>Subject: Third party lenses [v04.n297/19]
>Message: 19
>Greetings All,
>I'm just curious. There seems to be a lot of strong feelings about N
>vs. C on this list. How does everyone feel about Nikon vs. third party
>lenses? I see a lot of people asking about or using third party
>lenses. I'm not sure what the difference between that & using a
>different brand of body is. If you buy Nikon, you should do so for the
>glass (at least I do). In theory, you could put a Nikon lens on a
>cereal box & produce good images.
>Best regards,
>John
Hi John,
I also see a lot of people asking: "Next week our family will
celebrate 1 year of our favorite dog. I wish to present to my dear
wife (husband) something.
I have hear that Nikon F5 is very COOL. Is it F5+80-200/2.8AF-S good
enough ???
Unfortunately my wife (husband) has no idea about exposure, focusing,
etc., but my friend told me F5 look very sexy"
To my mind not all Nikon users can afford a Nikon glass. Have a look
to the test results of different brands and you will see that
sometimes third party lenses are very close to Nikon in optic
performance. The prices are also very attractive.
Pictures are made not by the camera, but by photographers.
Happy shooting,
Anatol from Moldova
PHOTOZONE PHOTODO Price
Perf. Perf. B&H
Lens w/open s/down ($US)
Nikkor AF 20/2.8 78 92 3.5 300
Nikkor AI-S 24/2.0 88 97 3.6 620
Nikkor AF 24/2.8 85 98 3.7 275
Nikkor AI-S 28/2.8 85 97 4.1
Nikkor AF 28/2.8 65 85 3.2 195
Sigma AF 24/2.8 60 79 4.0 180
Sigma AF 28/1.8 28 72 3.4 165
Tokina AF AT-X 17/3.5 80 87 3.0 370
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Nikkor AI-S 55/2.8 4.4 260
Nikkor AF 60/2.8 79 95 4.2 300
Nikkor AI-S 105/2.8 78 96 4.2 515
Nikkor AF 105/2.8 89 98 4.1 520
Nikkor AF 200/4.0 82 95 1050
Nikkor AF 70-180/4.5-5.6 96 100 790
Sigma AF EX 105/2.8 4.1 360
Tamron AF SP 90/2.8 81 95 4.3 440
Tokina AF AT-X 100/2.8 3.9 380
Tokina AT-X 90/2.5 4.6
Vivitar AF 100/3.5 84 94 4.0 125
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Nikkor AF 300/2.8 94 100 4.2 4400
Sigma AF 300/2.8 75 100 3.6 2200
Tamron AF SP 300/2.8 88 100 2615
Tokina AF AT-X 300/2.8 88 95 3.5 2200
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PHOTOZONE PHOTODO Price
Perf. Perf. Perf. Perf. B&H
Lens w/open w/open s/down s/down $US
(wide) (long) (wide) (long)
Nikkor AF 20-35/2.8 91 91 99 98 3.6 1390
Nikkor AF 24-50/3.3-4.5 73 78 92 91 3.2 330
Nikkor AF 24-120/3.5-5.6 74 68 86 80 2.3 430
Sigma AF 18-35/3.5-4.5 52 57 66 67 2.9 380
Sigma AF 21-35/3.5-4.2 74 74 85 83 2.4
Tamron AF SP 20-40/2.7-3.5 71 74 86 87 3.7 675
Tokina AF AT-X 20-35/3.5-4.5 86 82 93 87 3.3 280
Tokina AF AT-X 20-35/2.8 2.5 700
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Nikkor AF 35-70/2.8 85 86 93 93 3.8 530
Nikkor AF 28-70/3.5-4.5 67 69 81 84 2.8 285
Nikkor AF 28-80/3.5-5.6 64 65 71 67 3.0 150
Nikkor 28-85/3.5-4.5 69 68 76 78 2.9
Nikkor AF 35-105/3.5-4.5 63 63 82 75 2.6 290
Nikkor AF 28-105/3.4-5.6 3.2
Nikkor 35-135/3.5-4.5 3.3 350
Sigma AF 28-70/2.8 67 67 80 79
Sigma AF EX 28-70/2.8 3.5 330
Sigma AF 28-80/3.5-5.6 45 57 61 60 2.7 110
Sigma AF 28-105/2.8-4.0 66 66 67 63 2.4 200
Tamron AF 28-80/4-5.6 55 69 76 78 3.0
Tamron AF 28-105/2.8 74 68 85 80 2.4 800
Tokina AF AT-X 28-70/2.6-2.8 82 80 89 89 3.1 500
Angenieux AF 28-70/2.6 3.3
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Nikkor AF ED 80-200/2.8 90 91 97 97 3.9
Nikkor AF ED New 80-200/2.8 88 83 96 94 4.0 790
Nikkor AF-S 80-200/2.8 4.1
Sigma AF 70-210/2.8 80 77 90 86 3.9 760
Tamron AF SP LD 70-210/2.8 82 80 88 84 900
Tokina AF AT-X 80-200/2.8 84 81 88 88 3.4 760
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Nikkor AF 75-300/4.5-5.6 71 66 82 78 3.2
Nikkor AF ED 70-300/4-5.6 88 88 88 88 2.4 275
Sigma AF APO 70-300/4-5.6 65 61 77 71 3.1 290
Sigma AF APO 135-400/4.5-5.6 71 62 79 74 2.6 570
Sigma AF APO 170-500/5-6.7 63 54 67 59 610
Tamron AF 75-300/4-5.6 67 67 71 71 230
Tamron AF LD IF 200-400/5.6 64 58 74 71 540
Tokina AF 75-300/4.5 240
Tokina AF AT-X 100-300/4.0 82 82 88 88 3.1 800
Tokina AF AT-X 80-400/4.5-5.6 64 57 72 71 2.3 550
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