Nikon 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6 G Lens Review
Nikon 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6 G lens |
Introduction
The review of this lens will be with real world examples bolted onto a full frame DSLR.
The lens I'm using was extracted from a Nikon F55 film camera. I picked it up for less than $50 a few years back.
In part due to a well known blogger, these lenses are now hard to find. Expect to pay anywhere from $50 to $100 on ebay. Trying to find a good example is hard.
So what images do you actually get with this lens on a full frame DLSR? Let's find out...
Specifications
Construction: mostly plastic
Close focus: .35m or 14inch (so very close)
What happens if I drop or bump it? It will break and you throw it away.
What we're using to test
Why are we pairing a Nikon lens to a Canon body? Because I parted with my Nikon DSLR a while back.
To pair the Nikon lens to the Canon 6d we're using an adapter. This one is around $20 and provides no electronic controls - it's all manual including focusing without a focus aid.
Samples
All samples are straight out of the camera, no manipulation or cropping unless specifically stated.Close Up
80mm at f5.6 |
100% centre crop |
80mm at f5.6 |
Note the falloff in the corners in the above shot. This is expected as we're shooting at the lenses limits, and it's a kit lens.
No problem with centre sharpness however.
100% centre crop |
Stopping down the aperture improves things considerably - another two examples, one at 5.6 and the other stopped down.
80mm at f5.6 |
80mm stopped down |
The brick wall
28mm at f3.3 |
Notice the distortion and fall off in the corners. Corner sharpness suffers. This is not unexpected in a lens such as this.
However if you stop down the aperture, things get a lot better.
28mm stopped down |
Still a reasonable amount of distortion but sharpness in the corners improves noticeably.
100% centre crop |
100% bottom left |
More samples
28mm |
80mm |
Conclusion
Good luck if you decide to hunt one on ebay...if at all possible inspect before buying...given it's construction not all Nikon 28-80 G lenses have survived in good condition.
Thanks for reading.
Tom.
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