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Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8G AF-S DX
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Review Date: Apr 20, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,000.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Sharp, really sharp for a zoom. Great range on DX. Build quality
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Cons:
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Heavy, cost
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Super sharp, right there with the 35 f1.8 I sold after I got this lens. It is heavy, but worth the trade-off to get the IQ.
It's also expensive, but I don't regret buying it.
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Nikon 105mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor
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Review Date: Apr 20, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $750.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Macro, build quality, VR
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Cons:
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Heavy
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Upgraded from Tamron 60 f2.0 to this. Center sharpness is comprable to the Tamron but the edges are like night and day, the Nikon wins hands down. The VR on this lens seems even better than some of my other Nikons. It is frightening how it stops the motion in the view finder. You know the camera is moving around, but the image is rock steady. It is also a little louder than my other VR lenses, but well worth the tradeoff. Very nice piece of glass.
(Ignore the review under the 105 f2.8D, sorry)
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Nikon 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro
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Review Date: Apr 20, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $750.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Macro, Build quality
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Cons:
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Heavy
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Upgraded from Tamron 60 f2.0 to this. Center sharpness is comprable to the Tamron but the edges are like night and day, the Nikon wins hands down. The VR on this lens seems even better than some of my other Nikons. It is frightening how it stops the motion in the view finder. You know the camera is moving around, but the image is rock steady. It is also a little louder than my other VR lenses, but well worth the tradeoff. Very nice piece of glass.
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Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR AF-S
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Review Date: Mar 8, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $400.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Versitility, sharp (through 200mm)
Bargin price
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Cons:
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Soft between 200mm-300mm
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Nice lens, especially for sub 5 bills. Actually suprisingly sharp up to around 200mm. Certianly still usable at 300.
If you are buying it for a poor man's 300, (like I did), just save up and get the 300 f4 (like I finally did).
I think I will miss the VR every once in a while, but the 300 f4 makes up for that is every other way.
Certianly worth replacing your kit lens with this one though.
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Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED DX VR AF-S
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Review Date: Feb 24, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $550.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Versitility
Cost
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Cons:
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Lens creep
not tack sharp, but not bad
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I got this lens for walk-a-round use on vacations etc.
I use it on a D5100 so the effective range of 27-300 can't be beat.
If you are on a mission to get a specific photo, then this is not the lens you want, but if you are just out for the day to capture what ever happens by, get it.
No it is not as sharp as say even the 70-300 f4.5-5.6 AF-S IF-ED VR (although at 300mm that lens is pretty poor IMO) but try taking a photo of a building facade from the street at 70mm on a DX.
Yes, the lens creeps if pointed straight up or down, but you are using proper holding technique when shooting anyway, right? If you have this on a tripod, then you have the wrong lens.
Construction is adequate. It is by no means a Pro lens, but it doesn't weigh 3 pounds either - important when carrying all day on a non-photo dedicated mission.
When used for what it was made for, it is an excellent choice.
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