Nikon 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G AF Zoom-Nikkor Lens

No Complaints

Strengths: Low price, acceptable zoom range. Good bokeh, light weight...

Weakness: emm.. none for what it is designed for!

This lens was designed to be a starter lens on lower end film bodies, but it works fine on digital bodies too. You might be better of going with the 18-55 if you are a digital user (has higher contrast and has wider angle). If you believe that Nikon full frame advent has begun, stick with this lens. Light weight makes it easy to pack and take with you anywhere. There are trade-offs in life, and...
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This lens was designed to be a starter lens on lower end film bodies, but it works fine on digital bodies too. You might be better of going with the 18-55 if you are a digital user (has higher contrast and has wider angle). If you believe that Nikon full frame advent has begun, stick with this lens. Light weight makes it easy to pack and take with you anywhere. There are trade-offs in life, and if you want light weight, decent quality and price gives you get a "plastic fantastic" lens such as this one. In my opinion, the plastic mount and plastic body don't bother me. Image-wise - good lens. No complaints. 3.5 at 28mm is bit low, but so is the price. Still worth the buck.

By fraczekp - Jan 12, 2008

Nikon 28-80 mm F/3.5-5.6 G Auto Focus

Strengths: Quick focus, Produces Excellent pictures, small and lightweight

Weakness: None

This is a very good lens. I am new to the SLR camera. I use this lens on a Nikon D50. It produces very good pictures. I have read other articles of people complaining because it being made of plastic. It has a very good feel and it is not heavy to hold. I have taken pictures at the 28 level to the 80 zoom and all look very professional. You will not go wrong if you purchase this lens. Once you...
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This is a very good lens. I am new to the SLR camera. I use this lens on a Nikon D50. It produces very good pictures. I have read other articles of people complaining because it being made of plastic. It has a very good feel and it is not heavy to hold. I have taken pictures at the 28 level to the 80 zoom and all look very professional. You will not go wrong if you purchase this lens. Once you take the first picture and review the quality, you will know you have a winner.

By tygambrell - Jan 2, 2006

Cheap, good pictures but not really made for digital SLRs

Strengths: Cheap, compact, light-weight

Weakness: Starts at 28mm (film SLR equivalent), severly limiting flexibility with D-SLR use.

This lens is not designed for digital SLR use - try the 18-55 (or any other 18 to something) for a much better fit. 28mm translate to 42mm in film equivalent, in other words the zoom range is normal to tele only.
Unfortunately Costco has bundled this fairly useless lens with the D50 camera. Once you buy a real lens (i.e. the Nikon 18-200) you can use this one as paper-weight.

By bonsaitigers42 - Nov 6, 2006

OK for a starter

Strengths: Well, it's lightweight, fast zoom and focus response, and, well, it zooms a little.

Weakness: Minimum range of 28 makes it severely limited for landscapes, or even taking a pic of your own house. You have to stand back like 50 feet to get the entire shot in. Look for one that starts with 18mm

This is merely designed to allow you to use your camera right out of the box. It is limited both in wide and zoom settings, seeing as it goes from way up at 28m to only 80mm. Again, it's meant as a starter, not as a keeper.

By sgtdisturbed47 - Dec 4, 2006