Re: New Nikon 16-80 2.8-4 coming.
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Originally Posted by
Franglais
About 4000 pictures later, several shootings with the 16-80 on the D7200 but also shootings on the D800 with 24-120VR f4 and 28-70 f2.8 I'm ready to give an opinion:
- 16-80+D7200 is great. The only thing wrong with it is a tendency to flare when pointed into the sun. But the colour and contrast are great. Can't distinguish images from those taken on the D7200+70-200 f4
- 24-120+D800 is even better. When I went back to the D800 after a while shooting with the D7200 I immediately noticed that the RAW files were easier to treat and the tones were smoother. In fact I can't really see why I criticised the 24-120 earlier
- 28-70+D800 didn't have the magical clarity and contrast I was expecting. And the range of focal lengths is wrong for what I was doing, it put me too close to the model. Put that one back in the bag
Thanks for the update Charles. Coming from you that's a nice endorsement for the 16-80. Not surprised by your comments regarding the D800 and the 24-120. As you mentioned a while ago, FX is like a little extra butter on the toast :-)