AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR kit OR AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

cardoso2127

New member
I'm not sure whether I should go with the d600 kit lens and a 70-300mm zoom lens or for the same price just go with 28mm-300mm lens. I'm afraid the quality wont be there with the 28-300. I also plan on shooting movies. Anyone have any suggestions???
 

navcom

Senior Member
Same advice here...go with the kit and the 70-300. This "kit" lens is a step above your typical kit lens. It's a great piece of glass. The 28-300 will be good but you simply cannot make a lens that versatile without compromising something.

Hope that helps!

Jeff
 

Nikonitus

Senior Member
I have a 24-120mm and a 70-300mm and now I've somewhat tuned the D600 to them, I very happy with both lenses. The 70-300mm is actually quite a surprising lens. I like it and am lucky that I held onto it as I was going to sell it at one time... Not sure how the 24-85 performs...
 

Belo

Senior Member
I opted for the 24-120mm on my D600 rather than the 24-85mm. I have a 70-300mm and a 50mm f/1.4 and have just bought a 14-24mm f/2.8. I am going to sell my 24-120mm and go for the 24-70mm f/2.8.
 

bigal1000

Senior Member
I opted for the 24-120mm on my D600 rather than the 24-85mm. I have a 70-300mm and a 50mm f/1.4 and have just bought a 14-24mm f/2.8. I am going to sell my 24-120mm and go for the 24-70mm f/2.8.

The new 24-120 seem to get much better reviews,what do think of it?
 

Nikonitus

Senior Member
The new 24-120 seem to get much better reviews,what do think of it?

When I first got it, with the D600, I was unsure about this lens. You see, a few years ago I had a 24-120mm with the D80 and D300 which gave some soft images and sometimes they looked unfocused or even a little blurry, mostly in the D300 but was excellent on the D80... That lens was the first gen 24-120mm. The current gen 24-120 is a completely different kettle of fish in my opinion. I couldn't get a 24-70 at the time so settled on the 24-120 at the insistance of the lcoal Nikon expert at the shop. He said it was a tossup between the 24-70 and the 24-120, that one does better in different areas than the other, but overall in his opinion there is no real best lens between them... I'm so glad I did get it, now that I have gotten used to the D600 and its settings. I am getting some cracking good shots, right throughout the focal range, although there are people better placed to argue the technicalities of that...

To me, the pics just look good and I'm impressed... I have to say though, I'd probably be equally impressed with the 24-70mm, as I have seen some real good reviews of its capabilities, but of the equal amount of reviews I've seen on the 24-120, it appears what the Nikon guy said back then, is about true...
 
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