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jolahern
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Location: Ireland
Posts: 224
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Review Date: Feb 6, 2010
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| Rating: 10
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Sharp throughout the focal length, even at f/2.8. No barrel distortion problems compared to other zoom lenses in range.
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Not as sharp as the 14-24mm at 24mm, but then what is?
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I moved from Canon to Nikon having used the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 and Canon 24-105mm. Was never truly happy with either, the 24-70mm went back to Canon for adjustment, came back decent sharp at 70mm, but 24mm was not as good. For landscapes the 24mm end suffered in the corners.
The 24-105mm was a sharper lens, but suffered from horrible barrel distortion at the 24mm end.
The Nikon is brilliant, sharp from 24 to 70mm and at f/2.8, it is also a bit lighter than the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8.
I started wedding photography last year and this was one of the reasons for moving to Nikon, it sits on my D3 with a SB-900 as the main workhorse for wedding work and I have complete faith in it and that set up.
For landscape work the 14-24mm is sharper, but then that is an outstanding piece of optics, but it is only a 2x zoom while the 24-70mm is a 3x zoom, also the 24-70mm can take filters which is why is sees more use than the 14-24mm for landscape work.
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 Feb 6, 2010
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Ventura CA
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Feb 4, 2010
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Price paid: $1,630.00
| Rating: 10
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The standard in standard zooms. Few can match it...
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Not cheap, not light (not really a concern for most)
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Razor sharp! Blazing focus speed. Excellent Build Quality. The standard by which all others are nor measured.
Cost continues to be the only prohibition. Not light either- but both aspects are far from being deal breakers. Embrace the heft.
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Feb 4, 2010
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Fred Amico
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jan 29, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Very sharp lens with good color fidelity.
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Heavy and somewhat expensive, but you do get what you paid for.
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This lens shines on a full frame camera. It has turned out to be my most used lens on a D700. Although it makes for a heavy combo with the D700, it's worth it to me because of how sharp this lens is. I've had mine for a little over a year now, and am always impressed when I review pictures I've taken with it.
There have been some reports of sticky or stiff zoom rings with this lens, but mine does not exhibit this behavior.
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Jan 29, 2010
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spxxxx
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Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 534
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Review Date: Jan 6, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Razor sharp - fast focus - great colour and contrast
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None
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Got this lens as soon as it was released and have used it for the remainder of the wedding season.
It is razor sharp and the colours and contrast are a definite step up from the older model - which in itself was excellent.
Build quality is what you have come to expect from Nikon professional offerings and even though expensive performs excellently.
Check out my blog for this and the new 70-200 VRII
#2 #3 #6 #9 of the following were with the 24-70
http://simonrevill.com/blog/wedding/natalie-and-richard-wedding-crooked-spire-chesterfield-19th-december-2009
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Jan 6, 2010
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violetblue
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Location: United States
Posts: 59
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Review Date: Dec 10, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,500.00
| Rating: 10
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One of the best lens in Nikons lineup
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None
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Excellent lens, better than Canons version.
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Dec 10, 2009
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skyvan
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Location: United States
Posts: 1081
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Review Date: Oct 29, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,700.00
| Rating: 10
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Extremely sharp, Covers a very wide range, quick autofocus
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Pusher Type Zoom, No VR
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This may be the best lens I own. I find it to be sharper than my 70-200 f/2.8 VR and even my 50 f1.8 prime.
This lens is great and if you have a full frame camera this covers just about everything you need in a walk around lens. I carry this on my d700 with the 70-200 on my d90 (to shoot it in its sweet spot and for a little extra reach) and it is a great set up. This lens is well worth its price and the trouble you may go to finding one in stock.
However it is a pusher zoom so it does extend at the edges of the focal range, longest at 24, non extended at 50 and halfway extended at 70. It requires me to keep the hood on to avoid accidental damage and unfortunately in inclement weather it is a very big downside. However despite that it still receives a 10 rating from me because of its amazing sharpness and autofocus capabilities. I find it to be just as sharp at f/2.8 as at f/4 or f/5.6 which is really amazing and useful.
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Oct 29, 2009
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iammikie
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Oct 12, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 10
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Sharpness, balance, build.......Quality all the way
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Price, but you get what you pay for.
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On the D3X it is quite unbelieveable... a match made in Nikon Heaven
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Oct 12, 2009
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RaulG
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Location: Spain
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Review Date: Aug 6, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,600.00
| Rating: 10
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Fast, sharp, in one word.. amazing
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none
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For me a must have. Perfect for everything
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Aug 6, 2009
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like_this
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Location: Germany
Posts: 93
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Review Date: Jun 3, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Unbeaten at 2,8; incredible sharp at 4,0. Good closest focus distance: 0.38 m/1.2 ft. Excellent built quality.
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none
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Even on DX a great Portaitlens. My odds-on favorit.
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Jun 3, 2009
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Bram1982
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Location: Netherlands
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Review Date: May 3, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 8
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-Very sharp, pefectly usable at F2.8. Fast focus, good build quality
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-Lens shadow visible when used at wideangle with the D700 popup flash (goes away at 35mm) Why does this lens extend when going wide?
-Got some moisture in front element. That part could easily have been better sealed!
-Lubricants malfunctioned one day, causing very stiff zooming (went away in a day or 2, probably caused by moisturous environment)
-Quite big!
-Expensive!
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This lens is very good. It has the best sharpness @ F2.8 I have ever seen in a zoomlens, it has fast & accurate focus and has little vignetting.
Build quality is good / very good, but the front element could have been better sealed. Mine got a little moisture there which could have been prevented, if of course I didnt place it lens down in a backpack that had water in the bottom, but could also have been prevented if Nikon just sealed the front part. Still it IS a 1450 euro lens, so why not add one more seal for that price?
Also it appeared that the lubricants inside the lens got too dry or something when I used it in a moisture environment one day. When I was pointing up and going to 24mm, the lens got really stiff and almost felt like it got stuck! Don't really know what happened. Probably a moisturous environment caused the lubricants to stop working correctly because after two days in a hotelroom everyting was normal again.
This lens is THE lens for the D700 and indeed works great. It's really too bad the popup flash casts a shadow when you use it at the 24-35mm range. For some reason the lens extends when going wide!?
This is a very good lens, but for the price I paid I expected no flash block at wideangle, better sealing at front and no weird stiffness because I used it one day in a moisturous environment.
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May 3, 2009
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mosier
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Review Date: Mar 31, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,699.99
| Rating: 10
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Sharp Sharp Sharp! I love this lens on the D700. The price is worth it. Even with the 15-20 % increase. It's that good :)
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Mar 31, 2009
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tftx
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Location: France
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Review Date: Mar 28, 2009
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| Rating: 10
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Simply the best !
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Expansive. Seems that Nikon does not use that word.
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Attach the D700 behind : best pair ever !
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Mar 28, 2009
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Andrej Korenc
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Location: Slovenia
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Review Date: Mar 24, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 9
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Sharp, low CA, flare control, fast & accurate AF, ergonomics ...
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Strong distortion bellow 28mm, vignetting/light falloff at WA settings
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This 24-702.8 Nikkor is really a fantastic lens and the only real negative aspect of it I can find, is strong distortion bellow 28mm; while not bad at all, the 14-24/2.8 is a much better lens at 24mm than 24-70/2.8 - I own both of these lenses.
What I've also noticed on 24-70/2.8 compared to 14-24/2.8 is a somewhat non-gradual vignetting from center to corner; while vignetting/light falloff on 14-24/2.8 (at 24mm) is much lesser and darkens gradually from center to corner, the vignetting on 24-70/2.8 (at 24mm) is stronger and gradual only for about 3/4 of the distance from center to corner. The last quarter additionally darkens and that makes it hard to get rid of that vignette in PP. And I'm a RAW shooter using Lightroom 2.2 and C1 4 PRO for RAW-JPEG conversions, so in-camera vignette control/reduction doesn't do much for me.
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Mar 24, 2009
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Rooster L200
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Location: Netherlands
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Review Date: Mar 13, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 10
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Excellent build, tight fit
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none!
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I recently sold off my Canon pro equipment (5d and a bunch of zoom and prime lenses) for the D700 & 24-70 2.8 combo. As others have written this is a really great combination. I hope the new 70-200 VRII will be equally as good as this 24-70 lens. That one is on my wishlist. Dealer stated this one might come in june this year. The 24-70 is just one piece of solid & serious equipment and I dont miss VR at all. Very happy also with the d700.
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Mar 13, 2009
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thedruid
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Registered: Dec 1, 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 1368
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Review Date: Mar 11, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Lack of flare, ghosting, sharp, bulid.
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none
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This lens and the D700 are a match made in heaven. This is what i was looking for when I had the 5D 24-70L combo, but alas that did was not to be. This is a quality lens, I can shoot contre-jour and not worry about flare or ghosting and did I say it was sharp. Every time I open an image and enlarge to 100% it's not, I wonder if it will hold up a la the "L", it's wow this lens delivers again...as long as I do my part.
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Mar 11, 2009
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mendis
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Location: Singapore
Posts: 1467
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Review Date: Feb 23, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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sharp from 2.8 onwards, fast focusing, balanced weight, solid build, great colours and contrast
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none maybe just a tad expensive
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A perfect lens in my opinion. Great for street and snap portraits. My No.1 walkabout and event lens.
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Feb 23, 2009
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