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Nikon 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX ED VR Nikkor Wide Angle Telephoto Zoom Lens for Nikon DSLR Cameras | List Price: $789.00
Discount Price: $569.95
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Brand: Nikon
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Compact, 5.3x wide-angle-to-medium telephoto zoom
- Optical design optimized for use with Nikon DX-format digital SLRs
- Vibration Reduction (VRII) Image Stabilization minimizes the effects of camera shake, allowing handheld shooting at up to 4 shutter speeds slower
- Two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements offer superior sharpness and color correction by effectively minimizing chromatic aberration
- Exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM) enables accurate, high-speed and quiet autofocus operation.
Nikon 16-85 AF VR [Posted on 2008-07-27]
I purchased this lens to replace an 18-70 AF "kit" Nikkor I was using on my D200.
I take a lot of low light photos and usually cannot use flash for various reasons. I was having trouble with images being blurred even when I braced the camera against objects such as door jambs or used a monopod.
Manually focussed test shots taken with the old lens and the new lens using the same aperture setting, focal length, ISO100 and at around 1/10 second exposure, were noticeably sharper on the images taken with the new lens. Test shots using autofocus appear sharper as well.
The extra range at the 16 and 85 mm settings are a bonus and make the lens just that much more flexible.
This lens was recommended to me by a semi-pro photographer I work with and I would recommend this lens to a friend.
Great all-around lens [Posted on 2008-08-13]
So far this lens has proven extraordinary and much more than what I expected. Images are sharp, color is excellent and I find I do not need to change lenses as this one has such a wide range. The VRII has proven very good, even when I or the subject are in motion.
Very versatile [Posted on 2008-08-19]
This a very sharp lens. You might be looking at this review, having a 18-55 kit lens, or a 18-200. This is as sharp as either, if not sharper, and it has some improvements. There's a nice firm focusing ring on this one, not like the 18-55, where you have to twist the barrel. The focusing is internal, so if you have a filter on this, like a circular polarizer, you don't need to readjust every time you focus. The VR is great.
If you really want to nitpick, there is minor, MINOR barrel distortion on the wide end, and a little vignetting.
I will say this: the lens is long, and big. Please take note when using this lens. I use this on a D40, and the AF Lamp is slightly obstructed. I also recommend using a speedlight instead of the on board flash. If you try taking a flash shot at the wide end, expect a nice shadow on the bottom of your picture, cast from the end of the barrel. At tighter zoom levels, this isn't apparent, but still.
It's a quality lens. Not too heavy, very good all-around performer
FINALLY! [Posted on 2008-08-23]
I'd been a fan of the old, ultra-versatile, 24-120mm Nikkor for years, and I couldn't imagine buying a new D-SLR without a lens of similar performance. When I saw this lens hit the market at its price, I knew the digital format had arrived. I'm a huge fan of wide-angle, and this lens delivers a 24-127mm (film-equivalent) zoom range. Awesome. I've only taken a handful of shots with this lens, but it performs at least as good, if not better than the old beast attached to my Nikon N90s. The smaller relative aperture of all small-sensor lenses don't quite give the the narrow depth of field of comparable lenses attached to film cameras, but overall I'm very pleased with the purchase. Not a professional lens by any means, but it's priced just right to reflects it capabilities.
awesome awesome awesome lens [Posted on 2008-08-25]
this is the perfect addition to my 55-200 vr. i bought the d70s body with no kit lens so i could put the money towards a nice lens. this really worked out how i wanted! i hear people claiming it doesn't focus fast, but i handed it to a 30 year pro photographer buddy and he is looking into buying one now too, so it can't be too bad. i took it to a club to shoot a friends birthday party. my worries about focusing in the dark went away as i came away with 98% of sharp photos of people dancing in the club. i used a sb800 to light it with 1.6 sec shutterspeed both front and rear curtain, iso 200, and the lens did awesome! it found people even when i sometimes couldn't. the vr even has a second stage for while shooting from a moving car called active vr. i would definitely recommend this to a pro photographer! may not be as fast as the big guns, but it's not kicking rocks either.
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