Nikon AF Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D IF Autofocus Lens

[madhu_menon]

Please do share your opinions on the Nikon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto AF Zoom

Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D IF Autofocus Lens with NIKON D80...the pros and cons ?

[photo5]

Great lens for film, not so great for digital. For the D80 I recommend its replacement, the Nikon 18-70mm DX G AF-S zoom.

[eric_silvi]

I use it with both film and digital bodies. Great lens! The only problem with it on a digital body is that 28mm isn't as wide as it seems on a digital body that isn't full frame.

[madhu_menon]

I am also Curios to know how the Macro Feature of this Lens is coming along in the Digital DX bodies

[harvey_edelstein1]

Tamron makes a 24-135mm zoom now that really covers most of the useful ranges. And you must admit that 24mm on the wide end for landscapes is better than 28mm taking into account the cropping factor its still a wide angle.

[photo5]

Harvey, you are right. 24mm is a fine focal length in digital. If Nikon would make a 24mm DX

f2.0 AF-S prime I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[harvey_edelstein1]

I am talking about an alternative zoom to what Madhu is proposing, neither of us is talking about a prime. I am talking of a zoom that starts at 24mm instead of 28mm so it will still be a wide angle on a DX sensor D80. Madhu, the long end is also quite a bit longer and will be effectively about 200mm so the zoom will be like an 35-200mm zoom on a 35mm full frame format.

[tony bell]

The 28-105 is my primary lens on my D80. It is fine for digital. I couple it with the Tokina 12-24 and have great coverage. The macro feature (which really isn't "true macro") works very well for the price. I highly recommend it.

[russ_butner___portland__or]

Madhu

 

I have and use both the Nikon 28-105 and the Tamron SP 24-135 lenses, on film bodies. I can highly recommend either one of them. They deliver superb results.

 

Russ

[Ed_Ingold]

The 28-105/3.5-4.5 is a good lens for the money, but a little long as a "normal" zoom lens for a DX camera. The filter ring turns as you zoom the lens (but not with focusing).

 

The Macro function is not all that good, more of a close-focusing range with a lot of field curvature. If it saves you a lens change, then fine. Otherwise, invest in a legitimate macro lens. I carry a 55/2.8 AIS Micro, which is good at any distance and has no chromatic aberation that I can see.

 

For a little more money, you can get an used 35-70/2.8 which has outstanding image quality and a sharper "macro" range than the 28-105.

[Jerry_]

"For a little more money, you can get an used 35-70/2.8 which has outstanding image quality and a sharper "macro" range than the 28-105."

 

 

 

Doesn't the AF 35-70mm f2.8 Nikkor lens 'only' go 'macro' at the 35mm setting? The AF 28-105mm zoom starts at 50mm and goes through 105mm in the "macro" mode.

[ptkeam]

I have six lenses I use for my two D70's. If I had to get rid of all of them and just use one on each body, I would have to keep the Nikon 28-105mm. It's a superb lens. The 28mm is comparable to a "normal" lens on 35mm and 105mm more than long enough for a great portrait lens.

The macro performance is great too.

[harvey_edelstein1]

28mm x 1.5 crop factor = 42mm. A 24mm would be a 36mm lens on a DX aps camera. So the 24-135 would be 36-203mm lens on a DX aps camera.

[Ed_Ingold]

Gerald,

 

You are correct - the macro range in the 35-70/2.8 is only available at the 35mm setting. Nonetheless it is still sharper in all ranges than the 28-105 (I have both).

[kohanmike]

I use the Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4 D Macro (1:2) with a D70s and find it to be an excellent

choice for about $550 US. Here are samples:

 

http://www.kohanmike.com/samples_24_85.htm

[harvey_edelstein1]

I also have the 24-85mm 2.8-4, I didn't mention it because its range was smaller that either the 24-105mm or the 24-135mm. I figured if someone was looking for a broad range zoom then you can only add to the range they want to enhance their objective.

[andrew_frey2]

I'm finally moving from my FM-10 to digital (likely the D60). I asked Nikon if I could use my 28-105 lens on the D60, and they indicated that because the lens was internal focus, it wouldn't.

Is that true?

[kaiyen]

it's actually that the lens doesn't have a built-in AF motor. It will mount and meter, but you will not be able to auto focus. That is the only limitation. Otherwise it will work fine.