Got my Nikon 16-85mm lens

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mikeh32217

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And I gotta say I'm really happy with it so far despite what Ken Rockwell says. If you read his review of the 16-85 he claims; link

[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Honestly, Nikon's 18-55mm kit lens ($120) has the same quality optics, but without most of the convenience features of the 16-85mm. I'm not kidding: I've compared them directly against each other. [/FONT]

Here's a picture of the steps I just finished patching, actually not done yet but humidity is so high and the afternoon sun is directly done on them.

18-55 and 16-85 Lens Compare.jpg

The 16-85 is on the right and the kit lens on the left. Now I'm blind as all get out but even I can tell the difference.

Anyway my D7000 is on the way, should be here Mon. or Tues. and am really looking forward to getting out and doing some real snapping.
 
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WayneF

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If you want to see an actual lens test (more than ... duh... it looks OK to me)
then see Nikon / Nikkor (APS-C) Lens Tests for both. (right hand column)

Bring up two browser pages side by side to compare. Look at test results at the same aperture, like f/5.6, like 24mm. Look at Vignetting, distortion, resolution. There is a pretty big difference, in favor of 16-85

Which is a little surprising, because the extended zoom ranges normally suffer.
But again, 3x price normally does buy something. :)
 
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mikeh32217

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I didn't browse side by side but I relied heavily on that site and members from here. I must say it's well build, has nice features and all-in-all glad I got it.
It was a toss up between the Nikon 16-85 and the Tamron 17-50!
 
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Whiskeyman

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Horoscope Fish said:
Now that's concrete evidence right there..
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BAH-DAUM-TEEESH!! Ladies and Gentlemen, please tip your waitress and bartenders generously on our way out... You've been a great audience tonight!!!


Now, seriously. Congratulations on the new lens, Mike. I've been looking at this one and look forward to seeing more of your shots taken with it.

​WM
 
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Michael J.

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Congratulation - I like my 16-85. I compared a lot to my 18-55 and I am not an enemy of my money to spend it for no improvement of quality. So be happy forget the revies from KR and forget rules :)
 
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mikeh32217

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Bill16 said:
Congrats on the new toys! I bet your going nuts waiting on the new Nikon to get there! I know I would be!lol :D
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Yeah I've been trying to keep busy to keep my mind off of it but it's hard. :) I've been waiting to get this camera for a year so I guess a couple of days won't hurt. :)
 
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