Lens for S2 Pro

[w-osorio]

Hi I'm new here, anyone can help me.
I need to know wich on 28-105mm will work with the S2 pro?
having autofocus, etc.

Thank you
William

[cthornhill]

William,

I have a Nikon 28 - 105 that I use on the S2. As far as I know this is the only version of that lens Nikon makes. They have many similar lenses, but none are identical. The lens works well on the S2 (notice it is the one shown in the manual - that is a hint...).

It is a useful lens, but not perfect. For one thing it is not very fast with a minimum apature of F3.5 - 4.5 depending on the zoom setting. As you will note it is variable apature, and that is not ideal either. The wide setting is 28 mm and that equals about 42 mm after the 1.5 conversion is applied on the S2, so you loose most of the wide end you had with the lens on a film camera.

Even with all those things said, the lens has some very good points. It is compact. It is fairly sharp, and has reasonable contrast. The 9 bladed diaphragm produces good out of focus highlights. The range of the zoom (even on the S2) is pretty useful for people or products that need low distortion from focal length effects. The Macro setting works well (it starts at 50 mm) and allows for many close shots that have high detail. This lens is inexpensive at less than $350 most places.

Tokina makes a 28 - 105 I do not own that many people I know with DSLR's choose instead of the Nikon since it is a straight F 2.8 lens.

You might think about general purpose lenses that go to 24 mm at the wide end as an alternative. Even a few millimeters can help. You might also think about two lenses. A wide zoom and a tele-zoom. In the consumer zoom range the Nikon 18 - 35 is a good match for the 28 - 105.

If you move to the Pro line of Nikon zooms you will find that they offer a 17 - 35, a 35 - 70, and a 70 - 200 all with F 2.8. These are expensive lenses but they are among the best made ever and work well with the S2.

Good Luck,

Cecil Thornhill

[w-osorio]

Cecil thank you verymuch for your valuable information.

Can you tell me exactly the reference on the 28-105mm you have?
I will appreciate.
I need to buy it right away.


William Osorio

[w-osorio]

Originally posted by cthornhill
William,

I have a Nikon 28 - 105 that I use on the S2. As far as I know this is the only version of that lens Nikon makes. They have many similar lenses, but none are identical. The lens works well on the S2 (notice it is the one shown in the manual - that is a hint...).

It is a useful lens, but not perfect. For one thing it is not very fast with a minimum apature of F3.5 - 4.5 depending on the zoom setting. As you will note it is variable apature, and that is not ideal either. The wide setting is 28 mm and that equals about 42 mm after the 1.5 conversion is applied on the S2, so you loose most of the wide end you had with the lens on a film camera.

Even with all those things said, the lens has some very good points. It is compact. It is fairly sharp, and has reasonable contrast. The 9 bladed diaphragm produces good out of focus highlights. The range of the zoom (even on the S2) is pretty useful for people or products that need low distortion from focal length effects. The Macro setting works well (it starts at 50 mm) and allows for many close shots that have high detail. This lens is inexpensive at less than $350 most places.

Tokina makes a 28 - 105 I do not own that many people I know with DSLR's choose instead of the Nikon since it is a straight F 2.8 lens.

You might think about general purpose lenses that go to 24 mm at the wide end as an alternative. Even a few millimeters can help. You might also think about two lenses. A wide zoom and a tele-zoom. In the consumer zoom range the Nikon 18 - 35 is a good match for the 28 - 105.

If you move to the Pro line of Nikon zooms you will find that they offer a 17 - 35, a 35 - 70, and a 70 - 200 all with F 2.8. These are expensive lenses but they are among the best made ever and work well with the S2.

Good Luck,

Cecil Thornhill

Cecil thank you verymuch for your valuable information.

Can you tell me exactly the reference on the 28-105mm you have?
I will appreciate.
I need to buy it right away.


William Osorio

[cthornhill]

William,

According to the Nikon Full Line Product Guide I have (Volume 7 - USA) the AF Zoom Nikkor 28 - 105mm F/3.5/4.5D IF lens is Product Number 1971 NCP. I just check B&H in NY and the lens list there for US $324.95 and Nikon offers a $40 rebate. The filter thread is 62mm on this lens. the hood is an HB-18

Again, this is a nice lens and it functions well on the S2, but you may want to consider the 24 - 85 2.8/4 as an alternative ( about $549) or some of the higher end 2.8 lenses if your budget can take it. A lot depends on what you plan to do with the camera. For portrait work even a 35 - 70 F 2.8 (about $684) might not be too restrictive for you. Lots of people use it in their studios - I am looking at it myself. there is also the 28 - 70 AF-S 2.8 for a bit more money. At least you retain more wide angle with this lens, though still not very wide on an S2. The big drawback of the 28-70 is the $1,399 list price...Quite a lot for a lens that will not give you wide angle on an S2.

If you need wide angles you will need an additional lens to the 28 - 105 on an S2. Remember 28mm is about like 42mm after the 1.5 conversion factor is taken into account. Again, the 18 - 35mm 3.5/4.5 is a good lower priced Nikon lens, or the higer cost 17 - 35mm 2.8 which is excellent.

Good Luck either way.

[w-osorio]

Cecil again thank you verymuch for this informatio, I will stick for now with the 28-105mm I'm a starter in social events.

Very helpfull info!

William Osorio