Comments on: The Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED: A Practical Review

By: Karl McCunnie

Karl McCunnie — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 21:35:00 +0000

In reply to decentrist. Thanks decentrist. That is good to know and quite a relief. I'm happy to be corrected.

By: decentrist

decentrist — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:37:00 +0000

In reply to Karl McCunnie. Stop reading Ken Rockwell. That is simply untrue and you have been yanked. "This symbol indicates that the lens meets Chinese regulations regarding the use of environmentally friendly material used in the construction of the lens or camera. In China all items that meet these legations must display the above symbol. Any items that do not meet the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations can no longer be imported into Europe so no similar logo is required for Europe ."

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 02:19:00 +0000

In reply to walter. Walter, you sir are what the internet calls a troll...who in their right mind would pay $4000 in repairs for a lens that costs at most $2000. Also, Nikon warranties their lenses for 5 years, so it would cost you $0 to get the lens repaired unless you abused the lens. If you aren't a troll, you must work for Tamron.

By: Ted Dudziak

Ted Dudziak — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:28:00 +0000

Barry, a great summary even for my lens the f/4.0 version except for the bokeh part of course. This is my work horse lens. I use it for everything from landscapes to sports with incredible results. Along with my D800 I am good to go. I don’t do a lot of portraits or street photography so for that I may go to my 50mm prime or my Tamron f/2.8 zoom which is not VR silly me. $$$$$$ were limited at the time. I find it to be reliable, fast that gives me high quality images. I have had it since it was released with no issues. Thanks for doing the article. Ted

By: fat_matt

fat_matt — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:03:00 +0000

i got this lens years ago for my d300 and now use it on my d600. no idea why but i cannot get a crisp image from this lens. i think it has to be just my lens but quite frustrating…..scared to think what it will cost to send to nikon for diagnosis.

By: Jose Victoriano

Jose Victoriano — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:47:00 +0000

There are rumors that A new Sigma ART 24-70 f2.8 is coming in June

By: Karl McCunnie

Karl McCunnie — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:28:00 +0000

This is a beautiful lens. The time had come to replace some medium format equipment and a friend allowed me to try out his D800e with this lens. The medium format was ever so slightly better but five times the price. That was 2 years ago. I bought a D800e with the 24-70 lens and love it. There is ONE BIG WARNING that you need to know about. Look at the back of the lens and you will see a little 10 in a circle. This means that the electronics are designed to fail in 10 years time regardless of how many times you use it. This horrified me. However, I did buy the lens because I figured I would get enough use over 10 years to justify the purchase given that the lens is so versatile (and I would probably replace it before then). WARNING TO NIKON SALES DEPARTMENT: there are plenty of other Nikon lenses that I can’t justify buying because of this issue – and can we have aperture rings on lenses again please.

By: Rt

Rt — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:04:00 +0000

In reply to walter. Take care of your gear Bro!

By: Rt

Rt — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:03:00 +0000

This lens goes where I go 80% of the time….1st on my Nikon D700, now D800….very sharp.

By: Barry

Barry — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 21:06:00 +0000

I’m thinking of buying a Nikkor 24-85 3.5-4.5 VR for a trip to Italy.
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