While researching lenses to use photographing landscape and architecture on various online forums and review sites, I came across several references to this old lens. (see [...] to read the one that made me decide).
It turns out that this is an old kit lens for some ancient Nikon camera. It's plastic. It's silver-colored (although you might be able to find a black one). And it shouldn't be that good. The thing is that it IS quite good for some reason. Every once in a while the stars just come together to make a lens click and this was one of those rare occurrences.
I found it used, inexpensive, and thought I'd give it a try. I'm not at all disappointed. It's extremely versatile, it's fast, sharp, and responsive on my D-80. It has a very flexible zoom range that doesn't require changing lenses for most purposes. It's very light, so it's a great walking-around lens. And, best of all, it produces beautiful photos.
My only regret is that, at the time I gave in to my impulse, I couldn't find an all-black one. The silver (plastic silver at that) does sort of look like a toy. But it doesn't matter. I'm delighted with my lens and it's become a favorite.Get more detail about Nikon 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G Autofocus Nikkor Zoom Lens (Black).
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