Nikon 16-85 Lens Review

“Great Everyday Lens”

I have both the 18-135 and the 18-200, yet this lens has become my everyday go to lens for most of my photography. The 18-200 has tremendous versatility and I have made many great photos with it. However the softness and CAs around the edges is quite pronounced and definitely shows in larger [...]

Nikkor 16-85 Review

“Nikon 16-85 AF VR”

I purchased this lens to replace an 18-70 AF “kit” Nikkor I was using on my D200.
I take a lot of low light photos and usually cannot use flash for various reasons. I was having trouble with images being blurred even when I braced the camera against objects such as door jambs [...]

Nikon 16-85 DX ED VR Review

“just what I wanted”

I am happy to have purchased this lens and would do so again. I wanted to add a lens to my bag that took me through the wide-angle range without losing the image quality I was used to from my prime lenses. Reviews of this lens that I read before purchasing set [...]

Nikon 16-85 Telephoto Zoom Review

“An Excellent All-Around Lens”

I purchased a Nikon D200 in 2007 but held off buying a zoom lens to use as my-always-on-the-camera lens because there were no reasonable cost Nikon zoom DR lens that covered 16 mm (equivlent of 24 mm in 35 MM format). I recently read about the availability of this zoom lens that [...]

Nikon 16-85 Wide Angle Review

“Great Lens for the Demanding-Amature or Pro”

I’ve now taken well over a 1000 pictures with this lens and a D300 body. I’ve used it in the desert, in snow fields, in Las Vegas at night, in heavy overcast sky and indoors at a wedding without a flash. The results are easily up to professional standards [...]