Nikon AFS 28-70mm f/2.8

Kho King · 22nd March 2002

Anyone owned this lens? I just tried this lens yesterday in a shop. It is a 2nd hand lens...although the glass is ok, focusing is smooth, but the aperture ring is hard to turn. There is no click feel...and is really hard to turn. Is this normal for the AFS lens? I have owned some af lenses before, and I know some AF lenses do have louzy aperture ring turning feel (60micro being one of it). But the AFS 28-70mm that I tried is even worst. Anyone care to share your comments?

How about the AFS 17-35mm? I tried this lens too yesterday, shoot some frames but forgot to test the ring. 17mm is really interesting!

Darren · 22nd March 2002

I have this lens, but to tell you the truth, I have never used the aperture ring to change apertures - prefer to use the main/sub-command dials. Since the aperture ring on mine is always set to miminum (since Day 1), i cannot give you an objective comment on whether its stiff, no clicks etc. I am travelling at the moment, I can check on the lens when i get back this weekend.

Agree with you that the focusing is buttery-smooth and the performance is excellent.

Ian · 22nd March 2002

Every 28-70 AFS lens I've used has been fine with good clicky stops and a moderate tension that is positive but not hard to rotate.

As for the 17-35 AFS it's arguably Nikon's best ever wide angle zoom and blows all the competition away in terms of image quality. It's phenominal on the D1x and just as good on a film camera.

Kho King · 22nd March 2002

I just tested the 17-35 AFS again, the aperture ring is indeed good clicking feel. The 28-70mm AFS must have been serviced before or something wrong with it.

Thanks for your reply, Ian.

ckiang · 22nd March 2002

Wait till you try the new 50/f1.8D. The aperture ring is crap, focussing is quite yucky too. I think it feels worse than the already-quite-bad 50/1.8.

Regards
CK

Kho King · 23rd March 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by ckiang
Wait till you try the new 50/f1.8D. The aperture ring is crap, focussing is quite yucky too. I think it feels worse than the already-quite-bad 50/1.8.

Regards
CK

If the 28-70 AFS sells at the price of 50mm f/1.8D, then I wouldn't mind the crappy aperture ring feel. I am now sure there must be something wrong with the lens. The AFS 80-200mm that I tried is good clicking stop feel too.

ckiang · 23rd March 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Kho King

If the 28-70 AFS sells at the price of 50mm f/1.8D, then I wouldn't mind the crappy aperture ring feel. I am now sure there must be something wrong with the lens. The AFS 80-200mm that I tried is good clicking stop feel too.

It must be a lens fault. Even my AF 28-105 f3.5-4.5D clicks properly, so does my 80-200 (non-AFS).

Regards
CK

22nd March 2002	#1
Kho King Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,799	Nikon AFS 28-70mm f/2.8 Anyone owned this lens? I just tried this lens yesterday in a shop. It is a 2nd hand lens...although the glass is ok, focusing is smooth, but the aperture ring is hard to turn. There is no click feel...and is really hard to turn. Is this normal for the AFS lens? I have owned some af lenses before, and I know some AF lenses do have louzy aperture ring turning feel (60micro being one of it). But the AFS 28-70mm that I tried is even worst. Anyone care to share your comments? How about the AFS 17-35mm? I tried this lens too yesterday, shoot some frames but forgot to test the ring. 17mm is really interesting! __________________ KOH KHO KING http://ShaShinKi.com ~ Malaysia Online Camera Shop! :cool:

22nd March 2002	#2
Darren ClubSNAP Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ClubSNAP HQ Posts: 7,473	I have this lens, but to tell you the truth, I have never used the aperture ring to change apertures - prefer to use the main/sub-command dials. Since the aperture ring on mine is always set to miminum (since Day 1), i cannot give you an objective comment on whether its stiff, no clicks etc. I am travelling at the moment, I can check on the lens when i get back this weekend. Agree with you that the focusing is buttery-smooth and the performance is excellent. __________________ Tweet?

22nd March 2002	#3
Ian Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 2,325	Every 28-70 AFS lens I've used has been fine with good clicky stops and a moderate tension that is positive but not hard to rotate. As for the 17-35 AFS it's arguably Nikon's best ever wide angle zoom and blows all the competition away in terms of image quality. It's phenominal on the D1x and just as good on a film camera. __________________ The Ang Moh from Hell

22nd March 2002	#4
Kho King Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,799	I just tested the 17-35 AFS again, the aperture ring is indeed good clicking feel. The 28-70mm AFS must have been serviced before or something wrong with it. Thanks for your reply, Ian. __________________ KOH KHO KING http://ShaShinKi.com ~ Malaysia Online Camera Shop! :cool:

22nd March 2002	#5
ckiang Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,597	Wait till you try the new 50/f1.8D. The aperture ring is crap, focussing is quite yucky too. I think it feels worse than the already-quite-bad 50/1.8. Regards CK