Nikon Lente Autofoco AF-S Zoom Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED (Preta) USA

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

I shot with this lens last Sunday doing mostly portrait work. The lens worked perfectly! I shot with studio strobes, on camera flash, and in low lighting situations. The lens worked fine in every application that day.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

This lens would probably be a bit better with VR capabilities, but really, we managed w/o that for years. Also, if it did include it, I wonder what it would do to the overall weight?

This lens is critically sharp. The construction is first rate. It's hard to go wrong if you've got this in your bag. And if it is in your bag, why isn't it on your body?

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

Just a dream lens. Used with a D300 and was able to get shots of people close by and family portraits as well.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

Sharp, Fast, great images... What else could you ask for. Superior to the older "The Beast" 28-70. The nano coating reduces the flare very well.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

I use this len in very different situations. The color and texture of pictures are amazing. One of my best buys.
I can't found any reason in the bad way.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

Rented this lens first to shoot a wedding, then decided I couldn't do without it. Instant focus, sharp end-to-end, and a range that complements my 80-200 AF-S well. Others have called it heavy but it feels great to me. Only down side is the price, but once I get past the initial pain the quality will offset that

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

landscape photography

excellent colour

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

Great travel lens with good range, if you don't wanna carry extra 3-4 lenses, then this is the one you should have it on. I only carry this lens for outdoor with another 50mm 1.4G to shoot indoor. I am satisfied with the image quality it came out. However, this lens is super heavy, and it is why I only carry it with another 50mm 1.4G.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

Finally got this lens after reading about it for so long (had to save up for it). I'm blown away by the amount of light it pulls in. When the atmosphere gets dim I can still shoot at relatively low ISOs. It will find focus even in dimmest of low-light situations, and find it fast. A wonderful lens, perfect to carry around when I don't want to carry the whole photo kit. It's made in Japan, and that shows in the price as well in the workmanship. This is lens crafting of a very high order.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

Excellent. I bought it to use on my Nikon D300s. The sharpness is amazing, fast autofocus, and high brightness. It is heavy, but it is logical, I know that intimidates the hood, but it really is a lens pra all work. I use it for books and fashion to documentary photography because the 35mm becomes 24 which is the traditional focal.
Hoping to have my full frame camera, I'm putting together the team with FX lenses.
Highly recommended, best of Nikon in the segment.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

I use this lens for landscape and photojournalism photos.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

I use this lens in weddings photography

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

What can I say about this lens that hasn't already been said. The build quality is outstanding and the images are just stunnung. I upgraded from an all-purpose lens to this beauty and have not regretted a moment. Sure, it's pricey compared to third party, but there's just no substitute for genuine Nikon when it comes to glass. I did not want to "settle" or look back at my images and wonder how they might be if I had splurged for the real deal.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

This lens can go everywhere

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

Clearly, the sharpest zoom under 70mm that's out there. The sharpness is uncanny. Portraits: you're better off with a 85mm (my favorite go to), 105mm macro for headshots and 135mm DC for bokeh!

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

I can't believe how much money that I have made using this lens. Small parties,weddings or anytime you need very sharp pictures with outstanding color. My go to lens.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

I've been doing photography for about 22 yrs. I've had many top end cameras and lenses over the years as well as shooting with Canon gear and now Nikon gear. This is by far one of the Quickest focusing and most accurate lenses I have ever owned. With a focal length of 24-70 and an aperture of 2.8, In plain and simple terms… It Just Works !!

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

This is the sharpest zoom lens that you can own; it's simply amazing.

Ok, but portraits?

Not

You and everyone who's ever gone beyond Instamatics either owns or has owned or has shot with a 50 mm lens. The 50mm lens is special & unique because when you use your eyes, the width of your field of view (without moving the eyeball from left to right) is about 50mm (an eagle's view is set for distance to see that rabbit from long distances) . From a portrait point of view, any lens wider (10-49mm) makes your nose more prominent, i. e. bigger. Do you know any woman who wants a portrait with her nose bigger than what she sees in a mirror?

For the other side of this particularly great lens, it zooms above a 50mm lens in the range of 51-70mm. Therefore, the nose would appear smaller than when using a 50mm lens. This is a positive.

However, the range for a portrait shot to look pleasing to the eye is in the full frame range of 85, 105, 135 and sometimes 200mm. But you don't have a full frame camera so you'll use the DX sensor multiplication factor of about 1.5 for Nikons and 1.6 for Canons using the 70 mm zoomed portion of the fabulous Nikon 24-70.

Not

This is such wrong information that it brings me to tears!

Using the terminology from above: the nose in the portrait photograph, the beloved nose will grow like Pinnochio for any lens wider (smaller lens number like 24mm) than any other less wide lens (with a bigger lens number like 135mm, for example)

However, you have a DX "sensor " so the multiplication factor magically transforms your 70mm lens into a very cool 105 mm portrait lens?

Wrong

The 70mm lens is always a 70mm lens and it never changes. What changes is that your sensor is SMALLER! So, what did THE SENSOR do? Answer: the sensor did not record the edges of the photograph because those light rays of the image fell outside of the outer most edges of THE SENSOR. The lens was designed for a big full frame sensor, so when you have a smaller sensor, then the image is simply too big for the small sensor...and the image falls off the edges. This means that what you did record was only the centermost part of the image. On a Nikon that means that the SENSOR kept the center 2/3 of the image and it threw away the outer 1/3!

But here's the key point, if you had a photograph in your hand and you used a scissors to cut 1/3 rd of the photo on the perimeter... would the remaining image in you hand suddenly, magically change to a new perspective, OF COURSE NOT!

Therefore, using a wonderful 24-70 lens cannot change "the nose" to a smaller, prettier, more well proportioned nose of the bigger lens.

So, what does it do and why is everyone confusing me with this 1.5 DX lens conversion factor? Answer: because the DX image becomes more narrow, its image narrowness becomes identical to the narrow image of a longer lens on a full frame camera. So, the narrowness of the 70 mm DX setting on a 24-70 zoom lens will end up making the same NARROWNESS of a longer 105mm lens on a full frame camera(with or without the outer edges of the photograph cut off with scissors.

BUT IT WON'T CHANGE THE PINNOCHIO NOSE INTO A CUTE WELL PROPORTIONED NOSE BECAUSE THE CENTER PORTION (remember the scissors) IS COMPLETELY UNCHANGED.

Therefore, that's why the very, very sharp 24-70 zoom is a very poor portrait lens.

(ps: in a portrait shot, women want to look like what they see in flawless skinned, re-touched fashion shots that they see in magazines. They don't want to see every imperfection, so a softer (non-super duper sharp) image is more flattering!

The 24-70mm ranks as one of the best lens in the world but just don't call it your best portrait lens, please. It just ain't so!

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

this is an amazing lens. I'm so glad I saved up for it. Every photo comes out crystal clear and never seems to need edited, which is awesome.
The only negative thing I can say about it is that it's super heavy, especially when u have a sb-900 flash all that equipment is heavy.
But I really do recommend it. It's good for weddings and portraits.

Comments about Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Autofocus Lens (Black):

i am a professional wedding and portrait photographer in Southern CA. this lens is incredibly sharp and the focus fast and accurate. i would recommend this lens to anyone who asked.