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brianli
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Registered: Feb 22, 2004
Location: United States
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Review Date: Jul 29, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 9
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sharp and nice brokeh
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slow focus
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I bought a used one. It has several versions. You should watch out and don't get the oldest version if you plan to buy a used one. The build qualities are different. The lens is small and sharp. For the full price as new, it should come with VR.
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 Jul 29, 2006
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CMalsingh
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Registered: Mar 30, 2006
Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Jul 3, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Weight & portability, superb image quality
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Focus speed is unpredictable (not always slow, but sometimes hunts), esp in low light
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I wanted a mid tele that was light, easy to carry around and had a good wide aperture. The alternatives (eg. 80-200 F2.8) were well rated but cost more and weighed a lot more.
I was brought up on primes so don't mind the lack of zoom.
I am still learning with this lens, but am enjoying using it and have been pleased with my initial results.
For some examples, see http://www.pbase.com/cmalsingh/180mm_nikon
Colin
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Jul 3, 2006
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williamkazak
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jun 8, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Nice balance,easier to carry than 80-200 or 70-200 and sharper than any zoom lens.
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Noticeably softer at F2.8.
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I bought mine used at Calumet Camera in Chicago.This is a great lens.You have to use it to really see what it can do for you and that means you cannot have other lenses in your bag competing with it.Just use it and you will see.You will be very happy with the results.
It makes a nice companion to a zoom lens like the 24-85mm.This lens works very well on film or digital.I take mine to the beach but I am careful with the rear cap because the internals are exposed (how stupid is that Nikon).
It will work in a wedding reception and it is so much easier to use and to carry than an 80-200 zoom.It fits in a Tamrac lens pouch that can attach to your belt.Also has a great feel and balance on a flash bracket.AF can rack in and out as mentioned.
It took the place of my 200 F4 manual AIS.
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Jun 8, 2006
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sp9914957
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Registered: Oct 29, 2005
Location: Singapore
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Review Date: Oct 29, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, nice color and contrast
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Not at the moment.
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Just bought this 2nd hand lens from someone. Shoot some photos on the way. One thing I can say is that this lens is very sharp and nice bokeh. Price is still reasonable and very worth buying. So far all my lens are prime lens. Sharpness and contrast are very good and need not adjust or touch up using software
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Oct 29, 2005
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Tobias1
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Registered: May 4, 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 119
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Review Date: Oct 2, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 10
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Very sharp , nice bokeh , excellent contrast , very usable focal length for digital,
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short built in lens hood for digital and it doesnt lock , I use a much longer screw in one anyway so it really doesnt bother me. Af a bit slow ..then again I dont shoot sports with it!
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So far extremely happy with this purchase ....bought it 2nd hand a few months ago from a fellow Nikonian. Great portrait lens and even scenics are tack sharp stopped down. No complaints the sharpness at f2.8 either!
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Oct 2, 2005
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yellowcube
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Review Date: Jul 17, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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sharp(!), fast, build quality, a bit of a retro look
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AF could be faster.
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after only half a day and 50 test-shots on a D70, it is quite clear to me that this lens is truly impressive. Image quality is slightly soft at f/2.8, but everything above f/4 is razor sharp and doesn't even need any post-sharpening. Contrast and colour are equally impressive.
The AF is the only point of criticism on this lens. It's not very fast and tends to hunt from time to time. Second, to select manual focus, you have to set it on both camera and lens. Bit weird if you ask me.
Furthermore, the lens is very well built and I was quite surprised it's not extremely heavy or big. Some might disagree, but I absolute like the hood which can be slit forward when needed.
And last: the focal lenght of this lens made me doubt a bit about buying this lens. 180mm incl. the D70's cropfactor is perhaps slightly too long for portraits and slightly too short for natureshots. Fortunately, there's more than that.
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Jul 17, 2005
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Daron Shade
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Registered: Oct 30, 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 378
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Review Date: Nov 23, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $300.00
| Rating: 10
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sharpness, color rendition, size & weight, cost, high image quality while wide open, built very well and withstands abuse
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Slow focussing for today's standards. Integrated hood is of little use.
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Like many have said, a long lens for portraits, short for sports. But walk around with one for a few days, and you will find that it is the perfect focal length for many, many shots.
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Nov 23, 2004
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voider
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Registered: Oct 4, 2004
Location: Germany
Posts: 42
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Review Date: Nov 8, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $499.00
| Rating: 10
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Outstanding Colors, Bokeh, Sharpness and Contrast. Lightweight and great to walk around with. Very good to shoot people without getting any attention. Inexpensive and great built quality
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For Manual focusing it is necessary to switch 2 times. On the lens and on the body.
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This was one of my first pro lenses. After the 180 I bought the 200 micro and 85 1.4 The 180 is a really nice lens. I love the bokeh of this lens and it is unbelievable sharp.
Even wide open it is very sharp. From F4 onwards its sharpness is hard to beat!
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Nov 8, 2004
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Location: Germany
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Review Date: Mar 25, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $400.00
| Rating: 10
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Large aperture and small size.
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not AFS, slow focusing
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Good for headshot but too long for my D100 as portrait lens. Great optics
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Mar 25, 2004
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dobrodude
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Registered: Aug 26, 2002
Location: United States
Posts: 256
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Review Date: May 30, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 10
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Next to the 105 2.5. possibly Nikon's sharpest, most versatile prime lens.
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none
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I don't use this lens as often as I probably should, considering the speed and quality of the glass. It's mechanical build is superior to most zooms and 3rd party lenses, and can withstand years of abusive use. Should last forever under ideal conditions. It's a bit too long for portraits(?), and maybe too short for wildlike.....but if you walk around with it for a day or two, with just this lens, you'll see why it was a photojournalist's favorite lens for so many decades.
The new 70/80-200 f2.8 zooms are close to this in quality, as far as sharpness, but over all color rendition and sharpness belong to the 180 f2.8, hands down.
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May 30, 2003
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