Nikon Nikkor AF-S Micro 60 mm f/2.8G ED
5. Chromatic aberration
The same can be said about the lateral chromatic aberration. Its performance on the edge of DX and FX sensors is shown below.
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The combination of the maximum relative aperture and the edge of the smaller sensor gives the most reasons for complaining because the aberration level might be even called high there. Fortunately the stopping down helps a lot. By f/4.0 the aberration is already medium and on further stopping down it becomes even low. The situation looks a bit better on the edge of full frame because the chromatic aberration, even at the maximum relative aperture, is only medium.
In this category the tested lens fares a bit worse than its predecessor. The new, compact construction which doesn’t change its outer dimensions is definitely more demanding – even low dispersion glass elements are not enough to ensure a perfect performance. However, if you want to use the lens for what it was intended, so for macro photography, you will have to stop it down significantly anyway and the aberration won’t be very bothersome. If you take with it some portrait photos near f/2.8, the chromatic aberrations will be situated in the fuzzy background areas so they won’t disturb us a lot either.
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