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Nikkor AF 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D - Review / Test Report |
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Lens Reviews -
Nikon / Nikkor (APS-C)
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Review by Klaus Schroiff, published May 2006
Lens kindly provided by Dirk von der Ehe!
Introduction
The Nikkor AF 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D is an old lens which has seen its best
days during the early 90s. It has a been discontinued a while ago. On an APS-C
DSLR the lens has a field-of-view equivalent to 42-105mm which isn't
terribly useful anymore but the lens was offered among other lenses so
it was worth a quick look.
The mechanical construction of the lens is quite decent based on good
quality polycarbonate and a metal mount. As you can observe above the
lens extends when zooming towards the short end of the zoom
range which is a little unusual but in principal not objectionable.
The zoom and focus control rings feel reasonably smooth. Unfortunately
the front element rotates when focusing so using a polarizer is quite awkward.
Typical for older AF Nikkors the lens has no internal AF motor and
relies on a slotted drive screw operated by the camera.
The moderately noisy AF is quite fast.
| Specifications |
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| Equiv. focal length | 42-105 mm (full format equivalent) |
| Equiv. aperture | f/5.3-f/6.8 (full format equivalent, in terms of depth-of-field) |
| Optical construction | 8 elements in 7 groups inc. one hybrid aspherical element |
| Number of aperture blades | 9 |
| min. focus distance | 0.4 m (max. magnification ratio 1:?) |
| Dimensions | 68 x 71 mm |
| Weight | 355 g |
| Filter size | 52 mm (rotating) |
| Hood | HB-6 |
| Other features | Lens provides distance (D) information. |
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