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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 828411" data-attributes="member: 48483"><p>For that range of zoom lens, I would say try to get the <a href="https://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/nikon/24-120mm-f4g-ed-vr-af-s-nikkor/review/" target="_blank">24-120mm f/4G</a>. It was a kit lens for bodies like the D750, and I have nothing to gripe about the lens other than it's fairly large in diameter. It's bulky in a bag. Since it was a lens included with new DSLR's, it is often traded in and available readily at used dealers. My local camera store has 2 of them used listed for $300 each, but KEH is demanding more like $470 for a used example with all the caps.</p><p></p><p>When I bought my D600 infrared body I decided I needed a zoom lens pretty similar to what you are looking for so I would not have to take the lens from my D750 and transplant to the D600 as I might use both on a landscape outing. I looked over the used lens cabinet at my camera shop and found a couple of <a href="https://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/nikon/28-105mm-f3.5-4.5d-af-nikkor/review/" target="_blank">Nikon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D</a> for just under $100. It tested good in the store on the infrared camera (not all lens optics behave well in infrared range) and it also has a 1:2 macro mode. It is a D series lens, so the Autofocus is from the screw-drive of the camera body. That means louder and slower to focus. For the typical landscapes that you take with infrared, slow AF is no issue. But this lens has a short throw for the focus ring, and that makes it find AF quicker than most D series lenses. It was a kit lens on late 1990's film SLR cameras, but pretty sharp and takes nice photos. Mine stays on the D600 and rarely is removed. KEH is asking $130, a bit higher than I paid.</p><p></p><p>And looking used, shop around. As you see my local brick-n-mortar store is giving better prices on these lenses than a major online source.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 828411, member: 48483"] For that range of zoom lens, I would say try to get the [URL='https://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/nikon/24-120mm-f4g-ed-vr-af-s-nikkor/review/']24-120mm f/4G[/URL]. It was a kit lens for bodies like the D750, and I have nothing to gripe about the lens other than it's fairly large in diameter. It's bulky in a bag. Since it was a lens included with new DSLR's, it is often traded in and available readily at used dealers. My local camera store has 2 of them used listed for $300 each, but KEH is demanding more like $470 for a used example with all the caps. When I bought my D600 infrared body I decided I needed a zoom lens pretty similar to what you are looking for so I would not have to take the lens from my D750 and transplant to the D600 as I might use both on a landscape outing. I looked over the used lens cabinet at my camera shop and found a couple of [URL='https://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/nikon/28-105mm-f3.5-4.5d-af-nikkor/review/']Nikon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D[/URL] for just under $100. It tested good in the store on the infrared camera (not all lens optics behave well in infrared range) and it also has a 1:2 macro mode. It is a D series lens, so the Autofocus is from the screw-drive of the camera body. That means louder and slower to focus. For the typical landscapes that you take with infrared, slow AF is no issue. But this lens has a short throw for the focus ring, and that makes it find AF quicker than most D series lenses. It was a kit lens on late 1990's film SLR cameras, but pretty sharp and takes nice photos. Mine stays on the D600 and rarely is removed. KEH is asking $130, a bit higher than I paid. And looking used, shop around. As you see my local brick-n-mortar store is giving better prices on these lenses than a major online source. [/QUOTE]
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