Quantaray - Zoom lens - 28 mm - 200 mm - f/3.8-5.6 - Nikon AF

by Quantaray

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• ASIN: B00009V37A
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 18, 2003

Customer Reviews

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay lens for the poor SLR owner, January 8, 2005

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Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quantaray - Zoom lens - 28 mm - 200 mm - f/3.8-5.6 - Nikon AF (Electronics)

Quantaray is Ritz Camera's store brand, and Quantaray lenses are made by Sigma, one of the "big three" third-party camera lens makers (the other two being Tamron and Tokina, all three are Japanese companies).

While Sigma lenses are usually pretty good quality, the Quantaray line is rather uneven, probably due to lowered manufacturing specs. This 28-200mm lens (or 42-300mm on the D70 and D100 digital SLRs) feels rather "cheap", and the autofocus is noisy and slow. On the other hand, the same can be said for low-priced Nikkor (Nikon's own brand) lenses.

On the plus side, this is a lot of lens for a decent price -- again, I want to emphasize that if you are willing to look around, you may be able to find better-quality Tamron or Sigma lenses for the same price. You get a focal range that covers wideangle to moderate telephoto, and this is a relatively modern lens, so its optics is good. Remember, this is a poor photographer's lens, as it cannot compete with official Nikkor 28-200mm offerings which cost at least three times as much.

Bottom line: this is an economic lens that gives okay performance. Not something you want as a professional, but if you are just an amateur and don't have a deep pocket, you may want to get this Quantaray as an all-purpose zoom lens.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great beginners lens, April 30, 2010

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A. Kim - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quantaray - Zoom lens - 28 mm - 200 mm - f/3.8-5.6 - Nikon AF (Electronics)

This is a great beginners lens. This is the lens that I learned to take actual pictures on. Not just that point and shoot stuff. It is a very well priced item, and for the price I think it is a great lens to have if you are not a professional. This is the only lens that I have on my camera (A Nikon D80). And the only thing that I don't like about it is sometimes it doesn't focus as sharply as other lenses that I have used. I should also mention that I like that this lens worked perfectly with both my Nikon D80 DSLR, and my Nikon N60 SLR. I almost never use the Auto focus, but when I do, it is pretty noisy and can be kind of slow. But I do not consider this a con because I do not use the Auto focus enough. I use this lens for everything. It is AWESOME for telephoto but it lacks a little bit in closer range pictures. That is why I would consider getting a Nikkor 18mm or something to couple this lens with. However I would recommend this lens to anyone.