Nikkor 35-80mm AF lens?

Joseph Bautsch

New member
Curt, I haven't personally used this lens but to find some information on it you can use I went on line and did some research. I found two review articles and that was about it. The lens was referred to as a normal range telephoto, with 50mm being the normal range. It is a "D" lens which means you have to have a body with a lens focus drive built in for the lens to AF. It evidently was originally designed for use on the Nikon F series which means it is an FX lens. No manufacturers date was given. Both reviews rate the lens in the below to average in lens quality range. It performed well at f/8 and both indicated that the lens was probably worth the price. One of the reviewers was evidently a lens repairman and disassembled it to look at its construction. He rated it as poor and referred to it as a "plastic fantastic" with tape being used to hold together some of the insides. He did not think it would survive any sort of impact. These are not very glowing reviews. There may be more information and reviews on the lens that I was not able to find so it may be worth while doing some additional research. Hope this helps.
 

Browncoat

Senior Member
I have a shooting buddy who has this lens, and I've had the opportunity to borrow it a few times. It's a turd.

I'm not a lens guru, so I don't know when these things were made, but it seemed like an older lens. It feels like a cheap piece of junk, and I wasn't very happy with the results it gave me. If you can get one on the cheap, it may be worth it, but honestly...you couldn't give me one. My Tamron 28-75mm just blows this thing away, and even the kit lens that came w/ my D90 (18-105mm) was higher build quality and better optics.
 

Curt

Senior Member
Thanks guys for the info. Someone I know was selling one for $35.00 and as I knew nothing about this lens I thought I would ask. He sold it anyway. Sounds like I did not miss anything...lol?
 
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