I have D80, I am an amateur photographer, would this lens work for me, want to take close ups, I have 28-80 mm now?
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I'm guessing that you're wanting to do telephoto close ups of distance objects? I recommend that you check out telephoto lenses that are specific to the model camera. Not all lenses that are listed as working with a specific camera body do well. Some will not work properly at all. This lens happens to have a macro adaptor as part of the whole assembly. When I want to photograph the bugs on a flower, I take the adaptor off the lens, snap it on the body, and get real close to my subject. Hope this helps some.
1410323
yes it'll amaze you how close you can get with this lense. It seemed like I was never able to get close enough to the action with my 28-80.
2015009
Nikon D80 has an internal motor for autofocus. The 28-80 sounds a little noisy but will work.
1767521
I have a Nikon D40 - I do not know if it would fit a D80. That would depend on the lens size.
6130
It should work fine with a Nikon D800 as it's a regular prime lens, not DX. Maybe in manual focus mode though. Not sure.
2101850
I have to be honest. I played around with this lens a few times after purchase and haven't used it once since. I did not do the Edge 80. I don't think that would've made much difference with how much use it gets either, for me anyway. I am not disappointed with it's functionality at all, mind you, it's just not getting a ton of use in my bag. Good luck.
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I'm not familiar with the D80, but I can tell you that if your camera has an internal focusing motor, it will work just fine. I used it on a D90 (the direct successor to the D80) without issue, and now it's my primary lens on my D7000. Just keep in mind that this lens was designed for a full-frame sensor. Due to the size difference between full-frame and the DX sensor (what the D40, D60, D80, D90, D5xxx series, D7xxx series, etc. uses), the focal length will be extended by about 1.5x.
161418
Correct. The lens autofocus will work normally on D800, but other than having a smaller photo on the FX sensor, there will be considerable vignetting which will make you eventually not use it on D800...
505453
A quick internet search says the lens is compatible with the Nikon D80. As for high quality photos indoors-- the focal length of the lens is great for indoor rooms (not sure what you mean by small). High quality depends on your skills ;o
1547552
Sure, it should be very similar. 2.8 is 2.8 no matter which lens. The larger the aperture the faster your shutter speed will be. Obviously you need to be close enough, it seems like some of the other comments haven't read what you asked. I have used this to catch my son running around the house or outside. I also have the 70-200 f4 IS for telephoto zoom.
2014190
I just bought this for my D80. It works perfectly fine. If you zoom in to the max then the built-in flash will cast a shadow (the lens itself is in the way) because you are so close to the object, in that case you need external lighting. No other 'issues' (this will happen regardless of what macrolens you use, so it isnt really an issue) that I have seen, great lens.
611238
Yes it will fit the d80! I have a nikon d80 and that's the camera I use this lens with.
2059968
It is an excellent lens for close ups and distances when there is good light environment, but not for low light situations, unless you have a flash. For indoors would be better a f/2.8 lens or less (f/1.2 or 1.4).
2019526
This is why I bought a D800 so I could use all of my old lenses. Use another old lens of the same kind to see if it works but I doubt it just as others have said that it will not work with autofocus. The 35-70 was first sold in 1963 and is still one of the best.
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To future amateurs with this question i would recommend the 17-50 over the 28-75 especially when your camera has a cropped sensor. It becomes a 28-80mm which makes it an appropriate wide angle to take landscape shots and portraits at 50mm(80mm equivalent). 28-75mm becomes more of a telephoto lens on a cropped dslr and i would only recommend getting it on a full frame (but then again if you can afford a full frame and use it professionally, you would probably go with the cannon 28-75L)
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Technically, it should work in the camera's DX crop mode, but it's not a lens I would recommend for a D800. In my opinion it's not a horrible lens for a 6 or 10 MP DX camera, the results probably won't look very good on the higher resolution sensor of the D800, it just doesn't resolve that high(or at least the one I had didn't.) I didn't know until I upgraded from the 6MP DSLR I had been using, to a 12MP model, where this lens didn't really resolve well enough for me to continue using it on that camera.
1185802
Yes. This is my "go-to" lens for landscape and close-quarters indoor work with the D700 and D800E. The only precaution I can think of is that it will block the built-in flash on these cameras at wider angles.
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I generally use prime lens so, perhaps, I am not the best person to ask. With this said, the 28 f1.8 is excellent optically. On a D800E, the 100% view is tack sharp (assuming good shooting technique). You print excellent quality 17 16 by 20 or so. I haven't tested beyond that. The rendering is also very good. Hard to believe that the 28 - 300 would be an equal.