Just bought a gem of a lens..

[allanm]

Its a Nikon 70-210 AF D f4-f5.6. Seems nice and sharp at all lengths, especially 200mm where my 18-200vr failed dismally to produce anything as good! Apart from not being f2.8, its results are very similar to my old 80-200!
And at under £90, a real bargain.
Cant smile wide enough, me
Allan

 

[Joe T]

I hear these arent bad! Let us know how you get on with it.

 

[melevo]

im with joe t, im also tempted in getting one of those lenses

 

[fracster]

With the current ludicrous,IMO, prices of new lenses,the older stuff is well worth having a look at.

If I didn`t have an 80-200,then I would certainly be scouring around for one of these.Enjoy the lens and post some results please.......

 

[puddleduck]

The real bargains are the older unfashionable lens, and manual focus.

I've heard this is a nice lens - pretty much anything is better than a 18-200 VR mind especially once you get much past 100mm

 

[Jim B]

I love this lens, had it nearly a year and a half and its by far my most used! Like allanm I only paid ~£90 (on eBay), its well built and mostly metal construction, and for the money its sharp very quick AF.

I bought it on the basis of a lot of reviews I read, in particular Ken Rockwells which although what he says is to be taken with a pinch of salt is mostly quite accurate.

Didn't take long to get used to the push/pull zoom, although for rallying shots there are times where I wish it was a normal twist zoom as it can be hard to quickly zoom in and out and keep the car in frame. For everything else though its fine. I think I'll keep this lens even when I upgrade to a 80-200 f/2.8

If anyones interested, heres some photos I've taken with it http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=70-210&m=tags&w=8511003@N03&s=int

I could post some bigger shots and 100 % crops here if anyone wants to judge the sharpness?

Regards,

 

[fyonn]

I had that lens (which I sold when I bought the 18-200 funnily!) and it was great. the build quality was outstanding, much better than most of the modern stuff. and it was a nice quick focusing lens too.

dave