Excellent lens

Having purchased the D3000 some months ago, I realised the obvious limitations of the standard lens supplied (18-55mm). This larger lens seemed to have generally favourable reviews, so I opted to buy it ready for my holiday. Despite leaving it rather late to order, the lens arrived in plenty of time, so very good service from the supplier.

The lens is an excellent size and weight, and is very well balanced with the camera. It's very easy to attach, and straightforward to use. It seems robust so far, although I won't go throwing it around. This lens is not much bigger than the 18-55mm lens, and is small enough for me to keep it attached to the camera in the bag.

Its performance is as good as I would have expected, and any problems with focussing are down to my competence, and experimentation.

Results are very good, with the best providing professional looking images.

All in all, I'm very pleased with both the purchase, and the service of the supplier.

Nice lens, although from USA not EU

I love the lens, it's fun to have a play with, and a good adition to the slowly expanding collection.

Auto-focus doesn't work on D40, although I wasn't expecting it to. New camera is on it's way and it should work with that (D300s) although haven't tried it (as it's in the post).

Having a prime lens makes you compose different types of shots, so it's well worth getting if you want to try something different. I was also recommended this for portaiture, so will be trialing it out soon.

One thing that did get me, is that this lens is from USA, not EU, so I'm not sure what kind of warante from nikon is available, not very pleased about that side of things... that is the only this that has pushed this review down to a 4.

When you lose one you have to have another

Lenses for DSLRs are at risk from scratching even when a filter has been added and when the lens cap supplied with the camera is misplaced, it gives great confidence to know a new identical one can be found and purchased really quickly.

What can I say? It is a Nikon lens cap. Quality product. Small price, gives great confidence.

Amazing quality Kit lense

After trying a canon DSLR with the Canon stabalised kit lense and a Sigma generic 20 - 70 mm lense, i decided to give Nikon a try, and one of the reasons was this kit lense. After trying it out in a shop and reading about it on the internet I was intrigued to put it to the test, after being disappointed with the Sigma and Canon offerings. I was in for a treat, and after just a couple of days shooting around London, I am still regularly amazed with the quality of the results and the solid feel of the lense. In fact, I can't get enough of it, and think its great that a lense this good is now supplied by Nikon as their standard kit offering, which in my opinion, beats the pants of the similar spec Canon kit lense, and the generic offering from Sigma.

Nikon 70-300 VR

I took the plunge finally and bought this lens to get into wildlife images.

A pricey item but got the best deal through Amazon when used in conjunction with vouchers
given by my family.

Agonized over spending such a large sum but you cannot take it with you.

At present on SKI holiday which translates to 'spend your kids inheritance'!

Have tried it with my D90 and with the sensitivity range of this camera and the VR on the
lens have had some initial pleasing results even when shooting in JPG mode.

The lens is heavy but balances well with the body.

Have yet to query with Nikon if using monopod should the VR be switched off as when using tripod,
monopod can still be a bit shakey.

Expensive but still good value

These caps are expensive but they fit nicely onto a nikon lens, and at the end of the day are cheaper than replacing a lens. Shame nikon dont sell all there lenses with the caps included though.

Still 5 stars

5 out of 5 for value for money.
Even if it is made in China, and the new AF-S G lens, as well as 35/1.8 and 50/1.8 creates a competitive environment, on FX it is still very, very good.

Expensive but Essential

If you lose one of these then as expensive as they are, you're going to need another one. It's cheaper than replacing your entire lens when it gets scratched to death from being unprotected in your bag!

These are also good for replacing the old style Sigma lens caps if you have them as the old style Sigma lens caps are near impossible to get on or off with a lens hood fitted. These are much better!

Thumbs up

Arrived on time and well packaged. Good value for money and takes great clear pictures. If your wanting really close up pictures of animals/bees/spiders however, you may want to invest in a more expensive macro lens. Overall though, a great inexpensive lens.

Great deal

Got a perfect lens as per my requirenment that too for a great price.
Worth deal..
Thanks Amazon.

Not just for Nikon

I bought one of these to use with a Canon lens. These caps are much easier get on and off if you have a lens hood on the lens. At first I balked at the price, but after researching the options I paid the money and I'm happy with the result. The cap is very well made and nicely finished with no sharp edges or burrs from moulding. The cap is quite flat at the back though, so watch out if your lens has a protruding front element... the cap might touch it.

Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm Lens

Needed a lens to replace one that I had just dropped (doh!). This looked like the latest version of the one that was now broken. It arrived very quickly and does everything the old lens did, so I can't fault it. I'm a lazy camera user and nearly always leave the settings on auto and as this lens was for a Nikon D50, I've not found any problems with using it. I just hope I don't drop it.....

works just as it should

lost my lens cap in the morning : ordered new one when i got home : and it arrived on time on budget
what more could i want?

So far ... excellent!

I have not used this lens a lot but so far it is excellent! Hand held macro is feasible with the VR (it says nothing about VRII anywhere) though it does need to be stopped down quite a bit and it is pin-sharp. Not a light piece of glass but well worth the weight.

nikon 24-70mm f2.8 lens

Excellent standard zoom lens, produces first class results on all focal distances.

My only groan is that it's very heavy; a tripod or monopod is recommended, pity this lens does not have VR.

If you're looking for walk about general use lens, the Nikon DX 16-85mm vr would be a good choice.

Brian D.

Expensive but Essential

If you lose one of these then as expensive as they are, you're going to need another one. It's cheaper than replacing your entire lens when it gets scratched to death from being unprotected in your bag!

These are also good for replacing the old style Sigma lens caps if you have them as the old style Sigma lens caps are near impossible to get on or off with a lens hood fitted. These are much better!

good standard lens

I bought this as a replacement for my lens which I accidently dropped. It is the lens that comes as standard with the Nikon D40 and works to take good photos.

Nikon Quality.

This is a genuine Nikon screw-in rubber lenshood for lens with 52mm filter screw mount. It does exactly what one would expect.

The rubber rim can be left on the lens and is easily folded over the lens barrel for storage. It works well with my Nikkor 85mm DX Micro and 35mm DX with no vignetting.

wonderful flash unit marred by its menu system

Another reviewer has commented that the unit lost a star in its rating because it was not very intuitive to use. I agree absolutely.
While my D200 operation is helped by a clear menu system the SB-800 menu is plain horrid; it is difficult to access quickly and the instruction manual is not a great help. However once you get it set up the remote operation is very very impressive.
I assume that persons who buy this unit will want to use it in more ways than sitting on top of a camera in auto mode; in which case they will be willing to invest the time and practice needed to learnt how to quickly change between modes of operation - if they are then this is a good investment

Sharp Nikon Optics, Spot on focus

I recently bought this lens for use on my D90 where it is equivalent to 127.5mm.
It's sturdy, very well built, compact and fairly light weight - balances nicely on the D90. The screw in metal hood also protects the front element well but I will soon buy a UV filter for it.

The sharpness is excellent and the blurred backgrounds are smooth and buttery. I find on the D90 at big apertures the camera has a tendency to overexpose slightly - set the exp comp to -0.7 or -1. Also wide open there is noticeable purple fringing despite the in-camera correction.

Focus is spot on almost all the time, no mean feat given how shallow the depth of field is at the large apertures - that's what you get for paying the Nikon premium.

Those who are used to (and spoilt by) using VR lenses will be in for a nasty surprise, set the shutter speed for at least 1/100 or many of your pics will be spoilt by camera shake. Do not buy for your D40, D60, D3000/5000 as it will not AF. And you've got no chance focusing accurately manually at f1.8. Being full frame, will last you decades should you later upgrade to d700 or D3, looking on ebay they seem to hold their value too. Loses a star for not having VR and average close focus (0.85m)