Nikon 24 - 70 VR or not?

Been using the 24-70/2.8 Non VR for about 5 years now. It is the lens I use the most and the one that gives me the most wall hangers. Don't need VR.

I complain about the weight on occasions but still carry it most of the time as it gives me such good results.

Rico Schiekel said:

newfounder said:

I had wanted the 24-70 mm for a long long time. Finally ordered the VR version because of the $500 off sale. Just received it. I was very very disappointed to see the barrel moves as I zoom it, just like the 24-120 mm lens moves the barrel as you zoom it. For a $2400 lens the barrel moves when zooming, Nikon, you suck. Even the 70-200 mm f/4 has a fixed barrel. Does the old version move barrel when you zoom it?

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First you should do your research before you shell out that money and then complain. Just simply search for a video on youtube and you know. So i'm actually not sure about who sucks... ;-)

Second show me any other 24-70 f/2.8 on this planet regardless the manufacturer which does internal zooming. I'm not aware of a single one.

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you should do your research as well Konica Minolta produce a 2.8 with internal zoom

Rico Schiekel said:

Third yes, the older non-VR version is the same regarding the extending barrel. The same like Sigma, Canon, Tamron, Sony, ...

Fourth Nikon actually did a great job there with the two F mount 24-70s regarding this "problem". The barrel is actually protected by the lens hood against bumps and other dangers. NO other manufacturer and not even the newest Z mount version has such a protection.

So instead of being disappointed you should be glad, go out and enjoy this nice and excellent lens. :-D

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shadowfax123 said:

Rico Schiekel said:

newfounder said:

I had wanted the 24-70 mm for a long long time. Finally ordered the VR version because of the $500 off sale. Just received it. I was very very disappointed to see the barrel moves as I zoom it, just like the 24-120 mm lens moves the barrel as you zoom it. For a $2400 lens the barrel moves when zooming, Nikon, you suck. Even the 70-200 mm f/4 has a fixed barrel. Does the old version move barrel when you zoom it?

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First you should do your research before you shell out that money and then complain. Just simply search for a video on youtube and you know. So i'm actually not sure about who sucks... ;-)

Second show me any other 24-70 f/2.8 on this planet regardless the manufacturer which does internal zooming. I'm not aware of a single one.

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you should do your research as well Konica Minolta produce a 2.8 with internal zoom

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I don't know that Konica Minolta made a 24-70mm f/2.8. They had 28-70mm amd 28-75mm f/2.8 lenses at different times, but I don't know if they were internal zoom or not.

I only had chance to shoot once with my new VR version on D810. I shot them between 6-7 PM and the light was OK but not very good. I am not sure if the images are sharp enough so I post three photos here. Please let me know if the sharpness is OK, because I saw many other photos with this lens are very sharp. Of course my skill and experience may drag down its performance. Thanks.

The lens box has a lot of dents on it's outside I don't know why it would looks like that. Inside the box everything looks as new as my other brand new purchase, I cannot help but wonder if this lens had been a return by other customers.

The landscape with bicyclists was shot at at 24 mm, f/9, 1/250s, ISO 250.

The two burrowing owl photo was shot at 70 mm, f/8, 1/250s, ISO 720.

The bush by the side of canal one was shot at 55 mm, f/9, 1/250s, ISO 560.

The grass on the background is not ideal reference to see sharpness.







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shadowfax123 said:

Rico Schiekel said:

newfounder said:

I had wanted the 24-70 mm for a long long time. Finally ordered the VR version because of the $500 off sale. Just received it. I was very very disappointed to see the barrel moves as I zoom it, just like the 24-120 mm lens moves the barrel as you zoom it. For a $2400 lens the barrel moves when zooming, Nikon, you suck. Even the 70-200 mm f/4 has a fixed barrel. Does the old version move barrel when you zoom it?

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First you should do your research before you shell out that money and then complain. Just simply search for a video on youtube and you know. So i'm actually not sure about who sucks... ;-)

Second show me any other 24-70 f/2.8 on this planet regardless the manufacturer which does internal zooming. I'm not aware of a single one.

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you should do your research as well Konica Minolta produce a 2.8 with internal zoom

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I wrote that I am not aware of such a lens, not that such a lens does not exist. And that does also not imply that I will sit down and do some hours of research.

But thanks for the info and now that I'm curious to learn something new, I asked my old friend google to show me the Konica Minolta 24-70 f/2.8. Sadly it only showed a 28-70 f/2.8. Could you please be so kind to post a link to the lens you mean?

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@shadowfax

Wow, your post just blew up in your face.

You should do some research before you post.