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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 27, 2006
Pros: Fast focus, very good optical quality, useful zoom range, compact, low weight, affordable.
Cons: Zoom lens movement is not smooth, some vignetting at large apertures.
Summary: Introduction A "kit" in the camera world is a camera body and a lens (usually a zoom). Any pro photographer knows to stay away from kits. Why? Because the vast majority of lenses included with kits are sub-par performers. In the 1990's, a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 27, 2007
Pros: Excellent optics, price to performance winner, a great mid-range zoom.
Cons: Less than pro build quality, variable aperture, vignetting is present.
Summary: INTRODUCTION The Nikkor 18-70mm AF-S ED f3.5-4.5G IF DX zoom lens is one of those lenses from Nikon that first appeared about the time that the company introduced its first sub-$1,000 U.S. digital SLR, the Nikon D70 to the camera shooting ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 14, 2006
Pros: It came with the D200 kit so you don't outwardly pay for it
Cons: Polycarbonate construction, light weight, questionable longevity in daily use. Dang lens hood keeps falling off
Summary: What can I say about the Nikon 18-70mm f3.5-4.5G ED-IF-S DX lens, it came packaged with the D200. If you're reading this review, you may be a D200 kit owner like myself. I won't get into the technical description too much on this as the earlier ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 3, 2005
Pros: Sharp, useful zoom range, great color rendition, ridiculously cheap
Cons: Vignettes at 18 mm, variable aperture, a bit slow (aperture-wise)
Summary: Background information This lens was developed to be bundled together with the Nikon D70, hence the informal name "the D70 kit lens". When I bought my D70, the price difference between purchasing the D70 kit together with the bundled lens and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 19, 2005
Pros: All the "pro" level OPTICAL features, fantastic price/performance ratio
Cons: 67mm filter size, plastic construction, variable aperture, DX designation, focus ring in BACK?
Summary: I just recently picked up a D70 to compliment my Nikon film gear and I decided to get the complete D70 kit, which included the 18-70mm Nikkor DX lens. This was mainly because all my film lenses would suffer from the 1.5 x focal length multiplier imposed ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 28, 2005
Pros: quick and quiet autofocus, professional build, Nikon badge, relatively cheap for brand lens, ideal walkaround
Cons: pricey compared to similar generic manufacturers
Summary: This lens may come as one of the "kit lens" options with the Nikon D70, but it's far from a starter lens and delivers in spades for all but the most exacting photographer. With a zoom range between the wide 18mm and the telephoto 70mm, it provides an ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community May 16, 2005
Pros: Does everything well at half the expected cost.
Cons: It's not free!
Summary: This is often called the "kit lens" as it is packaged with the D70. It often sells for 300.00 US or less. It features a ultra fast AFS Nikon focus system and is a joy to use. It is for digital cameras ONLY and has no F/stop ring. This lens operates
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