zoom for pleasure
Written: Mar 21 '01
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Pros: zoom range, sharpness, solid feel
Cons: weight
The Bottom Line: Good lens for all kinds of shooting. It combines quality (necessary for enlargements) with flexibility (zoom and macro)
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| fransfloor's Full Review: Nikon Zoom lens Automatic Focus - f/3.5-4.5 |
Ever since I used my Nikon F70 (N70) I doubted the quality of the cheap Sigma zoom lens I bought with it. So after reading a lot of opinions on the internet I decided to buy a Nikon 50mm/f1.4D and a Nikon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D zoom lens. Well, a lot of money involved, but it is worth it (especially with the Nikon SB28 flash for indoor use). Portraits of our dog and cats are much sharper than before and I also managed to catch the dog in mid air, fully stretched, when jumping into the water (quite a difficult task when you also have to throw the stick to make the dog jump).
The point of this review is, when do I prefer to use the zoom lens above the fast fixed focus lens. When you try to catch animals (or people without posing) in certain interesting positions or actions you don't have time to position yourself plus the camera to fill the frame with the subject. Also you distract the subject from its activity when moving around. Filling the frame is essential I feel, otherwise the image doesn't convince (I'm not a professional at all, not even an advanced amateur, but that is one of the things I have learned so far). Needless to say a zoom lens comes in handy in such cases. The reason I bought the Nikon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D was just because of the good reviews and the zoom range which seemed useful to me: 105 mm is enough for portraits (vague background, filling the frame), and 28 mm is OK for wide angle use. For occasional need of longer zoom I still have a 100-300 zoom by Sigma.
Recommended:
Yes
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