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The Nikon AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED VR is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2012. The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it has image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 676 €;
77 users have given it an average vote of 9.1 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.
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Pros:Compactness and focal range. Speed of focus and stabilization.
Cons:Nobody
Opinion:All-rounder objective of good overall quality. The sharpness is always excellent and is a lens that can be used at all apertures. Good minimum focusing distance and stabilization that allow you to always get sharp shots. The coverage of the angle of view is optimal ensuring coverage from a good wide angle (24mm) to a short portrait canvas (85mm). Great travel companion.
Pros:Compact and lightweight, sharp, VR, image quality, quality FF, autofocus.
Cons:Nothing relevant to the price range.
Opinion:Sober lens with very good performance, adds VR partially compensating for the variable aperture. I also have the 24-70 I series and I had the Tamron 24-70 I series, honestly in normal conditions in a blank test it is difficult to see the difference between the AFS with closed apertures. It adds to the 24-70 something more on the telephoto side that makes it useful in some situations, evidently the 24 is better at the extremes of the frame (if diaphragm), it is f / 2.8 , perhaps does not close the shadows like this, etc ... . But for general everyday use where lightness has its value or where VR is useful, the 24-85 is really effective and does not neglect image quality. Sometimes it seems to me that it enjoys a microcontrast a little higher than the 24-70 series I but I am not an expert in optics, I could not explain ... The filter diameter is 72 mm, so it is not possible to insert it in the classic triplet as a substitute for the 24-70, it serves adapter ring for filters or holders type V5 / V6 nisi. The autofocus is responsive, I use it with d3 and d810 for medium distance shots even for my son's cycling races and I'm satisfied. It does not replace the 24-70 in my kit. I'm honest: for the type of use I make of it I correct blissfully and without any problem in lightroom the defects such as distortion, vignetting, etc that the lens could have so I do not consider them proper; the fringing and ghosting I did not notice them. I would say excellent lens for what it costs, someone who does not need a 24-70 2.8 could do without the latter. The only flaw, the construction provides that by varying the focal length the lens extends to the outside with a double cam system that honestly does not make me crazy on any lens ... But it is not a problem given the very high overall quality that this lens offers.
Pros:Lightweight, affordable cost, precise and silent autofocus
Cons:Not as sharp as a fixed lens, maximum aperture not great
Opinion:I exhume these reviews to express a substantially positive opinion on this perspective. I would say that the performance is good, I need it when I do not need quality at the top but still more than decent as this lens provides. Plus it's stabilized, so it should save me when I can't raise the ISO above 400/800 and the shutter speeds get a little longer. It is a lens that on a REFLEX with a resolution higher than 15-16 Mpixels has some limitations, but it is still a non-pro zoom, so you can not expect who knows what performance, although I do not dare to complain at all. Found used in excellent condition at a price I would say good, even if the hood was missing.
Opinion:Very interesting lens I used it for a review and kept it for a year. In my hand it looks like a feather I carried apple tree with me when I went out with the 200-500mm and in case I wanted to do some landscape or portrait I used it despite obviously not a 2.8 but to travel lighter apple I carried. It has a superb sharpness and is difficult to match in zooms of this type. I noticed that a lot of dust enters inside, this lens would have really needed tropicalization. I had to replace the hood because it was ridiculous too small like not having it on. Being a light and small lens the Stabilizer worked wonders, I managed to shoot without a tripod up to 1/6s. I absolutely recommend it for those who want to travel light and still fill the Classic focal range.
Pros:good sharpness, size, smooth ring, construction in general, pasty yield
Cons:filters of 72, lampshed a little too light..
Opinion:it is a lens that I use on nikon d700 and rhymes the range of "classic" focals from panoramas to portraits. it's basically an f.4 so quite bright. It has the rendering of the g series and very beautiful colors. The construction is professional with the metal barrel and a zoom ring with bows. at f 5.6 is great. Also better than the 24 120 especially at 85 mm in which it makes excellent if you have to make a portrait on the fly. It also seems to me a hair better than the 16-85 for apsc which still has a superb overall sharpness and hardly equals in zooms. It mounts filters from 72 but I just found an Amazon discount for an nd16 filter at 22 euros so I fixed :) recommended and small in size.
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