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Thanks, Donald, you just saved me some typing. You're correct on the sensor sharpness thing. The only consistent way to do this would be on film, with everybody sending everyone else the negatives for examination.

Pointless and irrelevant, both not using any sharpening, and Wade's "test".

A quick look at the 105's mtf chart shows that while it is not the "sharpest" lens that Nikon ever produced, it does show both axes as almost a straight line from center to edge, which in turn yields an incredibly even image, both in edge to edge sharpness and in illumination over the full 36mm frame.

As such it responds well to any software manipulation such as sharpening or curves adjustment. It is also special in that while it is true that it performs its best in the macro range, it also performs excellently in the normal focus ranges.