Digital Camera News and Reviews

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G

Dpreview.com has reviewed the popular Nikon lens AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF both for DX (APS-C) and FX (35mm full-frame) Nikon DSLR camera bodies.

Dpreview ends up giving the Nikon lens a “Highly Recommended” rating for the DX-format as the lens produces excellent images on this format. The Nikkor 70-200mm also got a very good image stabilzation and superb build quality.
For the FX-format the lens get a bit lower score with a “Recommended” rating as this lens is really constructed with the smaller DX-format in mind. Pictures made with the Nikkor 70-200mm on a FX-camera (D3) has soft corners and some vignetting. This might not be a problem for many photographers, but to some it’s a big con.
Overall the Nikon AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF seems like an excellent lens.

Read the full review of the Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G lens here.

Nikon D60

Diwa Labs has tested the new DSLR camera from Nikon, the D60, with the AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens. The lens seems to be pretty good except for some vignetting and the D60 camera seems also to perform very well.

Read the full tests of the Nikon D60 with AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Nikon D300 DSLR

DIWA Labs has tested three Nikon and one Tamron lens on the Nikon D300 DSLR. The three Nikon lenses are AF-S DX Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF ED, AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR and AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED. The Tamron lens tested was the new Tamron AF 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro.

Read the full tests here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S

PopPhoto recently did a review of the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Nikkor lens. This standard zoom lens is Nikon’s first with constant aperture throughout the focal range.
Since this lens is a part of Nikon’s “professional” range it does not come as a big surprise that PopPhoto give the $1,700 lens a good review.
The lens has excellent build quality and faultless optics so seems like a safe buy if you have that much money to spend on standard zoom.

Read the full review here.