Your small and low weight lenses?

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What are useful small and low weight lenses for Nikon DX ?
My own experience is limited.
First experiences of friends are included. whats your recommendation?
L lenght, D diameter, W weight, F filter size, D40+: AF with D40 type works,
MM max. magn. , MD min. dist.
FAMILY: 8-16 :
Nikon AF 10.5/2.8 withL62.5D63W305gFrearD40+
FAMILY 20-35:
Nikon MF 28/3.5H with L42D62.5W220gF52,
Vivitar MF 28/2.8 L36D64W190gF49MM1:5.1
Nikon AF 35/1.8 L52.5D70W200gF52D40+
FAMILY: 40-60:
Voigtlaender MF 40/2 with L24.5D63W200gF52 ,
Nikon MF 50/1.8 E with L24D62.5W135gF52
Nikon MF 45/2.8 L17D63W120gF52.
It will be interesting: how is the performance if we compare the 40-50 mm lenses!
FAMILY: 70-135 ?
FAMILY: 150-200?
FAMILY: MACRO ?
ZOOMS:
Wide angle zooms: ?
Standardzooms:
Sigma AF 24-50 UC with L50.5D65.5W360gF52,
Nikon AF18-70 with L77.5D73W390gF67D40+
Telezoom:
Nikon 55-200 VR with L99.5D73W335gF52D40+
Superzooms
Tamron 18-200 with L83.7D73.8W398gF62MM1:3.7

All lenses: Nikon and third party will be considered.
Any input is welcome. Some lenses are in
http://joergvetter.oyla.de/cgi-bin/hpm_homepage.cgi
BR Atomino
 
That's really hard to read.

I can personally vouch for the Voigtlander 20/3.5 and 40/2...if you like manual focus then they're the best pancakes available on Nikon (I've owned and returned a 45/2.8P). The pancakey (ish) 50/1.8 interests me and I may get it someday, but I'd sooner get the Voigtlander 58/1.4 though it isn't nearly as diminuitive for the CPU metering and better optics.
 
Thanks MUD: new in the ranke
Family 20-35:
Voigtlaender MF20/3,5 with L28.8D63W205gF52MD0.2m
MD minimal distance.
Family 40-60:
Voigtlaender MF58/1.4 with L47.5D64.4W320gF52MM1:5.8MD0.45m
BR Atomino
 
Personally, after the 3rd sentence I have no real idea what you wrote :S

If you want light, small and useful then I can suggest:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/50f18E.htm

Which after rereading your OP 3-4 times I think is the Nikon MF 50/1.8 E with L24D62.5W135gF52

dirt cheap and works on my D60 very well, but you have to meter as the camera can't do it. Think I got mine for around £40-45.
 
Thanks Harvey. The Nikon MF AIS 50/1.8E is defenitely one of the small and low weight with good optical performance. BR Atomino
 
Some of the older 50mm f/1.8 AF lenses are also small and light. Most (if not all) of them are body driven AF so aren't as suitable for D40(x), D60 and D?000 as AF-S lenses. Should be around the fifty quid mark second hand, a bit more from a dealer with warranty.

If you'd rather have a zoom, the Nikon 18-70 is pretty hard to beat and is an AF-S lens so will work on almost every Nikon AF body (it's a Dx lens so not an ideal choice for a FF DSPR or a 35mm body.)
 
Thanks Nod, so we will add:
Family 40-60:
Nikon AF-D 50/1.8 with L39D63.5W155gF52MM1:6.6MD0.45m
Standardzooms
You are the third recommending the Nikon 18-70.
BR Atomino
 
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