Nikon 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D AF Zoom-Nikkor Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by: Granger Macy
(Expert)

Review Date
June 3, 2008

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 14

Price Paid: $70.00 from Ebay

Summary:

I love this lens. its very easy to work with due to its comfortable size, weight and feel. Even though its plastic its got a nice well damped action. Its contrasty at all f stops and is virtually flare proof.

I've run tests against my nikon 35/2.0 and 50/1.8 lenses and I'm just pleased at how well it performs. With the small sensor digital you get the sweet spot of the lens and frankly its sharp just about wide open. This is one zoom you don't have to close down to f/8 to get decent performance. Its a little distorted at the 28mm end but that clear up quickly.

Strengths:

52mm filters
Sharp, contrasty.
Great size and weight.
Did I mention the 52mm filters? I've built a excellent selection of lenses that all use 52mm filters often going into AIS lenses. You get a quality and convenience you just can't match in the more recent lenses at about 20 cents on the dollar.
Very useful macro too.

Weaknesses:

28mm is a bit tight on the wide end but I'm using this for people photography.
AF isn't AFS but its not really any worse than my 50mm prime.

Similar Products Used:

nikon 18-200, nikon 35-105

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Rating
Reviewed by: jasper
(Professional)

Review Date
February 11, 2003

Overall Rating
3 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5,
4 votes

Review 2 of 14

Price Paid: $0.00

Summary:

Optically it's a beauty, may be limited in it's focal range (28mm to 70mm). Light and compact, great for travel or street photography.

Strengths:

It's optics Size & weight

Weaknesses:

Plastic doesn't have a constant aperture (f3.5-4.5) Focus ring rotates when auto focusing Lens barrel rotates annoying when using a polariser.

Similar Products Used:

Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D

Customer Service:

Never needed

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Rating
Reviewed by: DR photo
(Expert)

Review Date
December 11, 2001

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5,
3 votes

Review 3 of 14

Price Paid: $0.00

Summary:

It''''s a good little zoom, in fact it''''s my second one I had . Sharpness is very good from 5.6 to 11 .I had once, vignetting at 28 mm, but I replace my big BW filter by a thing Nikon one, shoot at 5.6 and plus and bye bye vignetting...For the distortion, may be I been lucky , because after hundred pictures of landscape with or without filters,never find a problem there....

Strengths:

Good for travel because it''''s small and light.cheap filter size (52),good picture quality around F8

Weaknesses:

Small zoom range...I would like something like 28-85 or 105 ...But after the reviews I read on the 28-105 I thing I will stick with this little fellow for awhile, until Nikon arrive with a 28-105 ED zoom...Low distortion or aspherical lens .

Similar Products Used:

oufff, a lot or zooms and lens from Nikon Tamron and Sigma

Customer Service:

never nead

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Rating
Reviewed by: Giancarlo Riolfo
(Intermediate)

Review Date
August 8, 2001

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Review 4 of 14

Summary:

A versatile zoom lens, at a reasonable price. Good sharpness, but less than my Nikon AF18-35D. A lot of distorsion at 28 mm.

Strengths:

Versatility.

Weaknesses:

Distorsion at 28mm.

Similar Products Used:

Nikon AF18-35 f.3.5-4.5D

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Rating
Reviewed by: Vic
(Expert)

Review Date
October 23, 2000

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.50 of 5,
4 votes

Review 5 of 14

Price Paid: $180.00

Summary:

A good compact zoom, much better then new plastic. Works perfect with my F80. Good money value (paid $180 US, mint condition)

Strengths:

Inexpensive,good casual lens,fairly sharp.
! No ghosts.

Weaknesses:

a bit soft if wide open.

Similar Products Used:

None

Customer Service:

haven't used yet.

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