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*What lenses in the 16-85mm do you use / own that are sharper ?

Happy with my low shutter count D3300 (for now) ... Not much difference in image quality from D3300 , D3400 ; D3500 has no ground breaking sensor , processor , etc. so image quality should be ...

I view it this way : Is my Nikon 18-55mm VR II kit lens shot with steady  at f/8 better than the lenses the past greats of the 1930's used (i.e. IQ , Flair , lens coatings , computerized design , ...

Nice - I like the composition and exposure - good range of tones as well !

The wide range 18-140 , 18-300 do it all lenses never thrilled me much as IQ suffers somewhere . That is why I find the more limited range zooms (16-80 , 17-70 , etc. )  to have better IQ and ...

I wish for a approx. 16 - 80mm range in DX that was more affordable than the current 16 - 80  and newer than the  16-85... Not likely to happen and not sure when a new DX lens (of any kind) will ...

The Nikkor 16-80 f/2.8 AF-S DX came out in 2015 ... Any possibility Nikon will redesign to make into a 16-80 f/2.8 AF-P version ?

Good light with nice range of patterns , tones and textures...

*Reviews indicate the newer 55-200 VR II is sharper with improved IQ versus the prior 55-200 VR I . The new 70-300 AF-P  VR would be an improvement in focus and perhaps IQ as well + extra reach of ...

Perhaps it's the long shutter , light or post processing - however for a Nikkor 16-80 flagship DX lens I would think the image could be just a bit sharper at f/10 to accentuate the lines in the ...

UV not needed for digital  thus I use a Nikon NC (clear) filter on my Nikkor lenses ... Nikon makes a very  high quality protective clear  "filter" using high quality glass.

For street & travel photography - it should be my DX 35 f/1.8 lens (if I had the talent the great photographers of yesteryear had to use a normal view lens precisely) ... So at this time it's the ...

For the type of photography I do - my main consideration in comparing the above two lenses  is strictly image quality ! I have seen reviews showing 100% crops whereby the newer AF-P 18-55mm VR ...

OP here - thanks for the replies , I now look to the D7200 as the minimum and preferably the D7500 to fill my needs ...* My flirtation with a Fujifilm mirrorless rangefinder / DSLR system  has ...

*I apologize for the misspelling - I meant to say "D3300"  .

Thanks for the replies - the D7500 looks to be best for what I want in an upgrade body ... My D3300 has better high ISO performance than the D7200 and also more dynamic range than the D5600 (so ...

Thanks - I looked at the Niko USAn site and could see no end date listed ...

All of the above are on my short list for upgrade to then relegate my D300 as a back up body . For those who have ablve bodies at one time or another , the D5500 / D5600 looks interesting with ...

Cycletourer : Just a quick note to say I went with a good quality Nikon NC 72mm filter (buy once / cry once) . Sure it is costly however I have seen the difference a good quality NC filter can ...

I looked on the USA web site (for Yanks) and did not see a date listed ? Perhaps it's in another menu or buried somewhere ...