wat is your most expensive Nikon lens?

[ckiang]

Originally posted by Joshua T
Hey hackie, did u try the AF nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D IF?
Is it good? do you know its original price? Me planning to buy that or the AF 24-85mm u got.
And did u buy the AF24-85 1st hand at $550?

The Nikkor AF 28-105 f/3.5-4.5D is around $600 new now. Thinking of selling mine. It's sharp, very little distortion, good range, but just not 'fast' enough for me.

Regards
CK

 

[Joshua T]

what kind of distortion did u experience?

 

[tsdh]

Originally posted by ckiang
The Nikkor AF 28-105 f/3.5-4.5D is around $600 new now. Thinking of selling mine. It's sharp, very little distortion, good range, but just not 'fast' enough for me.
Regards
CK

CK, which fast-lens do you have in mind to replace yours?

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by Joshua T
what kind of distortion did u experience?

Barrel/Pincushion, typical with zoom lenses. Minimal on the 28-105. Almost unnoticeable.

Regards
CK

 

[kh_drew]

most expensive lens: Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 AI, bought at $400.

also passively looking at the 28-70 zoom range of lens, namely

Tokina 28-80
Sigma 28-70
Sigma 24-70

John 3:16 keeps bugging me to buy the Sigma 24-70 whenever I pop by...

 

[Joshua T]

is the sigma 24-70 really that awesome?

i've tried my friend's tokina 28-80, man its really heavy!
pictures sharp, but i find its minimum focusing range not short enough.

 

[Joshua T]

Originally posted by ckiang


Barrel/Pincushion, typical with zoom lenses. Minimal on the 28-105. Almost unnoticeable.

Regards
CK

so u planning to get what lens to replace this one mate?:gbounce:

oh and how do u find the manuel focusing for the Nikkor 28-105?
is it very hard to be precise, since the focus ring quite short?

 

[kh_drew]

Originally posted by Joshua T
is the sigma 24-70 really that awesome?

i've tried my friend's tokina 28-80, man its really heavy!
pictures sharp, but i find its minimum focusing range not short enough.

Haven't tried any third party lens before. Hope to borrow one from friends to shoot a roll.

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by Joshua T


so u planning to get what lens to replace this one mate?:gbounce:

oh and how do u find the manuel focusing for the Nikkor 28-105?
is it very hard to be precise, since the focus ring quite short?

Thinking of replacing it with used Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 ATX Pro II or the 28-80 version if the price is right. I tried the Sigma 24-70, didn't like it.

The manual focussing is okay, but the focus throw is a bit short. I seldom manual focus with this lens anyway. AF works pretty well on it.

Regards
CK

 

[Joshua T]

Originally posted by ckiang


Thinking of replacing it with used Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 ATX Pro II or the 28-80 version if the price is right. I tried the Sigma 24-70, didn't like it.

The manual focussing is okay, but the focus throw is a bit short. I seldom manual focus with this lens anyway. AF works pretty well on it.

Regards
CK

does the tokina atx pro2 have distortion?
as a third-party lens, is it relly better than Nikkors?

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by Joshua T


does the tokina atx pro2 have distortion?
as a third-party lens, is it relly better than Nikkors?

All zoom lenses have some amount of distortion. The primes are better in that aspect. It won't be better than the Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8D ED-IF, but it will be a hell lot cheaper. Quality is supposed to be very good for its price, which is why I am considering it.

Regards
CK

 

[Joshua T]

Originally posted by ckiang


All zoom lenses have some amount of distortion. The primes are better in that aspect. It won't be better than the Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8D ED-IF, but it will be a hell lot cheaper. Quality is supposed to be very good for its price, which is why I am considering it.

Regards
CK

what is the market price for it then?

 

[ninelives]

Originally posted by ckiang


Thinking of replacing it with used Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 ATX Pro II or the 28-80 version if the price is right. I tried the Sigma 24-70, didn't like it.

The manual focussing is okay, but the focus throw is a bit short. I seldom manual focus with this lens anyway. AF works pretty well on it.

Regards
CK

cking buy AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8D ED-IF lar. how much is it by the way?

 

[hendribudi]

Mine would be Nikon AF 70-300mm (can't remember f/ value), bought back home in Indonesia at a price of around Rp. 900,000 (~ S$180)

Anyway, what can you expect from my collection of only 2 lenses (that one and the one that came together with my F55)?

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by ninelives

cking buy AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8D ED-IF lar. how much is it by the way?

$2800 or thereabouts. No budget. :cry:

Regards
CK

 

[ziyter]

:bsmilie:

Well , the most expensive NiKon and only Nikon lens i haf is the Nikon 85mm f/1.4D (internal focus) which cost me about $750 when i bought it a few years ago.

Currently ,the resale value is about $520 which i saw this shop in Penin selling it at this price

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by ziyter
:bsmilie:

Well , the most expensive NiKon and only Nikon lens i haf is the Nikon 85mm f/1.4D (internal focus) which cost me about $750 when i bought it a few years ago.

Currently ,the resale value is about $520 which i saw this shop in Penin selling it at this price

SO CHEAP!? You sure it's a 1.4 and not 1.8?

Regards
CK

 

[ziyter]

CK,

correction to my post .... I am sorry and i made a mistake .... it shld be a 1.8 instead of a 1.4

 

[ckiang]

Originally posted by ziyter
CK,

correction to my post .... I am sorry and i made a mistake .... it shld be a 1.8 instead of a 1.4

I thought so. I'd love a 85/1.4 at $500.

Regards
CK

 

[art2d2]

AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED ... got it for $300.00. 1 month old.