Nikon Reviews
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- Lens Construction - 15 elements in 11 groups (2 ED-2 Aspheric)
- Minimum Focus Distance - 2.3 feet
- Attachment/ Filter Size - 77mm
- Dimensions (diameter x length - 3.5 x 4.9 inches
- Weight - 31.3 ounces
Pricey, sexy-looking, & could be sharper for it's price
- 28-200mm/f3.5-5.6 zoom lens
- Provides virtually all commonly used photo perspectives in one compact and easy-to-use lens
- 7-times zoom covers wide-angle, normal, portrait and telephoto applications
- Macro focus allows convenient close-up photo opportunities
- Includes lens shade
Used price: $500.00
Buy one from zShops for: $19.99
Buy one from zShops for: $89.00
limited lifespanif you're a professional or serious amateur (which you probably are if you're buying a D1) it would be more economical in the long-run, to go with a professional (external) power solution. Those can be found at any pro camera store, or online at places like Rob Galbraith's camera site, which you can find on any popular search engine like google. I think it's robgalbraith.com
The above mentioned site has a good review on external battery packs for professionals.
I'm disappointed with nikon's battery approach for their pro cameras, and can not help think that their solution could have been motivated by the fact that it helps their bottom line if everyone owning a nikon D1 made an annual payment of $100 bucks to nikon. that's basically what it comes down to, as these batteries only last about a year. So far i've only been able to find the original battery for sale from nikon.
- Minimizes image blur, in effect providing the equivalent of shooting at a shutter speed 3 stop (8 times) faster
- Presents a natural viewfinder image even during VR operation
- Automatically detects when the photographer pans
- Perfect for candid, portrait, sports and news photography
- Optical design incorporates 5 ED glass elements for superior optical performance throughout the zoom range
Buy one from zShops for: $1799.99
- BaK4 high index prisms
- Special Performance (SP) glass
- High resolution, fully multicoated optics, coma corrected
- Individual eye focus
- 100% waterproof/fogproof
List price: $9,999.99 (that's NaN% off!)
It was an improvement over the AFD35-70/2.8 with respect to sharpness, contrast, and whisper-quiet autofocusing speed.
With the scalloped lens hood, this is a bulky lens. Infants tend to cry with this "in-their-face" monster.
Contrast is excellent, and distortion is negligible. Composition-wise, a very good portrait lens.
Of the three sharpest lenses owned, overall, it falls a distant third behind the leading Nikkor AFS17-35/2.8D, and second place AFD80-200/2.8 (2-ring version).
This lens used to be the standard lens on my Nikon F5, until I purchased the AFS17-35/2.8.
If the AFS28-70/2.8 were image-sharper for it's price, it would be used more frequently. I will be selling it before Nikon replaces it.