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Nikon AF 180mm f/2.8D user reviews

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Review by: marinox on Sep 22nd, 2008

Experience of this type of product: Good, Time product owned: More than a year, Price paid: $300

After 10 years of use and abuse, still my favorite Nikon tele. Light and extremely sharp. Bright and clear color.
Built-in lens shade works with plain filters but has to be retracted for polarizers or similar...

Review by: williamkaz on Jan 10th, 2007

Experience of this type of product: Good, Time product owned: More than a year, Price paid: $500

Great lens to have and it fits into a Tamrac lens pouch and can be carried on the waist. Built in shade is handy but not the greatest. Nice for people pics with pleasing bokeh. Handles as easily as a 135mm but remember to keep your shutter speeds at least 1/250 for best hand held results. Very sharp all around except slightly softer at F2.8, no problem.

Review by: apollo on Jul 25th, 2006

Experience of this type of product: Good, Time product owned: More than a year, Price paid: $560

I bought this used and love this lens. I use it to photograph blooms on trees which are usually hard to get to. The bokeh on this lens is outstanding and sharpness too. Mostly I like the color rendition. SInce mine is an earlier version the body is the crinkled metal finish, I have no idea when that was cnaged to plastic.

Review by: inventory on Jul 21st, 2006

Experience of this type of product: Good, Time product owned: Less than a year, Price paid: Ł679.99

I may be the only one who thinks Ł500 is a little expensive for a plastic bodied lens. The latest version of this once excellently built lens is made of textured plastic.

Despite this, I love this lens. The optical quality cannot be faulted. If you examine very closely you might notice a slight drop in sharpness at f/2.8, but by f/4 this lens is truly stunning.

AF is fast for a non AF-S lens, and very accurate.

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