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16-85 what is so special about it?

Started Apr 23, 2008 | Discussion thread

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Pankrac

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16-85 what is so special about it?

Apr 23, 2008

to justify £400 price bracket? Most of its siblings it terms of aperture size, (eg 18-55VR, 18-70, 18-135), sell for half of the price of 16-85. The nearest match in terms of price is the 18-200.

The reviews I have seen so far do say that it is optically good (or better than the ones I mentioned above), better built, faster/quieter autofocus, but it is still a rather slow lens with VR. Do you think that is worth the money Nikon are asking or are they just taking advantage of its novelty? I noticed prices of 18-200 have dropped recently....
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16-85 what is so special about it?	Pankrac	Apr 23, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Paulb7664	Apr 23, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	NikonConvert	Apr 23, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	raymondox	Apr 23, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	RamR	Apr 23, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	bobbyhva	Apr 23, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Suntan	Apr 23, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Lictor	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	cocka2000	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 23, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	treeffe	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	DaiG	Apr 24, 2008
Not so special	SamK2	Apr 24, 2008
Re: Not so special	NRJ	Apr 24, 2008
Re: Not so special	martingrumet	Apr 24, 2008
If you have two Nikon bodies ?	mbr8879576	Apr 24, 2008
VR..nt	Boris	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	msc1	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	PeeKaa	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	samjNC	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Joe Mondello	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	achilles0901	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Boris	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	achilles0901	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	achilles0901	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	LordGriNz	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	breivogel	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	LordGriNz	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	LordGriNz	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	LordGriNz	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	LordGriNz	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Intrepid24	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Intrepid24	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Intrepid24	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	glideslopes	Apr 25, 2008
VRII - Interested in your comments on 28-105 IQ	Gene J. Paull	Apr 25, 2008
Re: VRII - Interested in your comments on 28-105 IQ	VRII	Apr 25, 2008
Re: VRII - Interested in your comments on 28-105 IQ	Intrepid24	Apr 25, 2008
Re: VRII - Interested in your comments on 28-105 IQ	VRII	Apr 25, 2008
Re: VRII - Interested in your comments on 28-105 IQ	trifona	Apr 28, 2008
16-85	kylevrabac	Apr 28, 2008
Re: VRII - Interested in your comments on 28-105 IQ	VRII	Apr 28, 2008
Re: VRII - Interested in your comments on 28-105 IQ	trifona	Apr 28, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Intrepid24	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	vwsjr	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	creeker	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Red Bicycle	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	SamYYZ	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 26, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	breivogel	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Intrepid24	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	creeker	Apr 24, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	snooked123	Apr 25, 2008
My 16-85 won't auto focus on my D300.	OvinceZ	Apr 25, 2008
Re: My 16-85 won't auto focus on my D300.	breivogel	Apr 25, 2008
Re: My 16-85 won't auto focus on my D300.	Intrepid24	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	JoeR	Apr 25, 2008
Law of diminishing returns	fredferkel	Apr 25, 2008
Re: Law of diminishing returns	thomas2279	Apr 25, 2008
Re: Law of diminishing returns	Suntan	Apr 25, 2008
Re: Law of diminishing returns	fredferkel	Apr 25, 2008
Re: Law of diminishing returns	Suntan	Apr 25, 2008
Re: Law of diminishing returns	fredferkel	Apr 25, 2008
Re: Law of diminishing returns	Suntan	Apr 25, 2008
Having the last word	fredferkel	Apr 25, 2008
very useful zoom range and VR	myzel	Apr 25, 2008
Any links to some sample photos taken with it?	Suntan	Apr 25, 2008
Re: Any links to some sample photos taken with it?	LordGriNz	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	drmaturin	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	VRII	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	LordGriNz	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Suntan	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	LordGriNz	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Suntan	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	LordGriNz	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Suntan	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	breivogel	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Suntan	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	LordGriNz	Apr 25, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it?	Suntan	Apr 26, 2008
Why not go the whole nine yards	fredferkel	Apr 27, 2008
Couldn't resist - grammar pedant	Big Tom	Apr 28, 2008
negative?	Suntan	Apr 25, 2008
16-85 what is so special about it? a few days later...	Pankrac	Apr 27, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it? a few days later...	glideslopes	Apr 27, 2008
Re: 16-85 what is so special about it? a few days later...	S.A.	Apr 28, 2008

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