Amazon lens review - confusion?

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Just as i though i had grasped the concept of focal length on DX / FX formats i read the following review and i'm all confuzzled again. Is this guy correct when he says:

This is a lens with two applications, depending on what camera you put it on.
On a DX camera, such as a D2X or D300, it offers the ideal range for portraits and groups, which is the equivalent of 36-105 on traditional film.
On a film or FX camera (currently only the D3), it offers the key normal working ranges (equivalent of 16-47 on DX) which are most used by most photographers. In that sense, it has slightly less range than the DX 17-55 workhorse. More importantly, it syncs exactly with the 70-200 VR and the new 14-24 lenses, to give the D3 user a range from ultra-wide to long telephoto in three lenses. At 24 on the widest end, it is wider than Nikon's previous wide offerings in this type of lens. Traditionally, 28 was the classic wide-angle lens, and 24 is moving towards the ultra-zoom range. For many users, this lens goes as wide as is ever necessary, since wider than 24 the apparent perspective distortion begins to be extreme.
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from this review: http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B000VDCT3C/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Personally i think he has even confused himself?

Al
 
I agree. My own review on that particular lens is rather less confused I think (the one posted 19th Aug 09). :naughty:

Anyway - stop reading reviews and just buy the damned thing. It's fantastic.
 
SLRist said:
I agree. My own review on that particular lens is rather less confused I think (the one posted 19th Aug 09). :naughty:

Anyway - stop reading reviews and just buy the damned thing. It's fantastic.
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Absolutely, your review is great. Infact i havent see a bad review of this lens. They are rarely for sale second hand which also speaks volumes. I spend night after night searching for a reason why i shouldn't buy this lens, but god dammit there is no reason :bang:
 
Doh, it took me about a minute to work out what on earth he was talking about! Yes he is absolutely confused :)
 
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