Customer Digital SLR Lens Reviews
Nikkor Nikon lens review
Amazed at how fast it came- like within a couple of days aft ord. Was as described- still in box & brand new condition. Recently went to Fla & used the lens- performed beautifully- it’s fast, precise, user-friendly & best of all- most people are saying these pix are award-winning! I am completely satisfied in every way & would definitely do business with these vendors again.
Nikon 18 VR review
Overall, I would have to say this lens does what it is supposed to do. It is an excellent general purpose zoom, with the added benefit of VR. Just to make things clear, I am not the type of person who compares the minute details of lenses; but I do notice the differences between them. After using this lens and selling it to purchase the nikon 17-55mm f/2.8, I have noticed a few differences between them. Obviously, build quality is no competition, with the 17-55 easily winning (feels like one solid machined block!) There is one thing that I definitely miss from the 105mm lens though–VR! Yes, over the course of time that I had the 17-55mm, I learned to love VR, and trust me–you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone, especially in the case of VR. VR aside, however, the 17-55 has the benefit of a constant aperture, along with better contrast and color in my opinion. then again, it costs three times what the 18-105 does (I bought mine off of craigslist for $900–don’t pay $1220 new, that is a ripoff. if you’re going to pay that much get the new 24-70mm.) For what it is supposed to do, however, the 18-105mm does just fine.
Great Nikon DX lens
This Nikon F lens has had some tough reviews… but I don’t know why?
Affordable - I bought mine refurbished for 220 (looks and works like new).
Great Quality Images - Better zoom range and sharper than the 18-55vr (another great affordable lens) Built in manual zoom ring - This is a must have if you are shooting DSLR videos as there is no auto focus on the D90 Video. This is obviously not a “pro” lens, but it takes great photos and is priced reasonably. I highly recommend it.
A great compromise between the 18 Zoom,
I recently traded the 18-55mm VR lens from my D60 kit for this lens. I wanted something with more range than the 18-55 offered, and with VR, so it was a choice between the 18-200mm VR and this lens. Between the price of the latter, and the reports of worse distortion, zoom creep, and poor feel of the zoom & focus rings of the 18-200, I decided this was the best choice. The fact that this lens is a tad shorter and a good bit lighter (420g vs. 560g) make it an even better choice for a walkaround (or even only) lens for normal use.
The fit & finish is much better than that of the kit lens, and while it is a bit heavier than the 18-55, it’s not appreciably longer, if any. I’m not a good enough photographer to tell you how it compares on distortion to either the 18-55 or the 18-200, so I won’t even try. But it produced a number of wonderful images for me today, under low light and handheld, without noticeable distortion, and they were very clear except if I was shaking badly (this is with shutter speeds of 1/40-1/10). I purchased it for $300 new, about half of the price of the 18-200mm VR. In all, I am quite satisfied with this lens as an all-around, do-everything lens.
