ronen_we's reviews
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Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor
9 out of 10 points and recommendedsharp, fast, great valueplastic buildfast lens, very sharp (when stoped down a bit). light weight. plastic construction though has a good feel to it. smooth and nice operation to focus ring.
reviewed November 15th, 2006 (purchased for $100)
Feels far better to handle than canon equivelent 50mm.
Overall great buy for 100$, well worth it's price. -
Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF AF Nikkor
7 out of 10 points and recommended24mm, macroweighty, build, manual focus, softA jack of all trades, relativly fast, usefull zoom range, espcially in the wide side, 24 mm is a real bon over the norm 28mm.
reviewed November 15th, 2006 (purchased for $560)
Macro ability is brilliant, you can realy get up close.
Robustly built, however build quilty let down by some playin focus ring and plastic zooming barrel.
Image quality is good (though not brilliant) a bit soft.
lightdrop through these lens is quit large, image through viewfinder is darker and not as crisp compared to other lenses (nikor 80-200/2.8, tamron 28-80/2.8).
Fast autofocus though manual focus is a let down short movment and plasticky feel.
rather pricey for what you get. buy it if you don't care for third brands, want the extra wide angle or macro, otherise the tamron 2.8 is lighter sharper and cheaper. -
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Nikkor
9 out of 10 points and recommendedbuild quality, image qualityweight, size, priceit looks like a behemoth, build like a tank and weighs like both.
reviewed November 15th, 2006
Image quality is brilliant, as is built, sweet operation to both focus and zoom rings (apperture ring doesn't feel like it was ever meant to be twisted).
slow autofocus (with f80 body), though manual focusing is smoth and easy (long through makes fine tuning easy).
quite a heavy lens to lug around.
You get what you pay for. old school optics, fast telephot means alot of glass. -
Pentax 43mm f/1.9 Limited SMC P-FA
10 out of 10 points and recommendedlooks, image quility, build, sizewas hooked onto this lens due to its looks first time I saw it.
reviewed November 15th, 2006 (purchased for $470)
a real charmer to use.
fast and extremely sharp.
smoth operation.
all metal construction superbly built.
extremly small.
focus ring is a bit small may be a bit tricky if you have a large hand.
Excelent buy. -
Kenko 2X Teleplus MC7 AF
8 out of 10 points and recommendedworked well with all my nikon lenses, no compatibility issues with autofocusing or metering.
reviewed November 15th, 2006
with heavy 80-200/2.8 there is a bit of play between lens and teleconvertor, though does seem to have any influnce on optical quality.
used it quite a bit with 80-200/2.8, good pleasing results from the combination.
well worth its price