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Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Pro Reviews

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ephotozine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

As an all-round lens for day to day shooting, this 16-85mm optic from Nikon offers a very good solution. The 16mm focal length provides a useful wide field of view, equivalent to a 24mm lens on a 35mm camera, which adds to the appeal of this lens. As far as optical quality is concerned, this lens delivers, sharp contrasty images, especially at the 16mm end of the range. The added bonus of Vibration reduction and a silent wave focusing motor add to the value this lens offers.

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Sep 22, 2011

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TechRadar UK‘s review Edit Like Unlike

For shooting from an idling car, or if you're feeling adventurous, a helicopter, the VR II system's Active mode works a treat, delivering sharp handheld shots time after time.

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Jul 25, 2011

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www.whatdigitalcamera.com‘s review Edit Like Unlike

If you hunt around you should be able to find this lens for around £400 to £500. Even the higher price is a fair figure but at the lower end of the range this is almost too good a bargain to miss.

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Mar 30, 2011

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photozone‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Despite some shortcomings the Nikkor AF-S 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR DX is still one of the best standard zooms available for Nikon crop cameras. It is very sharp throughout the range although there could be a little less field curvature (curved focus field) at 16mm. The level of distortion and lateral CAs is comparatively moderate for such a lens (still a bit high in absolute terms). Vignetting is generally well controlled except at 16mm @ f/3.5. The rather slow max. aperture may be a bit unfortunate because the achievable bokeh is rather underdeveloped in conventional scenes. If you're after a (relatively) shallow depth-of-field you should also stick to the 85mm setting - the bokeh is rather harsh at 50mm.

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Jun 23, 2011

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slrgear‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The 16-85mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 is an admirable lens; excellent sharpness and chromatic aberration results, marred only by some distortion and vignetting issues. However, I'm happy to see Nikon engineers giving sharpness the top priority, as this is the one factor that you can't really correct for in post-processing. The lens is a definite improvement over its predecessor, the 24-120mm, a lens which provided an excellent platform for a wide range of photographic styles. With the release of the 16-85mm ƒ/3.5-5.6, the bar has been raised.

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Apr 06, 2008

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Camera Labs‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Nikkor DX 16-85mm VR is a quality general-purpose lens which delivers a useful range with decent optical and build quality, along with Vibration Reduction to combat camera-shake. In other lens catalogues, it would be a no-brainer for anyone looking to upgrade a kit lens or equip a new body with a quality option from day-one. But not all lens catalogues share Nikon’s wide array of general-purpose options for DX-bodies.

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Apr, 2009

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