( 19 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 28 2009
I love this lens and Nikon products in general, so I hate to be negative, but I think people should be aware of a potential problem with this lens. I take very good care of my gear, and although I'm a pro, I used this lens infrequently and very lightly. One day the M/AF ring button stopped working and the plastic ring that it sits in had a crack where there is a screw in it to hold things together. I sent it to Nikon and paid $200 to have it fixed. I would not have given it a second thought but... one day I went to use the lens after hardly using it at all - maybe 200 shots over the course of 2 years, and the new ring was cracked in the same place - leaving the lens again unusable. It's obviously a manufacturing defect in design or materials. This time I sent it to KEH and had it fixed for $125. They told me they had seen the problem many times. Hopefully this new ring is made of better materials that will last longer. Hopefully Nikon will not make expensive products with parts that easily break.
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Posted: Jun 26 2009
I got this lens more than a month back and got good opportunities to use it. I first used this in a b'day party in low light condition and what amazing performance i got. The results were stunning. I shot photos with other lenses also ( 35-70 mm/2.8 and 50 mm 1.8) but the photos which i got out of this was far superior from both of them. Mind it i rate 50 mm 1.8 d as one of the best lenses ever made for the value it brings at its cost. Though its heavy and not a walk around lens still i carried it to a trip to New York and it performed excellent again. Non availability of VR is not that big thing for me as i have been able to take sharp photos hand held in reasonable low light conditions. The photos carry professional look to it. The bokeh is smooth across the zoom length. though its expensive but i am happy for the quality it has added to my photos..
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( 0 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Apr 18 2009
Incredible professional lens. Quick focusing. Smooth zooming. Rugged. And worth it's weight.
