> I have been reading about the supposed vignetting problem with the new > 28-105 lens. This disturbs me because in my investigations, the > introduction of this lens has filled a gap in Nikon's line and thus is > a plus in Nikon's favor. The vignietting problem seems to be hit and > miss, but if Nikon is really putting pink slips in to warn people > about the problem, then I must assume that it is a real and know > difficulty with this lens. > > Has anybody returned this lens to Nikon and asked them to correct the > problem? If so, what has the response been? What about your reading? The last Chasseur d'images published tests on both this lens and the Nikkor AF-S 80-200 f/2,8 D IF-ED. Here is what they found about vignetting (values given in "diaphragmes" =? f-stops): 80-200 lens: f/2,8 f/4 f/5,6 80mm 0,5 0,3 0 135mm 0,5 0,3 0 200mm 0,7 0,4 0 28-105 lens: f/mini f/5,6 f/8 28mm 0,7 0,3 0 50mm 0,4 0 0 85mm 0,5 0 0 I have no idea if such a vignetting can be told as being a problem. Chasseur d'images notes the 28-105 with a 3/5 for performance and 4/5 for global (and somewhat subjective) appreciation ("coup de coeur"). So I think this lens is not that bad. I own this lens - this is my only one so I cannot compare. I have noted vignetting (by defocusing and looking at aiming the camera at a little bright spot surrounded by a fairly dark background). Surprisingly enough, according to my eye, the filter doesn't seem to make it very worse. Thierry