Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR Lens Black

if you have in your possession a high end DX or a full frame (fx) camera then this lense is a must have item. OK it costs in the region of £1250 but at the end of the day this is a lense has been designed for the pro's but at the same time allowing us mere mortal keen amateures to experience picture quality that we may not see otherwise.I won't bore you with all the technical details of the lense as i'm sure you would look this up for yourself, so all i will say is, I bought this lense to go on my D800, this being full frame i get the maximum benifits from the lense. (but pictures are just as good with DX bodies). when you pick the lense up it quite simply oozes quality, both the other two rings for manual focusing and focal lengh adjustment are smooth and free from any backlash and with no VR function focusing is super fast and as for the quality of the photo;s they are frighteningly good, clear and very sharp (drag some up on net and check them out), this is a serious lense designed to capture your subject at it's best and this is why i use this as my everyday lense, in fact it very rarely comes off the camera.INITIAL DOWNSIDEthe lense is quite heavy at around 900gr and makes the camera feel very heavy to lug around but after about a month you won't notice it.MY CONCLUSIONdon't hesitate and buy it, you'll soon forget about your lightened bank balance when you see the quality of your pictures.

For a long time now I've wanted a lens that covers a great range of focal lengths. I spent an age trundling through countless amounts of various focal lengths and lenses trying to find the best one for me, and here it is. Although expensive compared to some Nikkor lenses of greater focal lengths, the image quality you will receive is far better.It's a beautiful piece of kit to work with and I recommend it to anyone that wants one lens that they can put on their camera and not have to worry about carrying a mass of kit with you, swapping lenses and also - the less you swap lenses, the less risk of dust getting into your lens and camera.Focusing is quick and precise with both manual and auto focusing. Vibration Reduction (VR) is available, although helpful in high speed situations, sometimes the VR can be problematic as it can slightly alter the composition of your images, but only by a fraction or two, so not much to worry about there. The lens itself feels good quality and durable.

Beautiful lens, very versatile and has been my walk-around lens for a few years now as well as my main lens for shooting events. I have two small gripes with it: First, there tends to be a slight bit of colour fringing (chromatic aberration) at wide apertures, but that's going to be familiar to anyone using this lens. Many cameras will automatically correct for this anyway, and I've set up my own correction preset in Photoshop's RAW image importer so it's not a big deal.The second is a bit more of a deal though - the lens seems to suffer from quite a lot of flare and ghosting. It's not anything that has stopped me using it, but it does mean I have to be very careful when I'm framing shots - even candles in a dark room can create ghost flames if you're not careful. I've seen it in other lenses but not to this extent. Comparing it to my other f2.8 lens (105mm prime), there's a big difference with respect to the number of reflections, flares and ghosted lights that you see.As I said, it hasn't stopped me using it as my main lens for years, you just have to be a bit more careful with it than some other lenses.

Kit lenses are often thought of as cheapish compromises. Bought separately from a camera body, they certainly aren't cheap and in terms of usability, not much of a compromise either.I've used this lens quite extensively, simply to see how good it is. On the whole, I'm very satisfied. Optical quality is excellent within the extremes and I can't complain about it at the 24 and 85mm ends. The lens handles well - the zoom ring is very smooth and without too much travel needed. There is some extension of the front element, but with internal focusing, the element doesn't rotate with focus. If you're using filters, this is important. Even for a small range lens, VR is included to give that extra optical stability in lower light.Okay, it doesn't compete with the wide aperture primes or the fixed aperture zooms, but nor does it cost anywhere near as much. For a general purpose short sweep zoom, it gives you a good shooting flexibility and quality experience.

This is the full frame FX lens every Nikon photographer raves about. Nearly every review tells of how this lens out-performs the f2.8 version which is about 3 or 4 times more expensive. It sharpness through the f-stop range is brilliant. It as VR, vibration reduction, which even works if you're using your DSLR to shoot video. I've never seen any of my hand-held video look so sharp or steady. I love this lens. I did not love the plastic sun hood, which I broke upon first use. I rarely use the sun hoods. I'd also say the thread on the front for screwing on filters and holding the lens cap isn't as deep (Not as many turns) as other lenses, so I knock the lens cap off far too quickly when out in the field. I still love this lens, though. I still give it five stars. The price is brilliant. The quality of the photographs are fantastic and it even works for video. Buy it. Be happy. Photograph other happy people. Save money.

Excellent quality, fabulous optics and a complete pleasure to use. Weight and size are perfect. The quality of photos captured must be seen to believe. Glad I bought this and not the cheaper sigma (I like sigma but if you can choke up the money, then this is the best). This has been my standard soon lens since I bought it and just love it. I use it with my full frame Nikon D600 and the output is awesome. steady, excellent optics, great and easy to use. Ever wondered why this has been long standing non replaced number 1 in this type of lenses and range? Strongly recommended.