>Just like the 50mm f/1.8G has more distortion and poorer build than the 50mm f/1.8D
>it's a scam to force you to pay more for G lenses that actually have poorer optics
shot with the 50mm f/1.8G you just mentioned. it's a fairly cheap, no-frills $200 lens, and i can get wallhangers pretty consistently with it. i'm all for that last round of "cheap" f/1.8G set of refreshes nikon just did.