Get better pictures from your digital SLR with this Nikon USA: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens. Its special Vibration Reduction Image Stabilization reduces camera shake, so your pictures come out sharper. And with its three aspherical lens elements, lens aberrations are rare. And if you need to take a picture fast, the Silent Wave Motor produces high-speed and quiet autofocus operation. 3 aspherical lens elements virtually eliminate coma and other types of lens aberration even when used at the widest aperture. Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) offers superior color performance and substantially reduced ghosting and flare. Close focusing distance to 1.3 feet throughout the entire zoom range. Rounded 7-blade diaphragm for more natural appearance of out-of-focus image elements Picture angle equivalent to focal length of 24-127.5mm (in 35mm format) Focal length - 16-85mm, Maximum aperture - f/3.5-5.6, Minimum aperture - f/22-36, Lens construction - 17 elements in 11 groups (with two ED glass elements, three aspherical lenses) Maximum reproduction ratio - 1/4.6. Filter/attachment size - 67mm. Diameter x length - Approximately 2.8 x 3.4 inches Weight - Approximately 17.1 oz. Supplied accessories - 67mm Snap-on front lens cap LC-67, Rear lens cap LF-1, Bayonet hood HB-39, Flexible lens pouch CL-1015 Optional accessories - 67mm screw-in filters
The compact and highly versatile Nikon 16-85mm wide-angle-to-medium telephoto zoom lens is ideal for a broad range of shooting situations, from interiors and landscapes to portraits. The lens is equipped with Nikon's Vibration Reduction technology, which minimizes the effects of camera shake. This allows handheld shooting at up to four shutter speeds slower than would otherwise be possible, producing dramatically sharper images at distance. The lens also offers two extra-low-dispersion (ED) glass elements, which minimize chromatic aberration to produce superior sharpness and color correction, and three aspherical lens elements, which virtually eliminate coma effects and other flaws, even when used at the widest aperture. And photojournalists will love the exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM), which facilitates accurate, high-speed, ultra-quiet autofocusing.

Other features include a Super Integrated Coating (SIC) that offers superior color performance and reduced ghosting and flare; a closest focusing distance of 1.3 feet throughout the entire zoom range; a rounded seven-blade diaphragm that improves the appearance of out-of-focus image elements; and a one-year warranty.

Specifications

• Focal length: 16 to 85mm
• Maximum aperture: f/3.5 to f/5.6
• Zoom ratio: 5.3x
• Minimum aperture: f/22 to f/36
• AF-S Silent Wave Motor: Yes
• Vibration Reduction: Yes
• Minimum focus distance: 1.3 feet
• Maximum angle of view: 83 degrees
• Dimensions: 2.8 inches in diameter and 3.4 inches long
• Weight: 17.1 ounces
• Warranty: 1 year

Technical Details

-AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens
-Designed For Wse With Nikon DX Digital SLR Cameras Including The D40, D60, D80, D90, and D300
-24-128mm Effective Focal Length for APS-C Sensor Cameras
-Vibration Reduction Allows In-focus Shots with Longer Exposure Times (up to four shutter speeds slower)
-Ideal For Wide-Angle Shots and Portraiture
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 "Great Lens" 2010-07-20
By Bart A. Welch
This lens replaced a 18 - 105 VR nikkor. The lens is sharp and well made.


 "LOVE IT!" 2010-07-10
By Amanda Stone (Sevierville, TN)
I bought this lens a few months ago. It has not been taken off my camera (other than cleaning) since. It takes great pictures and is the perfect range for my photography.


 "Great walkaround lens" 2010-04-09
By Lens Artwork (Ann Arbor, MI)
I use this on a D90 as a walkaround lens and have been very happy. I like it better in terms of quality and performance than the kit lenses, although I think it's just a touch pricey and a bit slow at the long end. Can't argue with the results though, and to get anything better would cost much more - and probably doesn't really belong on a D90 anyway. Mostly I use it for architectural shots, so every bit of wide angle helps, especially with the crop factor of the D90.


 "Versitile Lens but Heavy" 2010-03-28
By R. M. Smith (Portland Oregon area)
I got the lens yesterday and went out and shot 50 pictures to check it out. Findings are as follows:

VR works well. ½ second hand held at 33mm equivalent. It's dead sharp and 4 stops slower than the nominal 1/30th. I also took one at 1 second that was not too bad.

Colors and focus are right on.

Macro works OK.

It's heavy: I knew it would be. Lens plus D90 with strap, lens cover, and protective filter weigh 3.1 lb. For comparison, it's 1½ times as heavy as my 1.9 lb D40 with the 18-55 VR kit lens, filter, and strap. My Canon S90 weights 0.9 lb ready to go.

I bought the 16-85 VR lens to be my primary lens for the D90 and to pair with my 70-300 VR lens. I have found with the D40 that the break between the 18-55 and 55-200 lenses (both of which are excellent performing lenses) is at just the wrong place. Too often I've had to make do with the wrong lens on the camera. Remembering from the `80's that a 35-105 lens covered the most used range of zooms on my old Minolta X700, the 16-85 factors to 24 - 127 mm 35 mm equivalent and that should be about right.

An alternative was the 18-200 VR which Ken Rockwell thinks so highly of. The 16-85 is slightly smaller and slightly lighter than the 18-200. Given that I already had the 70-300 (which I got together with the D90 to take pictures of RC model airplanes doing aerobatics at 50-60 mph) the 16-85 seems to be the better choice for me. Tameron has a roughly equivalent lens for a lot less money but it isn't VR. My hand steadiness is such that I have to have VR to get reasonably sharp pictures.

Borrowing from another reviewer, I now have a very expensive (and very heavy) point and shoot camera. That's OK. In its zone of effectivity, the S90 can't be beat for picture quality but the D-90 with 16-85 VR "point-and-shoot" has a much bigger zone of effectivitiy that I plan to exercise in my trips to Glacier National Park and Monument Valley this year, with a little help from the 70-300 for any mountain goats etc that I might get to photograph.










 "Very impressed with this lens" 2010-03-16
By N. Paoni
I bought this as an upgrade for the kit lens (18-55) that came with my D40, and to serve as the general purpose lens for future nikon camera upgrades. While the 18-55 is very good, I found a noticeable improvement in picture quality as soon as I attached this new lens. Also since the outer barrel doesn't turn with focusing it makes using polarizing filters much easier.


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