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Submitted by: Reviewer from Matthews , NC
Date Reviewed: 9/22/2007
Months Owned: 1-5
Photos Taken: 501-999
Skill Level: Pro
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What's Hot: Small, light, sharp & fast
What's Not: Expensive at $675 street!
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Review: Back in the 80's, Nikon made a 50-135mm f/3.5 Nikon zoom that was a terrific people lens; great for portraits. I had one issued to me as a staffer and was not paying attention when it was traded in by the manager. This lens made up for all that. Sharp and high contrast even wide open, this is a pro lens at all focal lengths. I love being able to disengage the auto focus with just a push on the focus ring. My D200 is fitted with a Katz Eye focusing screen with split image and micro prism just like the good old manual focus SLR's. Although I prefer to hand focus whenever possible, this lens does just fine on auto.
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Overall Ratings |
Overall quality |
9 |
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Ease of use |
10 |
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Fit and finish |
10 |
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Versatility |
10 |
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Legibility of exterior markings |
10 |
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Smoothness of zoom |
10 |
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Hoods and filters |
10 |
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Overall value |
8 |
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RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST |
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