
EXCELLENT LENS!!
Review created: 03/12/06(updated 11/06/06)
25 of 29 people found this review helpful.
I buy this lens to use with my D100, I have 20 2.8, 28 1.4, 24-50, 50 1.4, 70-180 micro (All Nikon) to used before but it's unconvenient to change a lens when you need other focal length and when you change a lens a dust may come in to your camera's CCD.
AF-S is really fast and you can shift a manual focus all time. Lens is sharp, at 18 or 20 of this lens have more distortion than 20 2.8 but it's sharpest than 20 and it's less of chromatic abberation. compare with 50 1.4 sometime it's sharpest than my 50 1.4 (AF-D), but fast lens is easy to use in low light situation. this lens can beat my 24-50 but cannot beat my 28 1.4 in picture quality that it have 5 times or more in pricing.
All of cosmetic is great I love Nikon design. It's not like a cheap 18-55DX or EF-S 18-55, it's build solid.
Closet focus is enough to talk some close-up shot, but with 70 mm you may get too close. Compare with my 70-180 micro, 18-70 get a lower magnification than 70-180 micro in a same close-up shot.
Buy it!! if you need real all-around lens but not have more budget to get 18-200VR. SHARP, FAST, CHEAP, CONVENIENT as your want. I recommend!!
Review ID: 10000000000791281

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