)

•Nikon 45mm f/2.8D ED PC-E (1059 / 861 @f/8)

•Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AI-S (1049 / 745 @ f/4 – note: the corners are rather soft)

•Nikon 50mm f/1.4 G (1073 / 889 @ f/5.6)

•Nikon 50mm f/1.8 G (1045 / 940 @ f/5.6)

•Nikon 60mm f/2.8 Macro (1022 / 924 @ f/8)

•Nikon 85mm f/1.4G AF-S (1044 / 1021 @ f/5.6)

•Nikon 85mm f/1.4 D  (955 / 753 @ f/5.6)

•Nikon 85mm f/1.8 AF-S (1053 / 942@ f/8)

•Nikon 85mm PC-E (1012 / 924 @f/5.6)

•Nikon 105 f/2.8 VR Micro (934 / 870 @ f.8 Note – not tested at macro distances)

•Nikon 105 f/2.8 VR Micro (1050 / 990 @ f.8 Tested at Macro distances)

•Nikon 105 f/2 DC  (997 / 906 @ f/5.6)



•Nikon 200mm f/2.G AF-S VR (1175 / 1005 @ f/4)

Nikon Zooms

•Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 ED (1181 / 831 @ f/5.6 – note: the corners are rather soft)

•Nikon 16-35mm f/4 VR (1136/952@f/5.6)

•Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 AF-S ED (1107 / 902 @ f/8)

•Nikon 17-35 f/2.8 (1040 /863 @ f/5.6)

•Nikon 28-70 f/2.8 (1056 / 895 @ f/ 5.6)

•Nikon 24-120 VR  (1027 /836 @ f/5.6)

•Nikon 28-300 VR  (922 / 716 @ f/8)

•Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S VR II (1080 / 957 @ f/4)

Nikon Supertelephoto

•Nikon 300mm f/4 AF-S (990/882 @ f/8)

•Nikon 300mm f/2.8G AF-S VR II

•Nikon 400mm f/2.8 AF-S VR

•Nikon 500mm f4G AF-S VR

•Nikon 600mm f/4 AF-S VR

•Nikon 200-400 f/4 AF-S VR II