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rec.photo.marketplace.35mm Discussion: Re: FS 18mm-35mm AF Nikkor D -Type IF-ED

From: Al Jacobson (ajacobs2_at_email.domain.hidden)
Date: Mon Sep 20 2004 - 10:40:13 EDT


It's on ebay now at $299.00

"Al Jacobson" <ajacobs2_at_tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:6P_1d.47161$w_4.7255188_at_twister.tampabay.rr.com...
>
> 18mm-35mm AF Nikkor D -Type IF - ED
>
> 18-35 Essential for the Digital/ Film Photographer.
>
> For sale Mint condition. 18-35 Essential for the Digital Photographer. It
> is Sharp. On D70, D100 presents a 28mm-52mm Perfect Normal lens. ED glass
> element reduces chromatic aberrations providing superior optical
> performance - even at maximum aperture. Focus distance of 1 foot to
> infinity is ideal for landscape, snapshot, candid, environmental, close-up
> and full length portrait photography. Nikon D-type design provides precise
> distance information for flash and ambient light exposure processes.
> Internal Focusing (IF) design for smooth and fast auto-focus. Has manual
> aperture ring. The 18-35 AF-ED is much smaller and lighter than the 17-35.
> It shares the same 77 mm filter thread and sunshade, and there is ED glass
> and an aspherical lens element.
>
> Action is is surprisingly fast on D1 and F5 and less noisy than many other
> lenses. This lens, being particularly compact and small, handles very
> well on both D1 series/D2 /D100 / F100 and F5. At the wide end, the 18-35
> has some corner light fall-of wide open, which largely disappears at
> f/5.6. Stopping down to f/8 gives very good centre sharpness and the
> quality rendition holds up well to f/16. Overall color rendition is crisp
> and well saturated. There is some tendency to ghosting and flare under
> critical light situations as with most wides. In the normal 35 mm when the
> lens is set to longer focal lengths the 18-35 attains nearly the same
> quality at the 35 mm setting as that of the expensive 17-35 AFS. It has
> manual aperture settings.
>
> www.aljacobs.com
> ajacobs2_at_tampabay.rr.com
>
> $349.00 includes postage USA, Paypal accepted at 3%, Includes Tamrac
> Street Gear Case and shade.
>