Review 5 of 15
Price Paid:
$600.00
from Camera shop Summary: I wanted a 28-200 lens and they all had the same f3.5-5.6 aperture range as the Nikon. If I could have had a f2.8 or even one with a constant f3.5, I would have dived on it. I got the Nikon and was surprised at the solid feel, it doesn''t seem to be a plastic lens, or if it is then Nikon have hidden the fact well. Macro is a laugh on this lens, it doesn''t exist and the f5.6 makes it a sunny day lens. The f3.5 dissapears the minute you touch the zoom ring. Having said all that, the image quality is very good, definitely on a par with the Nikon 28-105 lens. Good crisp images with nice colour. Distortion is negligible although at 200mm the edges get a bit soft.
I don''t regret buying this lens, but the slow aperture means it is not a lens I can leave on the camera all the time like I did with the 28-105. The highish price tag should have at least ensured that Nikon gave it a faster constant aperture, even f3.5 all the way would have been good.
The manufacturer who designs a 28-200/f2.8 constant aperture lens will be onto a winner. Strengths: Build quality, nice feel from the zoom & focus rings. Weaknesses: Slow max aperture. Forget about shooting close subjects. Similar Products Used: Nikon 28-105, 80-200/f2.8 and lots of other lenses, past and present. Customer Service: Never needed them for a lens.
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