Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR
The Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR is a amazing general purpose lens.
The lens is a bit bigger and heavier than it's non-VR predecessor but still handles good on a FX camera like a D850.
This lens is optimized more toward landscape usage than it's non-VR predecessor which is optimized as portrait lens. Therefore a bit center sharpness is sacrified to get a much better sharpness over the whole frame. At infinity the edges and corners are pretty good, much better as in the non-VR version. The Nikkor resolves a amazing amount of detail at landscape apertures especially toward infinity. Closeup performance is not that great until stopped down to f/5.6. Closeup work wide open is therefore not a strength of this lens. Another strength is the amount of contrast and colors this lens can produce.
Autofocus is blazing fast and very accurate. It's even faster than the 70-200mm f/2.8 FL.
VR is a welcome addition for all kind of handheld work and works pretty well. The 82mm filter thread allows easy use polarizer filters and filter systems like the Nisi 100mm.
Read MoreThe lens is a bit bigger and heavier than it's non-VR predecessor but still handles good on a FX camera like a D850.
This lens is optimized more toward landscape usage than it's non-VR predecessor which is optimized as portrait lens. Therefore a bit center sharpness is sacrified to get a much better sharpness over the whole frame. At infinity the edges and corners are pretty good, much better as in the non-VR version. The Nikkor resolves a amazing amount of detail at landscape apertures especially toward infinity. Closeup performance is not that great until stopped down to f/5.6. Closeup work wide open is therefore not a strength of this lens. Another strength is the amount of contrast and colors this lens can produce.
Autofocus is blazing fast and very accurate. It's even faster than the 70-200mm f/2.8 FL.
VR is a welcome addition for all kind of handheld work and works pretty well. The 82mm filter thread allows easy use polarizer filters and filter systems like the Nisi 100mm.
