Nikon Nikkor AF 28mm f/2.8D
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Nikon Nikkor AF 28mm f/2.8D
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Nikon Nikkor Af 28mm F/2.8d - Those Photographers
Nikon Nikkor AF 28mm f/2.8D - Those photographers who do care about things like low film speed, tripod, mirror lock-up and cable release will be quite happy with this lens: pictures taken with the appropriate technique are very sharp.
The leightweight from Nikon is compatible with all AF-Bodies and can be mounted on MF-Bodies like FM2, FA, F3 or FG etc. because of the barrel-f-stop ring.
It's equipped with a CPU that provides Distance information to 'D'-compatible Bodies for flash-use.
It's an excellent choice for the amateur who wants to do landscape-photography without vignetting and good contrast but good enough for the pro, too.
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The Nikon Nikkor Af 28mm F/2.8d Is A Nice Compact
The Nikon Nikkor AF 28mm f/2.8D is a nice compact fixed focal lenght lens that is very sharp.
the f-stop of 2.8 makes viewing and focusing easier as the brighter image than a f3.5 and higher zoom.the 28mm is as wide as most people go now and gives a better image than the wide end of most wide angle zooms.
the 52mm filter size makes it easy to get filter such as polarisers and warmup etc to fit it, and nearly no vignetting with two or more filters on it.
in fact the 52mm filter size will fit the 24mm thru to the 200mm lenses making it cheaper for filters.
having a straight wide angle makes more people concentrate more on the image in the view finder. it usually doesn't distort people and is the perfect size for landscapes.
ok its not as trendy now that there are 17-35mm around, but they a very cheap and give good quality.i use one regularly for my newspaper work and have had many photos published from it.
the d series will work on all nikon cameras apart from the ones that need the metering prongs to work the meter. while the g series has no aperture ring and will only work on most of the autofocus nikons.
As I Said, If You Want To Have One And Only One Wi
As I said, if you want to have one and ONLY ONE wide angle lens, you can save about a hundred bucks and get this lens. The CRC is close enough to have huge stone as a subject. This lens might be sharp (based on the review).
What an absurd and unhelpful review.
Nikon's 28mm f/2.8 AF is a perfectly good and useful lens. I have one and use it a lot. It is a much easier focal length to use successfully than 24mm, 20mm, or wider, but it is still wide enough to either cram a wide scene into a frame, or to show a subject in its environment.
It is light and no trouble to carry, on or off the camera. It focusses very close (25cm, and effectively closer at small apertures) so it can be used where a zoom lens covering the same FL would be useless.
If you specialise in using "available darkness" you'll probably lust after something extreme like Nikon's 28mm f/1.4. In reality the price might force you to compromise for some wide angle that goes to f/2. But you pay a LOT more for that extra light. The f/2.8 aperture is good enough to take hand-held shots succesfully in quite low light levels.
The 28mm f/2.8 is not even expensive. About the only bad things you can say about it are that a) much more costly competitors are faster and (a bit) sharper - no surprises there, a Ferrari is faster and handles better than most Fords - and b) it feels flimsy compared to Nikon's manual focus lenses of old.
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