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Nikon 28mm Series E vs D40 kit lens
Comparison between 28mm f/2.8 Series E lens and D40 kit lens.
Left 2 columns are center crops, right two columns are corner crops (bottom right). 1st and 3rd column - 28mm Series E, 2nd and 4th column - kit lens. Top to bottom - f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6 and f/8. Note that at 28mm, kit lens has maximum aperture of f/4.2 - so 2nd row has f/4.2 crops for kit lens.
Based on this, I didn't see much point to keep using the 28mm Series E lens with all the effort required (manual focus + exposure) to get a photo from it.
Nikon 28mm Series E vs D40 kit lens
Comparison between 28mm f/2.8 Series E lens and D40 kit lens.
Left 2 columns are center crops, right two columns are corner crops (bottom right). 1st and 3rd column - 28mm Series E, 2nd and 4th column - kit lens. Top to bottom - f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6 and f/8. Note that at 28mm, kit lens has maximum aperture of f/4.2 - so 2nd row has f/4.2 crops for kit lens.
Based on this, I didn't see much point to keep using the 28mm Series E lens with all the effort required (manual focus + exposure) to get a photo from it.