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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.  | sent on January 21, 2022 Pros: Price in the second-hand market, focal range, excellent colors, weight and macro function, very little diffraction with closed diaphrammo Cons: None, it's an AF-D is from 1999 and it would be stupid to make comparisons with current optics Opinion: ....you can define the Swiss army knife of Nikon's all-round lenses. It does everything and also well given the age of the project. I have been using it since 2000 with the D1, now I continue to use it on the D600, and in manual focus on the Z. An absolutely not famous and noble optics, but those who know it and have understood its potential keep it tight. Until recently it was just a few euros away... now it is a little more expensive. Compact, light, excellent focal range, from 50mm to 105 macro, (not comparable to a real Nikon Micro, but its job does it well). It is a 20-year optics, the auto focus is not a missile (but it is precise, after verification and calibration in the Machine) it clearly does not have the sharpness of the new Z, but it has its own character, a good three-dimensionality and a blurred of other times, very soft and cinematic. One of its greatest merits, (I used it a lot in the studio for stil life and ADV) almost does not suffer from diffraction, excellent at f22. I recommend it to everyone, given what it costs and what it offers ..... as long as you want to understand it, and do not think you have the performance of hyper sharpness and super contrast of today's lenses. For those who want to learn more, an interesting video review on the Nikonists channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkzHfjJAv2o&t=3s |
 | sent on November 27, 2021 Pros: focal range, versatility, fidelity of shooting and colors, old-fashioned colorimetry, lightness Cons: AF accuracy, sharpness, noise in the MAF Opinion: Today, after a few months, I decided to redo the fine adjustment of the AF in the car to my optics including precisely this 28-105. I wanted to compare it and compare it to the 28 ƒ2.8 same series that I have had for the longest time and I have always considered it chromatically beautiful, neutral, alive and with open shadows as I like it. I performed the test with controlled light (3400K) from above using a diffuser (white umbrella). I must say that there are some differences: meanwhile the 28-105 in my possession suffers from a strong backfocus so much so that the fine calibration came to me almost at full scale but once calibrated it had to play at par with the fixed 28. I did 3 tests at ƒ4 (simply because the zoom starts from 2.5) at ƒ8 and at ƒ11 which is my closing of choice making mostly panoramas or photos of food. The first thing I noticed is the minimum focusing distance: the fixed wins. True that the 28-105 has the function "macro" but this part from 50mm and therefore for the comparative test I could not use it. The color is more truthful that of the 28-205 but the image seems all flatter (less microcontrast that has nothing to do with sharpness) slightly more padded on 3/4 tone or from 50% to 80% and the shadows are more closed. It is as if the image from 50% was below 1/3 of abundant stop. Regarding the sharpness if ƒ11 wins by far the 28-105, to ƒ4 I prefer that of the fixed (it is not certain that it is to throw the other). Even the blurred, beautiful on both optics, is more accentuated (therefore preferable) that of the 20-105. I also had the opportunity to test it with the AF-S 24-85 VR that I always have in my kit and I keep fixed on the other Nikon and here the tests done at 85mm if on the one hand they go in favor of VR (sharpness, speed and ACCURACY AF) for the pastiness, colorimetry, less "vivacity" of the colors compared to the new models, shade of shadows, focal excursion, the small macro available, make you lean towards the old 28-105; in fact the 9 slats are all shown and if they had been rounded it would have been the best. I start to see it in second-hand stores at ridiculous prices so much so that while giving up VR in many cases useful freehand, I am changing my optical equipment in favor of the AF-D series Today nikon on this range of focal lengths offers the 24-120 but that, proven, nothing to do with the beauty of this: in fact, I recommend it to those who need a handyman lens to always keep attached to the car and shoot in any situation; in many cases it could be the only one to take for a day out of town; less recommended for those who love sharpness and micro contrast: there are fixed, maglio se f2,8. Would I buy it? YES - Would I sell it? Absolutely NO - Would I recommend it? YES but here it depends on the taste of individual people. I would have liked to include comparative tests but I don't see the possibility of inserting JPEGs |
 | sent on June 16, 2021 Pros: Super optics, bright colors, fabulous boken, good focal hike, perfect focus Cons: Don't take it before Opinion: I own a D810, first I had over the recent Tamron 28/70 (first series) but I was not fully satisfied (in a short time it was filled with dust), then in the well-known chain of northern Italy I replaced it with a Sigma 24/35 Art but you want for the weight, or for the huge size, or for the narrow focal point (but I knew this before taking it) the feeling that maybe such an optics deserved did not start. Reading here and there I discover this perspective at the end of the 90s, I keep an eye on several European sites where it is proposed between 100 and 250 euros and in a few days all sold. I waited a few days, I find one in Spain, perfect at just over a 100ne and I took it. I think it is fabulous; light, macro, good hike, crisp and vibrant colors. My only fear is that, from today, because of this Nikon 90s/2000s, the huge, beautiful and very heavy Art will remain closed in the house ... |
  | sent on May 14, 2021 Pros: price, weight, focal excursion, versatility, fidelity of shooting and colors Cons: difficulty finding it used in good/excellent condition Opinion: They don't do it anymore unfortunately, I bought it practically new at a very honest price ... a little out of curiosity given the various reviews and a bit to have a whole do that I missed. This is a lens that I absolutely define as "HONEST" ... it doesn't give you anything more than you can expect, but not less. Someone also said that you can call a lens "WYSIWYG" (what you see is what you get) that is what you see and what you get... that's exactly how it is, it doesn't alter reality and it's very faithful in the reproduction of the scene |
 | sent on December 03, 2020 Pros: it is cheap, light and small. decidedly sharp Cons: AF accuracy Opinion: I tried the tris 28-105, 28-135 and 28-200. they seemed aligned as a performance in general in fact I chose the 28-200 for the most excursion. are light and definitely performing. blurry pleasant. Sharp. very beautiful colors. on the d800 I found it very difficult to get a constantly precise focus. most of the time it was always wrong. nothing was worth trying to calibrate. check well that they focus properly. in the end I deleted it mainly for this reason. |
 | sent on December 03, 2020 Pros: Very versatile, sharpness and Old colors Cons: Nobody Opinion: Taken between the choice of nikon af 35-105 f/3.5-4.5 and Nikon af 35-135 f/3.5-4.5. Eventually purchased after reading reviews and who used it. Very versatile optics and purchased to mount it on my son's Nikon D50 but I also use it for family outings on D3s and D3x. Great colors and sharpness during the day (never used in the evening), even blurry I don't mind. The real reason is a spare lens to use for emergencies and less demanding work on the flagships. |
 | sent on November 14, 2020 Pros: sharpness and colors Cons: Nobody Opinion: I have been using it for several years now and I have to say that I feel very good using it both for street, landscape and portraits ... it's a handyman lens that hardly misses a beat despite its age. you buy with about 70-150 euros but with great satisfaction. slightly soft at TA but can stay there... on the other hand it is a dated zoom and it is precisely a zoom...... :-) I highly recommend it to all those who need a lens that is good for everything, plus it is affordable for everyone.. used with nikon d3s, nikon d500, nikon d4s and finally with nikon d750.. |
 | sent on May 18, 2020 Pros: Versatility, weight and footprint contained, macro function, color and tonal passage yield, full-opening good, a blade in the center closing a stop to all the focal points on D850, very good edges from f6.3 to f11 Cons: They don't do it anymore! Opinion: Another superb lens along with his younger brother 28-70 f3.5-4.5 d.A lens that does everything right and you can take yourself anywhere. It's a shame they don't do it anymore. For the price you can find used is given away. Do you want to take a portrait? From 85 to 105 a ta is perfect. You want to do reportage: from 35 to 50 is perfect at ta and even better closed by 1/2 stop. Do you want to make landscape? Close between f 6.3 and f11 and you're good to go. You want to do macro: close from f6.3 to f8 and you're good to go. To be moved by how honest this lens is in every respect. |
| sent on March 13, 2020 Pros: Excellent optical quality from f5.6, very light, low price, size, all-rounder range, excellent macro function, analog colors. Cons: Noisy autofocus, not very sharp TA Opinion: Target purchased for less than 100 euros for high optical quality in relation to price. I was very impressed: used particularly for landscaping; from f/5.6 becomes very sharp, from f8 to f13 from the best. The range of focals is perfect as a handyman and the distortion is almost non-existent especially at 28mm. The autofocus is quite fast and reliable but not quiet, even in Manual Focus you can hear the noise of the gears so not suitable for video. For the price is really very sharp on the whole frame, it loses just a little at the extreme corners but it absolutely does not affect the image. The vignette is present but in my view you can also leave because it does not hurt. Absent aberrations. Flare present only in direct backlight of the Sun. Overall it is a lens that I highly recommend especially for the possibility of making macros at very close distance and range of focals up to 105 that does not make you regret the lack of 24 mm. |
 | sent on February 27, 2020 Pros: Weight and small size, beautiful images. Cons: None if bought at a good price. Opinion: It's definitely one of the BEST ZOOM i ZOOM i've ever done Nikon. I tested it at home and out against other 35, 50, 85mm fixed lenses and zooms. It has the build quality of the 90s, the macro function, it is small and light. The surprising thing that leaves you stunned is that at the same diaphragm it is brighter than the other zooms! Great resolution, sharpness at the edges, colors. Along with the model 24-85mm IF 2.8-4 I find is the only really noteworthy zoom. Perfect also on APS-C |
 | sent on August 24, 2019 Pros: A little gem! Cons: If he had the 24th... But really for what it gives you, no flaw. Opinion: Compact, sharp, 9 diaphragm blades, resistant to flare, light, versatile, macro 1:2... There really isn't much more to say, a little gem. If you really want to find him a "defect" (in quotes) it stops at 28 and does not drop to 24. Being a lover of grandangles, those 4 mm less for me would have made a substantial difference. For the rest we are faced with a project really well done at a paltry cost. On digital goes great. The macro function is really... Macro! It works great and provides excellent results (obviously taking on the 1:2 ratio - for the 1:1 there are more specialized lenses). |
 | sent on March 30, 2019 Pros: General quality, great macro function Cons: I honestly struggle to find any... Opinion: I was looking for a zoom all-rounder and, after documenting and collecting opinions and tests, I found and then took to Japan (used at 95 euros with shipping included) this Nikkor AF 28-105mm f/3,5-4.5 D; pair it with a Sony Alpha 7 using an adapter ring. Although I have never particularly loved zoom lenses, this is a remarkable opticthat has blown me away. Excellent sharpness, practically throughout the excursion, very low chromatic aberration, distortion or absent or limited to 28mm. The 1:2 macro feature is another really remarkable bonus for the quality that can be obtained from such a lens. Amazing what they have managed to do and to bring together in one goal. |
 | sent on March 28, 2019 Pros: Right compromise between price, quality and macro functions. Cons: Nobody Opinion: I bought from this lens a few days, but I realized the quality immediately after very few shots. It is a satisfaction to do it if nothing else, besides for the excellent optical quality, for the construction. Worth much more than the amount that is on the market, I made the purchase on Ebay for euro 140.00 and I do not regret it absolutely, indeed I highly recommend it to those who want to mount on their Nikon a little gem. |
 | sent on November 11, 2018 Pros: Best cheap handyman, small, light, good fuzzy, macro 1:2, focal length etc... Cons: Nobody Opinion: I use it very little because now I go out only with fixed, but every time I do not bring it a bit I regret, with my d750 gives me a remarkable focal excursion, a good blurry (9 blades of diaphragm), at 105 at full aperture makes good portraits, F8 is fine for close portraits, It holds very well the flare, if used by day or with good light and snaps from F 5.6 to close is very sharp. I had the 24 120 F4 VR, but this is more versatile in terms of creative possibilities, very little distorts, is lightweight and if you shoot with closed diaphragms There are no differences as to image quality. Now it is at ridiculous prices... If you need a totally do discrete from the excellent optical qualities and you do not need stabiliser and f 2.8 fixed take it on the fly! |
 | sent on February 06, 2018 Pros: Sharpness, construction and color rendering, in addition to the macro function Cons: Front lens that rotates during zooming Opinion: Underrated lens, one of the best for the price-performance ratio of the AF-D catalog. I bought it as soon as I left because I needed a handyman to bring with my little daughter, and also loving nature had the macro function. Mind you stops at the ratio 1: 2 but the yield is really good used diaphragm 8 or 11.rnPassed to the digital DX format changes the use as much as it loses the wide angle but for nature hikes is still excellent, it lacks only the VR. Used in parallel with the legendary micro Nikkor 105 afd- does not disfigure and indeed beats on the blurred thanks to the 9 (nine) blades of the diaphragm.rnPeccato Nikon has never decided to update it to AF-S with VR.rnUmberto |
  | sent on October 10, 2016 Pros: focal handyman excursion, very credible macro function, robust construction and excellent quality, sharpness and excellent behavior of FX 24mpxl, value for 'unbeatable price. Cons: macro button to turn it off you have to do some 'type of operations put in MF and restore manually dial all the way .... for what it is the price I do not find fault ... and I'm not here to say that' dark ... 'cause you can not' expect more '. Opinion: I bought this lens today after reading the great reviews in riguardo.L'ho chosen primarily for its macro function since often when I'm around to snap feel the need 'to make this type of shots ... so considering the' zoom range fairly standard and that little bit more 'that I 105mm compared to 80 or 70 ... was for me the best compromise which then combine directly tele.rnLa an excellent choice for those with FF and maybe can not spend a lot for a lens PRO-level ..... although to be honest .... the overall yield of this, coupled with excellent FX sensor (in my case the d600) reveals pleasant sorprese.rnripeto for little more 'than 100 € I doubt you can find a meglio.rnMi still intend to review it again as soon as I learn how 'to know meglio.rn |
 | sent on October 10, 2016 Pros: construction, zoom range, mellow colors and blurry Cons: for the type of lens and the construction period, no Opinion: really well made lens. excellent hike for almost everyone, uses. since all do, to portraiture, his companion for trips. if necessary, it can also be used to TA, but from f / 5.6 to f / 8 expresses its maximum. very beautiful mellow colors and the typical soft blurry these af-d glasses. macro function very convenient, really. on the go and there's a small detail, ready the macro function can be activated with a switch is ready. autofocus fast enough for all uses. very correct as distortion. I got to try current goals and I have to say that this lens definitely not bear comparison. |
 | sent on December 06, 2015 Pros: sharpness, construction, focheggiatura close Cons: maximum aperture Opinion: It 'a series lucky, even before the autofocus versions, that of the standard zoom dilated at the remote (85; 105) and intermediate opening (3.5 / 4.5) Nikon: the house has produced a significant number of variants, and among them this 28,105 AFD stands. Well-built, sharp, good yield even in macro function (however awkward its selection) that is capable of 1.2 to the maximum focal length. AF is not instantaneous but more than acceptable when compared with the best performing modules in the car. A plus nine diaphragm blades. Incidentally, FIG among the models no longer in production entered in the database of correction of Capture One, while Photoshop has not applied a specific adjustment for this successful lens (however, provides adjustments for a greater number of targets neighboring and contemporary, compared excellent Capture One). |
 | sent on July 02, 2015 Pros: economic, defined, built as a time, excellent risolvenza with macro function, excellent value for money Cons: basically you can not ask for more to zoom with these features Opinion: There are many reviews on the net about this zoommettino some five years ago that really works very well. Used on the D700 is that it is a bomb and is a great all-rounder from the appropriate focal range. Contrasts and soft colors, well defined, in macro function is incredibly detailed despite not being a fisso.rnRapporto price / performance / quality priceless. I have equipped its hood HB18. FX cartoon a little 'to 28.rn |
 | sent on June 17, 2015 Pros: Light, cheap, max opening 4,5.Molto defined underestimated. Beautiful blurred. Cons: I have not yet encountered in the brightness not excellent. Not VR. Opinion: Recommend this lens for those who want to do without spending macro tanto.A 5.6 is already behaving well, af 9 is soo buono.Pagato 90 euro. I assume that with FF is a slow enough to cover 90% of the shots. Okay only with machines that have the internal engine. It lacks in the supplied lens hood. I have a d80. From d90 up (d7000 etc) raising the ISO must be considerable. |
 | sent on October 01, 2014 Pros: Good focus, it is especially easy to handle 28 mm, diameter 62 mm and therefore has a decent brightness for the category to which it belongs, Internal Focus, 9-blade diaphragm, funny macro function. Cons: Perhaps the weight is a bit excessive when mounted on machines such as entry level so much to read, the dial for manual focus, as always, is a bit too ridotta.L'apertura believe that rise too quickly from 3.5 to 4 already to a focal length of 50 mm. Opinion: Quest'obbiettivo I think has been underestimated for privileging others perhaps the most quoted, actually works very well with both analog, which I now use as the Nikon D600 having done more to calibrate the focal macchina.Ha hike good but not excessive so as not to have too many problems of distortion on one side or the other of vignetting |
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