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clonardo
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Registered: Jan 19, 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 608
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Review Date: Mar 19, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $580.00
| Rating: 10
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price (used, for AF-D version), build quality, color rendition, very reasonable weight, incredible bokeh, sharp wide-open
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AF not as fast as AF-S version, but.. you get what you pay for.
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I purchased this lens used from Adorama about a month ago, in "Very Good" condition. I'm pleased with the results so far, although the AF leaves me waiting in situations where I'm shooting sports.
For indoor stage productions, this thing is a dream. Every nuance of the lighting is captured perfectly, and without any visible flare.
I'm not aware of a teleconvertor that can be used with the AF-D version while maintaining autofocus, so I guess that would be a nice thing to have. I really just bought this lens to tide me over until I can afford the 70-200/2.8 with VR.
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 Mar 19, 2004
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Ogo-
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Registered: Jan 29, 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 54
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Review Date: Jan 29, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $850.00
| Rating: 10
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Very sharp, perfect color rendition and contrast.
Zoom and focus rings very well positioned, lens balances well.
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Cons:
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Tripod collar is a joke.
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Whilst this lens has no AF-S, the focusing is very quick and snappy.
This lens handles really well (except for the tripod collar of course) and is a joy to use. Image quality is excellent
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Jan 29, 2004
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flyfisher228
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Registered: Jul 28, 2002
Location: United States
Posts: 441
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Review Date: Aug 17, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $999.99
| Rating: 10
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Super sharp, Excellent contrast and color. Weight actually helps keep steady hanheld shots.
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none
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I have been using this lens for about 3 years now with black and white, color negative film, and positive film. Razor sharp even at the widest opening! I just love it. Im talking about about the non-S version.
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Aug 17, 2003
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molson
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Registered: Oct 29, 2002
Location: Canada
Posts: 8981
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Review Date: May 27, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,300.00
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Very sharp, excellent contrast and color rendition
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noticeable vignetting at wide apertures; feeble tripod collar makes it totally unusable on cameras without mirror lockup at shutter speed between 1/60 and 1/2 second
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My comments are directed at the AF-S version of this lens. Nikon should be embarrased by the tripod collar on this lens - it turns a great lens into an "okay" lens. If you're going to buy one, the first thing I would recommend is to order a replacement tripod collar from Kirk Enterprises. Putting this one glaring weakness aside, in terms of pure optical quality, this is one of the best lenses I have ever owned.
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May 27, 2003
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vizor9
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Registered: Feb 3, 2003
Location: United States
Posts: 438
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Review Date: Apr 18, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,200.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Incredibly fast, quiet and sharp
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Cons:
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none thus far except maybe weight.
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I'm just here to confirm everyone elses reviews of this lens. Now that I've gone AF-S I'll probably never go back. This is a great lens for nature, sports, portrait and probably everything in between too. I'm using it on a D100 and I haven't changed the lens off since I got it. Great work Nikon!
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Apr 18, 2003
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imagenhance
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Registered: Jan 2, 2003
Location: United States
Posts: 50
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Review Date: Apr 14, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,200.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Razor sharp
Easy to handle
Fast
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None
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I was a die hard primary lens user since being a teenager 30 years ago. I liked the decsions you were forced to make with a fixed focal length. Also the image quality, fixed vs zooms, used to be quite an issue. No more! This lens is amazing. It is bright, sharp, handles well and while it is a bit heavy I think that makes it easier to hand hold. Helps steady down any wandering that may occur after a few cups of coffee!
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Apr 14, 2003
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MyersPhotography
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Registered: Feb 19, 2003
Location: United States
Posts: 92
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Review Date: Mar 31, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,499.00
| Rating: 10
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Super sharp and quiet (AFS version)
Nice contrast
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A bit heavy
Drop in filters would have been nice and VR would have been even better
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Just a wonderful lens if you have a Fuji S1/S2 or newer Nikon body.
The photo on the weekly assignments page here, http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/27092 was made with this lens and an S2.
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Mar 31, 2003
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ustein
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Registered: Dec 30, 2001
Location: United States
Posts: 386
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Review Date: Mar 30, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,550.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Top Zoom
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Cons:
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VR could make it even better
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The AF-S version is my most used Nikon lens and it delivers excellent results. Even with the TC-14E the results are superb.
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Mar 30, 2003
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