Nikon AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 Zoom-Nikkor 35mm Zoom

Nikon AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 Zoom-Nikkor 35mm Zoom 

DESCRIPTION

Gives you the flexibility to take pictures in the most popular focal lengths, all with one lens. Ideal for portraits or travel photography. Autofocus for ease-of-use. Focus down to 10 inches for dramatic close-ups.

USER REVIEWS

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[Dec 22, 2022]
Janwil


Strength:

Thank you for sharing this great item here. tub resurfacing ogden

Weakness:

Don't have this yet, maybe soon.

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5
[Dec 15, 2022]
Kyzer


Strength:

Where to purchase this lens? I like this. immigration attorney lehi

Weakness:

Don't have this yet.

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5
[Jul 21, 2022]
joeanderson


Strength:

I got this lens from my payment doing a ceiling texturing. It's fast, has accurate focus, and sharpness.

Weakness:

None at all.

Purchased:
Used  
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5
[Dec 27, 2021]
Aling J


Strength:

This is highly recommended.

Weakness:

None so far. springfieldroofingpros.com

Purchased:
New  
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5
[Nov 17, 2021]
JakeXyrus


Strength:

The flexibility to take pictures is ideal for portraits or travel photography. Autofocus for ease of use. Good quality. Waterproofing

Weakness:

None so far

Purchased:
New  
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5
[May 05, 2021]
sumnerz


Strength:

Great choice! Good colour and contrast. Sharp in centre of the frame at all apertures. Good solid build quality like Bush Trimming Company.

Weakness:

None so far.

Purchased:
New  
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5
[Jan 13, 2014]
John Higgins
Intermediate

Strength:

Excellent color and sharpness.
Great build quality.
Great value for money.

Weakness:

Sharpness falls away from about 75mm.

Used this lens on an old F90x back in the film days.
Revived it for a D600 after noting some excellent reviews.
It has limitations, such as its sharpness falling away at around 75mm.
However, it is excellent up to 75mm, being very sharp, capable of considerable enlargement, and produces excellent color rendition. Its a great general purpose lens and can be obtained quite cheaply at between US$100-$150.

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4
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5
[May 19, 2012]
Park Bryan
Expert

Strength:

Fast, accurate focus on my D70 or F801S, sharp, great color fidelity and drop dead gorgeous bokeh. What more could I want? Oh, it's also very tough and durable. Mine has been knocked about but good and had taken many a tumble onto the floor of the car without a problem and I bought this used. So they are tough.

Weakness:

This is my favorite Nikkor lens and I have plenty. It competently does everything it was designed to do. If I must state a weakness it would be that it is only capable of f3.5 and I'd like it to be f1.4! Of course, I'm dreaming.

This is an AF lens I bought used from KEH for around $80 and didn't really know what to expect. I wanted to use it as an all-around lens for my street photography on either my F801S film camera or my D70 digital. I've used it plenty on both cameras, though of course it delivers a higher range of focal distances on my digital than on the film. Lately, I've been using it a lot on my D70 with wonderful results on the street. Even though it's only f3.5, night shooting is fine at ISO 800 because, with the digital, you can hand-hold down to 1/15 even at the max zoom of 85mm (127mm FX sensor) if you have a steady hand.
I really love this lens and, as stated above, it's the best all-around lens I've ever had. It's done great portraits, beautiful landscapes, macros, and is a dynamite street shooter because, on the D70, it focuses lightning fast.
I have used this lens for a number of years so I'm not writing this based on a week of use. This lens has proven itself thoroughly. If it broke or I lost it, I wouldn't settle for anything other than another one just like it.
Rockwell gave this lens a marvelous review but stated that his developed a sticky auto focus. I think it must have just been just his lens. Mine has seen a heck of a lot of use with no problems. I rate this a solid 5 with no hesitation.

Customer Service

Never needed.

Similar Products Used:

MC Zoom-Rokkor f3.5 35-70mm.

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5
VALUE
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5
[Oct 12, 2008]
Matyas
Expert

Strength:

Fair sharpness at center at 28mm and good overall sharpness at 85mm. Lateral chromatic aberration kept low.

Weakness:

Awful ghosting, coma at wide setting. Barrel distortion at 28, pincushion at 85.

Nicely built, heavy, lots of metal, unlike any of the modern consumer zooms. If you know how to use it it can give good results. Stop down to f/8 and quality images can be taken..

Customer Service

For a 20 years old lens?

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many...

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4
VALUE
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5
[Nov 29, 2005]
Christiano
Professional

Strength:

cheap Good sharp and BEST BUY-made in japan.

Weakness:

none

This is a very good lens and can make remarkable shots if you have found a good sample. I Hook mine up on an Nikon D1 H and shoot away; the results is on par with my Pro Nikon 35-70 2,8D and i think its 92 % close to this lens. It does not have The >D on it,and therefore it overexposes quite a lot when using flash;;; instead i find out that i rotate the flash head bouncing backwards(with a Stofen box mounted) > VOILA> the Pics(using flash SB 600 and SB 800) is spot ON. This Lens is made in japan and its the same best buy as the Nikon 70-210 D and a little up in the class of the excellent 85 1,8D but not in the same league as for instance Nikkor 50 mm 1,8 or the marvellous Nikkor 60 mm 2,8 Macro.Or the new ED EX FG DS VR DX Super bla bla and so on.. The Nikkor 28-85 is a little hard to fine and it is a perfect beginner to high end pro lens and a good lens also for PRO work IF you know how to use it..(stop it down a little ) BUT my sample is even sharp at 3,5 wide open,and therfore i use it for PJ work(portraits and alike) IM more than satiesfied for the money invested! remember its the person(nality( behind the cam that makes the pic

Customer Service

nope

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many many ..from nikon and canon in pro class

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4
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5
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