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Nikon AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D -- An Incredible Telephoto Lens

Nikon Corp., is a Japanese Multinational Corporation and they are well known for optics and imaging. Their products include cameras, microscopes, measurement instruments and binoculars. Nikon designed this AF NIKKOR f/1.8 85mm SLR (Single Lens Reflex) lens to fit the 35 mm film frame with no problems covering the FX or DX digital SLR camera sensors. The lens will give an effective field view of 127 mm in DX body.

The lens gets constructed with a combination of six elements in six groups. The size of the lens is 70 mm x 73 mm i.e. 2.7 x 2.8 inches (Length x Diameter). The lens is very light in weight and durable. The picture angle produce by this lens is 28 degrees. The focal length of the lens is 85 mm. The diaphragm contains nine straight blades within it. The filter size of this lens is 62 mm. The lens minimum aperture is f/16 and the maximum aperture is f/1.8. AF NIKKOR f/1.8 85mm is a very compact and portable telephoto lens and is very ideal for portraits.

NIKKOR AF f/1.8 85mm gives excellent performance to reduce the chromatic aberrations. The lens produces distortion free images at high quality. It contains poor macro capability. The lens focus very quickly, but it produces some noise during focusing. The level of the noise and the focus speed depends on the Nikon body. The lens is slightly soft when it gets used wide open at f/1.8 ranging just under three blur units in the corners and under 2.5 blur units in the center.

NIKKOR AF f/1.8 85mm is an interchangeable lens. The building quality of this lens is pretty strong. The lens hood type is screw-in and is made up of metal called metal HN 23 hood. The lens hood prevents flare and ghosting. The screw-in mount head is very much easier to attach than a bayonet style mounts. The lens offers sharp focus. The closest focusing distance is 36 inches (around three feet). The maximum magnification ratio of this lens is 1:8.8. The rear focusing bears fast AF operation.

The accessory included with this lens is front cap and rear cap. NIKKOR AF f/1.8 85mm weighs 374 grams (13.2 ounces). The lens offers beautiful color rendition. The lens is very sharp at every aperture especially at f/1.8. This sharp, compact lens will be a better choice for the indoor or outdoor portraits. It can be best used for general purpose, sports, action, night photography and photojournalism.

dbal
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:36:33 +0000

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