Nikon 16-85mm VR Reviews

Nikon 16-85mm VR vs Tamron 28-75mm (Nikon mount)

by David Chin on October 8, 2009

Kevin Nguyen gives his reasons for selling off the Nikon 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX ED VR Nikkor Wide Angle Telephoto Zoom lens and keeping the Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR ZL Di LD Aspherical (IF) lens:

I have both of those lens. End up selling the Nikon 16-85 VR and kept the Tamron 28-75 f2.8.

Then again, I do have the Nikon 17-55mm f2.8 as my primary I guess. I find living without the wide-open aperture of f2.8 was a pain. I would rather have that over VR. The ability Tamron could do macro at the same time was a huge bonus. The bokeh was great.

I've had D200 for 5+ years, the Tamron was my primary lens for 50% of the time. Love it.

Tamron 18-270 examples

by David Chin on July 1, 2009

Tamron 18-270 examples – Superb St. Peter's Cathedral, Rome, and Isle of Capri photos by "cubsfan61", who had this to say about the Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical IF Macro Zoom Lens (Nikon mount) vs the Nikon 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX ED VR Nikkor Wide Angle Telephoto Zoom lens which he also took along with him on the trip:

Switched back and forth from day to day between the Tamron and my Nikon 16-85VR. While the Nikon was a bit sharper, I have to admit it was nice having the amazing range of the Tamron. While the lens is by no means perfect, I think the results were pretty good.