DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 

DPChallenge Forums >> Hardware and Software >> Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Ordered for D70
Pages:  
Showing posts 1 - 15 of 15, (reverse)
AuthorThread
 12/28/2004 03:37:25 AM · #1
Well I couldn't help myself. I had some Xmas money burning a hole in my pocket and this was only a 1/3 more than buying an older telephoto zoom lens off ebay.

If anyone has any experience with this lens I'd love to hear it, its ordered so if its bad I'd still like to hear it. Most reviews were very positive.
 12/28/2004 05:39:05 AM · #2
Hey I have the same lens my friend (not IF version though)and I have had GREAT results with it.. it really is the lens that i take everywhere with me and if I have to rush out and take only one lens then it is always my 28-200. Do yourself a favour and grab a polorizer for it too, you wont regret buying this baby its a great sharp lens and is the one that lives on my D70, I can only imagine with the added IF it will be even better. I just spent all my money on the 10.5mm as you know so I have to wait for anything else.. I think my next purchase will be the SB600, after reading reviews about the 600 and the 800 I feel the 600 will do just fine.

Anyway fellow Nikon user, you gonna have fun with that lens and lets see some shots when ya get it please..
 12/28/2004 05:41:54 AM · #3
My wife has just emailed me - I have recieved a package which will either be my 50mm and 70-210mm or my SB600 :)
 12/28/2004 06:09:02 AM · #4
Originally posted by colda:
My wife has just emailed me - I have recieved a package which will either be my 50mm and 70-210mm or my SB600 :)


Woohoo... Isn't it fun! Can't wait for mine. Suppose I have to pay for it first though lol.

I was looking at the 70-210 as you know but the cheapest I could get that for was $250 and it was non "D" model or a 75-240mm "D" for almost $200.

I got this new for only $AU333.00
 12/28/2004 07:14:49 AM · #5
Most of my shots for challenges and the rest on DPC are done with 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF. When I bought the D70, it wasn't available with the kit lens and this lens was an option. I couldn't wait for the kit lens to arrive and bought the camera with what was available. I am OK with lens mainly because I cannot afford the lenses that I would really like to own and this lens is fine for the things I do now. It's sort of an all-in-one solution, although 28 is not really wide with 1.5 crop factor.
The only other lens I own now is 50mm 1.8 AF.

12/28/2004 07:32:58 AM · #6
Congratulations Bob, great lens
 12/28/2004 07:43:59 AM · #7
Originally posted by xion:
Most of my shots for challenges and the rest on DPC are done with 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF. When I bought the D70, it wasn't available with the kit lens and this lens was an option. I couldn't wait for the kit lens to arrive and bought the camera with what was available. I am OK with lens mainly because I cannot afford the lenses that I would really like to own and this lens is fine for the things I do now. It's sort of an all-in-one solution, although 28 is not really wide with 1.5 crop factor.
The only other lens I own now is 50mm 1.8 AF.


The reviews say to forget it for macro. You have some great shots there. It looks like it should perform well.
 12/28/2004 07:52:31 AM · #8
I have a reversing ring. So if I wanted to do real Macro, I would reverse the lens. I use to reverse the lens I had before 35-70mm, but now I would probably reverse the 50mm.
 12/28/2004 07:59:27 AM · #9
Originally posted by Gurilla:
Originally posted by xion:
Most of my shots for challenges and the rest on DPC are done with 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF. When I bought the D70, it wasn't available with the kit lens and this lens was an option. I couldn't wait for the kit lens to arrive and bought the camera with what was available. I am OK with lens mainly because I cannot afford the lenses that I would really like to own and this lens is fine for the things I do now. It's sort of an all-in-one solution, although 28 is not really wide with 1.5 crop factor.
The only other lens I own now is 50mm 1.8 AF.


The reviews say to forget it for macro. You have some great shots there. It looks like it should perform well.


I get the same impression for the 70-210, hense the reason that the 105 micro is on my wish list, but at it's price my camera is going to have to make the money itself before I can get it :)
 12/28/2004 08:13:36 AM · #10
Originally posted by colda:

I get the same impression for the 70-210, hense the reason that the 105 micro is on my wish list, but at it's price my camera is going to have to make the money itself before I can get it :)


lol... Welcome to the club, it gets harder and harder to come up with good reasons to buy new toys.
 12/28/2004 08:20:02 AM · #11
Originally posted by Gurilla:
Originally posted by colda:

I get the same impression for the 70-210, hense the reason that the 105 micro is on my wish list, but at it's price my camera is going to have to make the money itself before I can get it :)


lol... Welcome to the club, it gets harder and harder to come up with good reasons to buy new toys.


Indeed it does, I've just ordered a Lumiquest 80-20, I'm still looking to get a good bag and a solid tripod - but my christmas budget has been well exceeded so now all my goodies are going to have to come in very slowly.

I'll hopefully be doing a bit of paid photography work in the very near future though :)
 12/28/2004 09:59:03 AM · #12
I also own this lens and use it on my D100 as the standard lens. I use the D100 as my utility camera and often use it for work related projects.

This lens is perfect for this application. It offers an outstanding zoom range and is sharp enough for most work that results in highly compressed JPEGs. I normally shoot in RAW format with this lens to compensate for the softness. I am lucky, because if I need something sharper, I have 12 other Nikkor lenses to choose from that range from a variety of prime focal lengths to zooms. But, none are as flexible or as functional as this 28-200. And, this lens saves me from carrying a large gadget bag, which I find very beneficial when performing RF site surveys in hostile environments.

It is also compact enough to fit in the Nikon CF-D100 semi-soft fitted camera case. This helps protect the camera and lens when I am climbing on rooftops and out in the wilds at remote tower sites. I even can fit a B&W skylight filter on the lens and still use the case.

Enjoy the lens.
 12/28/2004 02:58:38 PM · #13
Originally posted by Morgan:
I also own this lens and use it on my D100 as the standard lens. I use the D100 as my utility camera and often use it for work related projects.

This lens is perfect for this application. It offers an outstanding zoom range and is sharp enough for most work that results in highly compressed JPEGs. I normally shoot in RAW format with this lens to compensate for the softness. I am lucky, because if I need something sharper, I have 12 other Nikkor lenses to choose from that range from a variety of prime focal lengths to zooms. But, none are as flexible or as functional as this 28-200. And, this lens saves me from carrying a large gadget bag, which I find very beneficial when performing RF site surveys in hostile environments.

It is also compact enough to fit in the Nikon CF-D100 semi-soft fitted camera case. This helps protect the camera and lens when I am climbing on rooftops and out in the wilds at remote tower sites. I even can fit a B&W skylight filter on the lens and still use the case.

Enjoy the lens.


Thanks for the feedback Michael. Do you find much distortion in the photos?
 12/28/2004 04:11:19 PM · #14
I bought the 28-200 f/3.5-5.6 when I got my D70. I'd say it was good, but not fantastic. The 200mm is very nice with the crop factor, but I found the 28mm wasn't as wide as I wanted when I wanted wide (especially inside shots). I was noticing the slowness as well.

Going back in time I would just get the kit and save up for the 80-200 f/2.8. Since I can't go back in time I have purchased the kit lens and am saving up to trade in the 28-200 and some cash for the 80-200. The kit lens seems to be the one I have on the camera by default - it seems to better do what I want to do when I'm not sure what I want to do - if that makes any sense.
 12/29/2004 09:24:37 AM · #15
Originally posted by Gurilla:
Originally posted by Morgan:
I also own this lens and use it on my D100 as the standard lens. I use the D100 as my utility camera and often use it for work related projects.

This lens is perfect for this application. It offers an outstanding zoom range and is sharp enough for most work that results in highly compressed JPEGs. I normally shoot in RAW format with this lens to compensate for the softness. I am lucky, because if I need something sharper, I have 12 other Nikkor lenses to choose from that range from a variety of prime focal lengths to zooms. But, none are as flexible or as functional as this 28-200. And, this lens saves me from carrying a large gadget bag, which I find very beneficial when performing RF site surveys in hostile environments.

It is also compact enough to fit in the Nikon CF-D100 semi-soft fitted camera case. This helps protect the camera and lens when I am climbing on rooftops and out in the wilds at remote tower sites. I even can fit a B&W skylight filter on the lens and still use the case.

Enjoy the lens.


Thanks for the feedback Michael. Do you find much distortion in the photos?


Yes, there is some distortion compared to some of the finer glass optics that I own. But, when considering the price / performance valuation, this is a wonderful lens to own.

You need to keep it all in perspective too. Most often, the images that I capture with this lens end up on the web. So, these large RAW files are processed, cropped, corrected, and enhanced. Then, they are compressed from files that started as approximately 10 MB images to finish as 30k to 100k JPEGs. So, the end result is easily accommodated by the optics.

If I was to produce larger prints, such as 8x10, 11x17, or 18x24, then I might be more concerned about the quality of the optics. In my case, I do have finer optics to leverage in the scenarios where the glass will seriously impact the end result.

Besides, if I really want a superior print result, I will use my Hasselblads and their lenses, which by far outperform my Nikon D100 in almost all cases. I have scanned 6x6 negatives into my computer with my Nikon 8000 medium formnat film scanner and the resulting 64 MB files are nothing short of spectacular. Even when I reduce the 6x6 image down to 80k JPEGs, they hold the original sharpness and quality. Here is an example of a work project. The resulting detail images are very important in my work in order to keep accurate records of technology and the configuration of the RF systems that I design and build.



Cheers, Michael

Message edited by author 2004-12-29 09:32:00.
Pages:  
Current Server Time: 09/13/2025 02:10:09 PM

Please log in or register to post to the forums.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 09/13/2025 02:10:09 PM EDT.