AF Nikkor 28-200 f3.5-5.6 G ED experience
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:05 pmHi,
Just returned from Gold Coast trip earlier this week. In order to travel light, one of the last minute decision was to buy this new lens. I literally bought it on he day before departure. It is an elcheapo slow nikkor.
Thought I might share my experience with you all.
However having said that, I was amazed at the quality of the output. The sharpness is excellent, colour rendering very good. I did not suffer much from different distortions (I am not a lens expert nor this was scientific test). In few photos I could notice some purple fringing when blown at 100% or over.
One 2 or three occasions especially I was tracking the flying bird, lens hunted for focus.
I have attached few images here:
The lens has very low focussing distance. Here are two close ups.
All in all I am very happy with the lens. Of course it is not in the league of primes or other nikkors like 70-200 etc. , this was the only lens I needed to carry throught the trip.
All photos are little or no pp other than cropping to show the lens behaviour. Your constructive criticism is welcome.
More samples here:
http://www.pixspot.com/thumbnails.php?album=688
cheers,
ajax
Just returned from Gold Coast trip earlier this week. In order to travel light, one of the last minute decision was to buy this new lens. I literally bought it on he day before departure. It is an elcheapo slow nikkor.
Thought I might share my experience with you all.
However having said that, I was amazed at the quality of the output. The sharpness is excellent, colour rendering very good. I did not suffer much from different distortions (I am not a lens expert nor this was scientific test). In few photos I could notice some purple fringing when blown at 100% or over.
One 2 or three occasions especially I was tracking the flying bird, lens hunted for focus.
I have attached few images here:
The lens has very low focussing distance. Here are two close ups.
All in all I am very happy with the lens. Of course it is not in the league of primes or other nikkors like 70-200 etc. , this was the only lens I needed to carry throught the trip.
All photos are little or no pp other than cropping to show the lens behaviour. Your constructive criticism is welcome.
More samples here:
http://www.pixspot.com/thumbnails.php?album=688
cheers,
ajax
Bob