nebelungphoto's reviews

  • Tokina 14-20mm f/2 AT-X 142 AF PRO DX SD

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    Sharp, wide angle, f2 aperture, built like a tank, built in motor
    Heavy, Tokina's manual/auto focus clutch

    This is an awesome lens for doing wide angle shows with a fast aperture. The lens is built like a tank and heavy. This is a crop sensor (APS-C/DX) lens.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $200)

  • Tokina 24-70mm f/2.8 AT-X PRO FX SD

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    Sharp, built like a tank, built in motor
    Heavy, Tokina's manual/auto clutch, no is/vr/vc

    This is a great alternative to the other 24-70 lenses on the market. It competes with those lenses but has some idiosyncrasies. Due to the price value proposition, I would go with it again. This is a full frame lens.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $320)

  • Tokina 70-200mm f/4 AT-X AF PRO FX VCM-S SD

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    Sharp, built like a tank, ultrasonic motor, is/vr/vc
    Heavy, tripod collar optional (good luck finding it for sale), Nikon only, no autofocus with teleconverters (dslr bodies) and Nikon FTX (Z bodies) (manual focus only)

    This lens is great with the ultrasonic motor and is/vr/vc built in. The is/vr/vc is not quite as effective as some of the other lenses in this range (3 stops). The price/value proposition would have me buying this again.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $275)

  • Tokina 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 AT-X 840 AF D

    8 out of 10 points and recommended
    Built like a tank, full frame
    Heavy, not as sharp as other lenses, weird hood, screw drive autofocus on Nikon

    This is not a bad lens but not stellar. It is an affordable lens for doing some wild life and travel. Team this up with the Tokina 300/4 and you have a great economical 2 lens wildlife setup. I replaced the weird lens hood with the Tokina BH-723 petal style bayonet hood (from Tokina 24-200)

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $125)

  • Tokina 17-35mm f/4 AT-X PRO FX SD

    9 out of 10 points and recommended
    F4 aperture, built like a tank, wide angle, built in motor
    Tokina's manual/auto focus clutch, heavy

    This is a lens that is on the sharp end of the spectrum. It is not pixel peeper tack sharp wide open competes with a lot of the other lenses in this category. The price/value proposition is great. This lens is full frame.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $165)

  • Tokina 24-200mm f/3.5-5.6 AT-X 242 AF

    3 out of 10 points and recommended
    Built like a tank
    Heavy, screw drive focus on Nikon, would not autofocus on Nikon D90 and newer bodies

    This is a full frame lens. It would not autofocus on any of my Nikon bodies (D90 and newer).

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $65)

  • Tamron 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD SP

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    Sharp, is/vr/vc, build quality, firmware user upgradable, Nikon model works on DSLR and Z bodies
    Sharpness increases with is/vr/vc off

    This is a fun, sharp lens, with 3.5 stops is/vr/vc. The sharpness is impacted slightly with the is/vr/vc turned on. Shut it off and it is absolutely stellar. This lens is full frame.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $425)

  • Tamron 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD SP

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    Sharp, is/vr/vc, build quality, firmware user upgradable, Nikon model works on DSLR and Z bodies
    Sharpness increases with is/vr/vc off

    This is a fun, sharp lens, with 2.5 stops is/vr/vc. The sharpness is impacted slightly with the is/vr/vc turned on. Shut it off and it is absolutely stellar. This lens is full frame.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $275)

  • Tamron 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD SP

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    Sharp, is/vr/vc, build quality, firmware user upgradable, Nikon model works on DSLR and Z bodies
    Sharpness increases with is/vr/vc off

    This is a fun, sharp lens, with 2.5 stops is/vr/vc. The sharpness is impacted slightly with the is/vr/vc turned on. Shut it off and it is absolutely stellar. This lens is full frame.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $275)

  • Tamron 35mm f/1.4 Di USD SP

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    Build quality, firmware user upgradable, Nikon model works on DSLR and Z bodies
    No is/vr/vc

    This is a fun, sharp lens (stellar performance), with no is/vr/vc. absolutely stellar. This lens is full frame.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $450)

  • Tamron 60mm f/2 Di II LD IF Macro 1:1 SP AF

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    1:1 macro, works on Nikon FTZ/Z bodies, F2 aperture
    Not sharpest macro lens, no range limiter

    This is a great lens that works better as a portrait lens than as a macro lens. Stop it down slightly (f2.2-2.5) to get stellar portraits. Surprisingly, it autofocuses on Nikon Z bodies with the FTZ adapter. I am using this on the Nikon Z50. This is a crop lens (aps-c/DX)

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $125)

  • Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical IF SP AF

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    Works on Nikon DSLR and Z bodies (with FTZ adapter), F2.8 aperture, sharp
    2 versions for Nikon - 1 with screw drive focus and 1 with the built in motor.

    This is a fun lens. It is a full frame lens. The screw drive focus model focuses faster than the built in motor. However the built in model focuses on the Nikon FTZ and Z body combo. It is nice and sharp but not pixel peeping sharp.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $125)

  • Tamron 28-105mm f/2.8 LD Aspherical IF SP AF

    7 out of 10 points and recommended
    F2.8 aperture, 28-105mm range, lens clutch to prevent lens creep
    Not the sharpest on newer bodies, screw drive motor

    This is a fun full frame lens that unfortunately is a bit disappointing on the newer Nikon bodies. I have owned two copies of this lens at two different points in time (during the film era and from the Nikon D90 onwards).

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $175)

  • Tamron 35-150mm f/2.8-4 Di VC OSD

    9 out of 10 points and recommended
    5 stop is/vr/vc, sharp, range, user upgradable firmware, works great on FTZ adapter for Nikon Z bodies
    Older non-ultrasonic motor

    This is a fun, sharp lens with a great focal range for portraits and general photography on full frame bodies. The range is a 53-230mm lens on crop (aps-c/DX) bodies. The sharpest focal length is 85mm. I would buy this body again.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $500)

  • Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Nikkor

    9 out of 10 points and recommended
    Two ring model is fast focusing, sharp, built better than a tank
    Screw drive focusing, optional lens hood

    This is a great sharp full frame lens with surprisingly fast focusing that is the best built lens I have used. There are sharper lenses in this price range, but this is a great price/value proposition.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $420)

  • Nikon 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX AF-S Nikkor

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    Sharp, AFS motor, full-time auto/manual focus, VR, range
    Weird/large lens hood,

    This is a great lens the is sharper and better aperture range than the Nikon 16-85mm VR. I replaced the lens hood with the Nikon HB-35 (HB-63 also works). This is a crop sensor lens (aps-c/dx)

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $525)

  • Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S Nikkor

    9 out of 10 points and recommended
    Range, VR, AFS motor
    Price, weight

    This is a great full-frame superzoom that works great on both Nikon DSLR and Z bodies. The range is great. The sharpness is not to the level of lenses of the 24-70 and 70-200/300 ranges but it keeps up. Both models of the Tamron 28-300 VC are cheaper than the Nikon but they get blown out of the water. One of the best superzooms available. I am using this lens on my Nikon D800e.

    reviewed March 23rd, 2023 (purchased for $700)