The AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED is Nikon’s professional f2.8 standard zoom. It covers a 2.9x zoom-range and was announced August 2007. It’s the successor to the AF-S Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D ED and like its predecessor compatible with full-frame DSLRs. Its gold-ring, constant f2.8 aperture, and a price-tag of around 1500 EUR put it clearly…
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If you are looking for our English version, please see our Nikon 85mm comparison. Nikon bietet gegenwärtig drei 85mm Festbrennweiten an: das alte AF 85mm f1.8D, das neue AF-S 85mm f1.8G, und als Objektiv mit der größten Öffnung das AF-S 85mm f1.4G. Wer sich nach einer hoch-öffnenden kurzen Tele-Brennweite für seine Nikon Spiegelreflex umschaut, wägt…
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24-70mm f2.8 zooms are the workhorses of photo-journalists, portrait and wedding photographers, and almost every manufacturer has one in their portfolio. For owners of Nikon FX-bodies the two main choices are Nikon’s own AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED from 2007 and Tamron’s new SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD announced in 2012. Sigma’s 24-70mm f2.8…
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The Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4.0G ED VR is a 5x zoom that’s compatible with full-frame Nikon FX bodies. Announced in August 2010 with its gold-ring, constant f4.0 aperture, and a price-tag of around 1000 EUR it defined a new kind of zoom-class for Nikon right between the affordable general-purpose zooms (like the newer Nikon AF-S…
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The Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD is a new 2.9x zoom that was announced April 2012 and is the first ever stabilized large-aperture standard-zoom compatible with full-frame DSLRs. With its gold-ring, constant f2.8 aperture, and a price-tag of around 1000 EUR it is in direct/fierce competition to Nikon’s own professional AF-S 24-70/2.8G Nikkor…
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The Nikkor AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G VR is an affordable general-purpose zoom that’s compatible with full-frame Nikon FX bodies. Announced in June 2012, it’s arguably the successor to the Nikon AF 24-85mm f/2.8-4D from 2000. It’s optically a little slower but now sports Vibration Reduction to counteract camera shake and as an AF-S model it’ll autofocus…
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Nikon currently offers three 85mm prime lenses: the ageing AF 85mm f1.8D, the new AF-S 85mm f1.8G, and the largest aperture AF-S 85mm f1.4G. If you’re shopping for a bright aperture telephoto prime lens for a Nikon DSLR, you’ll no doubt be weighing up the pros and cons of all three models. But which really…
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The Sigma AF 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM is a short telephoto lens with a bright f1.4 focal ratio. Announced February 2010, it’s the only 85mm large aperture alternative to Nikon or Canon’s own primes that offers auto-focus. The short telephoto lenses from Samyang and Zeiss are manual focus only. It is available for Canon,…
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The Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM is a stabilized super-telephoto zoom lens; indeed it’s one of only two stabilized telephoto zoom lenses reaching 500mm focal length, the other being Sigma’s own 50-500mm 4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM. The 150-500mm is available for Canon, Nikon, Sigma, Sony and Pentax mounts. Announced January 2008, it’s the longer…
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The Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.8G is a short telephoto lens announced January 2012. It’s the long-awaited successor of the Nikkor AF 85mm f1.8D from 1994 and the considerably more affordable sibling of the AF-S 85mm f1.4G from August 2010 – see my Nikon 85mm f1.4G review for more details on that high-end model. It can…
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