This characteristic makes it a stellar choice for demanding photographers who are looking for a highperformance allinone lens that can produce. The nikon 16 85mm vr lens feels small in the hand compare to the f2. Ever since its introduction in 2008 it has been a very popular and highly regarded lens. My new 16 85mm vr has really impressed me with both its excellent optical performance and the ability of the latest vr technology. Persoanlly, i just stop down to whatever aperture gives me the depth of field i need the lens is sharp enough on my d200 at f 16 for me not to be. A similar nikon lens film lens, not dx i used to have, was slow and dark,but never this amount of fall off and could expect given the light, sharpness at f 22 on a tripod. The 16 85mm had issues in the corners, and the 16 80mm has far fewer issues in the corners other than vignetting. That said, the 16 85mm was not my favourite lens and i have sold mine on. Nikon 1685mm dx ed vr lens refurbished by nikon usa 2178b. The most balanced and versatile standard zoom lens for passionate dxformat d slr shooters, the afs nikkor 1685mm f3.
The nikon 1685mm vr is an excellent allpurpose lens for every nikon dx digital camera, like the d300, d80, d60, d40, and every older camera like the d70, d1x, d100 and and d2xs the 16 85mm is also very expensive. So far i am very happy with the results and the experience using this lens and feel very good about the decision. Nikon appears to be correcting for astigmatisms and some coma in their lens designs now, and the difference it produces rarely shows up in test chart testing. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Photo samples in this video can be printed on a large canvass and can be. The nikkor dx 16 85mm vr is designed as a generalpurpose walkaround lens with a range that goes from decent wideangle to short telephoto. The nikkor dx 16 85mm vr is another quality generalpurpose zoom for owners of dxformat nikon bodies. The compact and highly versatile nikon 16 85mm wideangletomedium telephoto zoom lens is ideal for a broad range of shooting situations, from interiors and landscapes to portraits.
The pentax da 16 85mm is an exciting addition to the pentax kmount lineup of standard zoom lenses, as it delivers an unprecedented mix of versatility and image quality. So, i sold the 16 85mm lens and used the funds to help fund my 1024mm lens. Dx coverage autofocus in lens focus motor, internal focus. Testing my new nikon d90 with a nikkor 16 85 f3,55,6 lens. A combination of incredible sharpness, a compact body and vibration reduction image stabilization makes the afs dx nikkor 16 85mm f3.
Zoomed in to 85 mm and with the flowershaped lens hood attached the lens is twice as long. I straight away put the unit to test against the venerated nikon 1755mm. In fact, many consider it to be one of the benchmark lenses in this segment. I purchased a used 16 85mm and used it for about a year. We test a kit lens you actually want in our nikon 16 80mm f2.
The nikkor dx 16 85mm vr is designed to work with all dxformat nikon dslrs, or fxformat bodies in cropped. It is very sharp throughout the range although there could be a little less field curvature curved focus field at 16mm. Still new to and learning to use imaging software on computer so images here are probably not optimal yet. Its possible to correct for this distortion in image postprocessing software, however, the. I have been using nikon cameras and lenses for over 50 years, since i was a teenager using an s2 rangefinder. We tested a finalproduction dx 16 85mm vr lens with various nikon bodies, although the bulk of our tests employed the nikon d90. Nikon was not an exception here they showed a d60 reflex camera and three new lenses, with a nikkor afs dx 16 85 mm f3. It delivers a useful 24128mm equivalent range covering most daytoday situations, while including effective vibration reduction to counteract camera shake. On our 16 mp dx test camera, the nikkor afs 16 35 vr is a very good wideangle to normal zoom lens that shows very good to excellent resolution in the center and very good border and corner sharpness at. Despite some shortcomings the nikkor afs 16 85mm f3.
During the film era nikon offered several full format 24xxxmm zoom lenses such as the af. Apochromatic lenses have special lens elements aspheric, extralow dispersion etc to minimize the problem, hence. Nikon releases firmware update for d3100, nikon delays launch of my picturetown 3d. Used on a dx camera it gives angles of view similar to what a 24125mm lens would give. Nikon 16 85mm test the 16 85 is one of the lenses i am considering as a replacement for my kit 1855mm at some point in the future. Nikon nikkor 16 85mm zoom lens features vr image stabilization.
The lens feels solid and confident in use, with a metal mounting and rubber sealing taking it beyond kit models. Maybe, it was my sample, but the photos from my 18105mm lens were sharper and had more contrast. The lens is remarkably small when it is set to a focal length of 16 mm. Distortion can also be corrected afterwards with software. The afs 16 85mm dx is a reduced image circle apsc lens so vignetting is naturally more pronounced compared to full format lenses used on dx dslrs. The nikkor dx 1685mm vr is another quality generalpurpose zoom for owners of dxformat nikon bodies. Just before pma fair 2008 most of the companies announced launches of their new products.
The only problem is that my camera bag is now heavier. Special thanks to markus stamm for providing the lens. This software update program is for the customerowned product listed above the affected product, and is provided only on acceptance of the agreement listed below. For information on downloading and installing the data to nikon digital cameras, see updating distortion control lens data, below. That way nikon made another step in enlarging its universal lenses offer aimed at amateur photographers.