Nikon 70-210mm f/4 AF Zoom-Nikkor Reviews

This is the great Granddaddy of Nikon's telephoto zooms, being made in 1986-1987. For an old lens it has the notable feature of a constant F4 maximum aperture, which places it between the "Pro" F2.8 zooms and your standard F5.6/6.3 consumer zooms, and thi...

Has nice color rendition and sharpness. After comparing many photos with a 80-200mm VR zoom (the closest I had on hand) this one is as sharp at F4 as the other is at F5.6, and past they're about the same. So it's apples and oranges how much better one or...

The focusing elements rotate way out, which makes a problem for a polarizing filter and trying to use it in manual focus ; The hood is all-metal and screws in. Even the Russians at this point were making plastic lens hoods, and I haven't come across a hoo...

This is one of the best lenses I've came across. It's full metal and has exceptional build quality, but not as heavy as the 2.8 lenses. It has a very good macro functionality, although it could be a bit better, but in this range, width this quality, it's...

sharpness ; second-hand price ; build quality ; large zoom grip ; weights a lot less, than a 2.8 lens ; fix f4 (compared to zoom at the same price)

slow AF ; possibility of AF errors at some light situation ; rotating front lense ; fix f4 (compare to 2.8...) ; still a bit expensive, even from second hand

This is an excellent zoom lens in terms of optical performance and build quality. The lens is very sharp and contrasty, and most remarkably, shows almost no distortion. In fact, the results are almost prime-like. The optical performance is really quite am...

Stunning optical performance ; almost no distortion ; F/4 from 70-210mm ; build quality

very slow AF ; relatively big